grant opportunities
Grants for Financial Education Programs
Deadline: April 30, 2010
The mission of the Foundation for Financial Planning is to help people take control of their financial lives by connecting the financial planning community with people in need. The Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations nationwide for community outreach and pro bono activities in the financial planning field. Support is provided to organizations that deliver programs to specific target audiences who are underserved by the market, in need of financial guidance, or in a financial crisis. Priority is also given to organizations that provide financial education, through financial planning professionals, to those of diverse social-economic levels. Concept papers must be submitted by April 30, 2010.
Application guidelines and forms are available on the Foundation’s website.
Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio Mini Grants
Deadline: June 4, 2010
Beginning April 1, Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio is accepting Mini Grant applications from non-profit organizations that are helping meet the community’s health needs. This year the Mini Grants Committee, which grants up to $7,500 to recipients, increased its awards total to $153,000. Organizations having 501(c)(3) designation by the Internal Revenue Service may submit Mini Grant applications on line or through the mail or fax for their request that addresses a community healthcare need. Funds awarded for the project or program should serve residents in the Foundation’s eight-county geographic area—Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina and Wilson. The Foundation is only able to consider one request per organization per year, and organizations must have at least one full year of operating history.
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Causality Brand Grant
Deadline: June 1, 2010
It is essential for non-profits to have a strong brand that supports their mission, connects with their audience and enhances fundraising. Causality offers brand grants to allow non-profits to develop their brands through strategy, brand development, graphic design, marketing and interactive services. Causality grants are designed to fulfill a specified need or needs within the range of marketing, branding, creative and interactive services provided by Causality. Causality will award one full grant and a minimum of three matching grants per granting period. Organizations may apply for one or both types of grants in the same application. Grants will be announced July 1, 2010, and grant projects must be completed by December 15, 2010. Grant types:
- Full grants. A full grant provides creative/marketing services at no cost to the organization for the entire scope of services requested.
- Matching grants. A matching grant provides half of the value of creative/marketing services for the entire scope of services requested at no cost to the organization. These are grants awarded to an organization that is able to contribute or raise a sum equal to the value provided by Causality for the total of the entire scope of services requested.
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Alzheimer’s Grants: National Group Respite Program
Deadline: July 1, 2010
The Brookdale Foundation works to advance the fields of geriatrics and gerontology and to improve the lives of senior citizens. The Brookdale National Group Respite Program assists community-based efforts throughout the country in the development of social model Group Respite and Early Memory Loss (EML) programs for elders with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia, and their families. This initiative awards seed grants to service providers to develop and implement new, dementia-specific Group Respite or specialized EML programs. Up to 40 agencies will receive grants for $7,500 in the first year. Grants are renewable at $3,000 in the second year, based upon evaluation of the first year’s activities and potential for future continuity of the program. Visit the Foundation’s website to download the 2010 RFP application form and guidelines.
Impact San Antonio 2010 Grant
Deadline: July 30, 2010
Impact San Antonio Foundation, Inc. awards an annual grant to a worthy San Antonio area nonprofit organization. They usually award one grant, in the amount of about $100,000. Click here for more information about the grant and an application.
Fund for Better Health: American Medical Association
Deadline: Rolling
Through this program, the AMA Foundation provides seed grants for grassroots, public health projects that target the issue of healthy lifestyles. Over the years, the fund has provided over 200 grants totaling nearly $300,000 to projects throughout the United States. Organizations eligible to apply are those having annual operating budgets of $1 million or less, new organizations founded within the past five years and established organizations starting a new service or expanding a current service to an underserved population. Grants are up to $5,000 per recipient.
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Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.
Grants Unit
4507 Medical Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229
Anne Connor, CFRE, Grants & Research Manager; (210) 949-1823; aconnor@mhm.org
Chivariak ("Variak") Khus, Grants & Research Associate; (210) 253-3212; vkhus@mhm.org
Katrin Ludwig, Grants Associate; (210) 546-0988; kludwig@mhm.org
MHM Switchboard: (210) 692-0234
Toll-Free: 800-959-6673
Call or e-mail for help seeking grants! We assist United Methodist Churches in our service area as well as selected nonprofit agencies.
