Funding Sources for
Tangible Love Ministries

Links to funding sources are arranged by category.  Links  that appear in red indicate funders that only accept proposals from specific geographic locations.
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At-Risk Youth, Elderly, and Families Children and Youth Community Development Economic Justice Education and Adult Literacy Environment Food, Hunger, Nutrition Health and Human Services Homeless, Housing, Temporary Shelter Human Rights

Immigrant and Ethnic Assistance International Needs Job Skills and Training Peace and Social Justice Prison and Released Inmates Ministries Reconciliation and Mediation Special Needs Substance Abuse Women Web sites with Multiple Grant Notices (RFP) listed by category Scroll through all categories

Homeless, Housing, Temporary Shelter

http://www.enterprisecommunity.org  The Enterprise Foundation is not an an endowed foundation. While they do offer a limited number of grants to help community-based organizations expand or improve their revitalization efforts, there is not a regular grant cycle or standard proposal. Most of the grants are available only to nonprofits located in cities in which they already have active programs. Contact the Enterprise office nearest you for more information on applying for a grants.

http://www.hhs.gov/  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides information on many funding opportunities specific to children and youth offered by the different federal health and human service divisions.

http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2law.htm  Michigan State University Libraries' Web site offers a compilation of Web pages and books of potential interest to nonprofit organizations seeking funding opportunities related to the housing issues. Select "Homeless/Housing” from the left menu bar at the site.

Nonprofit Research: Funds are often available through city, county, and state “homeless trust” funds and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) in your area.

http://www.saraleefoundation.org/funding/focus.cfm  The Sara Lee Foundation focuses its giving on organizations dealing with women, hunger, homelessness and affordable housing, and job training primarily in the Chicago area.

http://www.target.com/community  Target Stores support family violence prevention including funding for parenting education, crisis nurseries, family counseling, after-school programs, support groups, and abuse shelters. Family violence prevention benefits the entire community by building strong families, creating healthy environments for kids, and helping parents and kids make good choices.

http://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/about/community_relations/grant_guidelines.cfm  The U.S. Bancorp Foundation giving program is designed to respect the diversity of the communities where they operate. They are actively involved in our communities, partnering with local nonprofits to meet specific needs within each community. General priorities include education and financial literacy, affordable housing and housing counseling, and self-sufficiency.

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/index.html  USDA Rural Development includes Housing and Community Facilities Programs to help rural communities and individuals by providing loans and grants for housing and community facilities. They provide funding for single family homes, apartments for low-income persons or the elderly, housing for farm laborers, childcare centers, fire and police stations, hospitals, libraries, nursing homes, schools, and much more.

http://www.hud.gov/  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers many types of assistance. Check the website for information about grants addressing homelessness, housing counseling and foreclosure, and supportive transitional and permanent housing.

www.wheatridge.org/  Wheat Ridge Ministries is an independent Lutheran charitable organization that provides support for Community Service Ministries impacts the health of people who are at-risk in urban centers and rural communities by addressing issues such as poverty, education, housing and community development. Working with a Lutheran congregation or agency is a necessary bonus.

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Human Rights

http://www.allstate.com/foundation/funding-guidelines.aspx  Allstate Foundation focuses its national and local giving on three broad areas: safe and vital communities, economic empowerment, and tolerance/inclusion/diversity.

http://www.fordfound.org/grants  The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Three broad programs areas of focus are: Asset Building and Community Development, Peace and Social Justice, and Knowledge, Creativity, and Freedom. See http://www.fordfound.org/programs/psj for more information.

http://www.levistrauss.com/Citizenship/LeviStraussFoundation.aspx  The Levi Strauss Foundation and the company have a global presence and have identified three specific program areas where they can have the most significant impact to alleviate poverty among women and youth. These are building assets for low-income working people; preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS by addressing stigma and discrimination; and improving the working and living standards of garment workers through a global workers’ rights initiative.

http://www.peacedevelopmentfund.org/  Peace Development Fund works to build the capacity of community-based organizations through grants, training, and other resources as partners in human rights and social justice movements.

http://www.publicwelfare.org/  The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. Grants areas of focus are criminal and juvenile justice, health reform, and worker’s rights.

http://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/about/community_relations/grant_guidelines.cfm  The U.S. Bancorp Foundation giving program is designed to respect the diversity of the communities where they operate. They are actively involved in our communities, partnering with local nonprofits to meet specific needs within each community. General priorities include education, affordable housing, self-sufficiency, and economic development.

http://www.wheatridge.org/site/c.khLSKZPDLoF/b.2144589/k.9ED5/APPLY_FOR_A_GRANT.HTM  Wheat Ridge Ministries (originally called the Wheat Ridge Foundation) is an independent Lutheran charitable organization that provides support for helping congregations and agencies work together to build healthy communities that promote peace, respect and harmony among people. Working with a Lutheran congregation or agency is a necessary bonus.

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Immigrant and Ethnic Minorities

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana/  Administration for Native Americans is a division of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. The website has numerous important resources including grant programs and initiatives.

http://www.omhrc.gov/ The Office of Minority Health (OMH) advises the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on public health issues affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, Blacks/African Americans, and Hispanics/Latinos. The mission of OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic populations through the development of effective health policies and programs that help to eliminate disparities in health. Funding sources are identified at: http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=1&lvlID=1

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/index.html  Office of Refugee Resettlement within the Administration for Children and Families division provides funding for several needs, i.e. unaccompanied immigrant children and minors, survivors of torture, and human trafficking

http://www.peacedevelopmentfund.org/ The Peace Development Fund makes grants to organizations and projects working to achieve peaceful, just and interdependent relationships among people and nations. They believe the change in values needed to establish a more just and peaceful world will come about only if it is strongly rooted in local communities. Projects that emphasize transnational organizing among workers in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, and efforts from indigenous communities in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. that are working to address local, regional, national, or international challenges are priorities in three key program areas: *BASE: Building Action for Sustainable Environments, *Criminal Justice,* and Cross Border: A project designed to foster alliances and build capacity among groups working for justice and social change along the U.S./Mexico border, as well as in other parts of Mexico.

http://www.7genfund.org/  Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development is a non-profit Indigenous peoples organization that works directly with grassroots Native American communities and traditional Indigenous societies throughout the Americas. SGF supports Native peoples community organizing, economic renewal, cultural revitalization, environmental justice, and sustainable community issues such as youth leadership development, traditional governance, economic empowerment, community-based education, intergenerational learning, and related strategies for sustainable development.

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International Needs

http://www.cargill.com/commitments/community/index.jsp  Cargill Foundation provides direct grants to help communities address education, nutrition and health, and demonstrate responsible stewardship of natural resources. Corporate giving occurs in Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America.

http://www.charityvillage.com/ Charity Village encourages people to support and serve the 175,000 registered Canadian charities and nonprofit organizations and the millions of professionals, staffers, volunteers, and donors who make this sector such an important part of the national fabric. Enter the site and especially review the tabbed sections at the top marked Nonprofit Neighborhood and Resources. This site provides a wealth of information and sources on project development knowledge as well as funding.

http://www.mott.org/about/programs.aspx The Charles Mott Foundation has four priority programs - Civil Society, Environment, Flint Area, and Pathways Out of Poverty. The Pathways Out of Poverty Mission: To identify, test and help sustain pathways out of poverty for low-income people and communities. This includes improving school readiness and performance, expanding economic opportunity, and strengthening and sustaining low-income community organizational structure. In addition to the four programs, there is an Exploratory and Special Projects (XSP) fund.

http://www.eurasia.org/ The Eurasia Foundation is a privately managed grantmaking organization dedicated to funding programs that build democratic and free market institutions in the twelve New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

http://www.fordfound.org/grants  The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Three broad programs areas of focus are: Asset Building and Community Development, Peace and Social Justice, and Knowledge, Creativity, and Freedom. See “Organizations Seeking Grants” section for country-specific priorities.

http://www.izumi.org  The primary goal of the IZUMI FOUNDATION is to support efforts that will reduce the burden of infectious diseases in developing and low-income countries. The Foundation's geographic focus includes the following countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

http://www.medtronic.com/foundation/  Medtronic Foundation grantmaking supports health, education, and human service programs that help individuals become more self-sufficient. Programs reach out to a wide range of people--from young families seeking support services to the elderly in need of transitional housing assistance. Types of grants may vary depending on the location across the globe.

http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/privint.htm#cds Michigan State University offers a tremendously extensive Web list of national and international resources. This link is to the International/Foreign Grant Makers and Related Philanthropic News site.

http://www.osisa.org/  OSISA is a non-profit foundation established in 1997 by investor and philanthropist George Soros. OSISA oversees US$5 million in grants annually in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. OSISA is to be a leading regional foundation dedicated to the creation of the ideal of an open society. The programmes broadly focus on economic reform, education, human rights and democracy building as well as media.

http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_intl_affairs.jhtml The Philanthropy News Digest (PND) is a service of The Foundation Center and provides up-to-date announcements on Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in the categories of: children and youth, community, disabled, education, environment, health, human services, international affairs, substance abuse, and women.

http://www.crdf.org/  The U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) is a nonprofit charitable organization that promotes scientific and technical collaboration between the United States and the countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU).

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Job Skills and Training

http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/community/info_page/foundation.asp Alcoa Foundation awards grants to nonprofit public charities in communities where Alcoa has a presence. Local Alcoans work within their communities to evaluate organizations and make recommendations for funding. Nonprofit organizations that serve local communities should contact the nearest Alcoa facility by writing a one-page letter describing their mission, nature of request, connection to the Areas of Excellence, and contact information. If interested, Alcoa will notify the requesting organization and invite them to submit more information. The majority of grants fit within the following areas: Conservation and Sustainability, Safe and Healthy Children and Families, Global Education and Workplace Skills, Business and Community Partnerships.

http://www.hhs.gov/  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides information on many funding opportunities specific to children and youth offered by the different federal health and human service divisions.

http://www.saraleefoundation.org/funding/focus.cfm  The Sara Lee Foundation focuses its giving on organizations dealing with women, hunger, homelessness and affordable housing, and job training primarily in the Chicago area.

http://www.staplesfoundation.org/  Staples Foundation for Learning™ considers educational funding to be an investment in the future of communities. Their goal is to help local groups, many of which include customers and associates, with programs and services that will positively impact their community every day. The Mission and Giving Focus of Staples Foundation for Learning, Inc. is to provide funding to programs that support or provide job skills and/or education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth.

http://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/about/community_relations/grant_guidelines.cfm  The U.S. Bancorp Foundation giving program is designed to respect the diversity of the communities where they operate. They are actively involved in our communities, partnering with local nonprofits to meet specific needs within each community. General priorities include education, affordable housing, and self-sufficiency with work-entry programs and employment retention.

http://www.doleta.gov/grants/  U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration identifies grant and contract opportunities as well as providing many job training and employment resources.

http://foundation.verizon.com/index.shtml  Verizon Foundation helps fund programs for people in the areas of education, literacy, domestic violence prevention, health and accessibility, and Internet safety.

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