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15 Foundations on Justice, Youth Development and More

Number #1

Foundation Name: MetLife Foundation

Division/Program: Community Police Partnership Grants and Awards

Funding Criteria/Scope:  Civic Engagement, Crime Prevention, School-Based Programs, Gang Prevention, Youth Safety and More Funded Areas

Important Information: Grants Range from $15,000 to $30,000

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):  March 17, 2013

Contact Information:      Email csi@lisc.org and Phone 212.455.9357

Website:     http://www.lisc.org/csi/about_us/community-police_partnership_awards/index.php

Number #2

Foundation Name: Public Welfare Foundation

Division/Program: Juvenile Justice – Specifically 1 of 3 areas funded.

Funding Criteria/Scope:  The Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Program supports groups working to end the criminalization and over-incarceration of youth in the United States in addition to alternative sentencing approaches

Important Information:  Letter of Inquiry are submitted first via on-line.

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):    Year Round

Contact Information:      http://www.publicwelfare.org/Contact.aspx

Website:     http://www.publicwelfare.org/ApplyGrant/Loi.aspx

Number #3

Foundation Name: Ben and Jerry’s Foundation

Division/Program: Grass-Roots Organizing for Social Change

Funding Criteria/Scope:  Community Action to Address Social Problems are Funed

Important Information:   Grants up to $20,000 are typically funded

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):    Letter of Inquiry may be submitted July-September for consideration in our 1st Quarter 2013 grant cycle, and January-March for consideration in our 3rd Quarter 2013 grant cycle.

Contact Information:      http://www.benandjerrysfoundation.org/contact.html

Website:     www.benandjerrysfoundation.org/what-we-do.html

Number #4

Foundation Name: The Sparkplug Foundation

Division/Program: No Specific Division

Funding Criteria/Scope: Fund 1-Time Projects that Help Support Sustainability and most grants up to $10,000

Important Information:  Initial inquiry first consists of answering several questions and then a short description and then finally – if likely selected – you submit a formal proposal.

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):  1^st Round of Funding Due April 8, 2013.

Contact Information:      http://sparkplugfoundation.org/content/contact-us

Website:     http://sparkplugfoundation.org/content/guidelines

Number #5

Foundation Name: Office of National Drug Control Policy via SAMHSA

Division/Program: Drug Free Communities Support Program

Funding Criteria/Scope:  Strengthen community partnerships by preventing and reduce substance use among youth and adults

Important Information:  Must have a Community Coalition in place 6-months before the application due date

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):    March 22, 2013

Contact Information:      http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2013/sp-13-002.pdf

Website:     http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/funding/2013-drug-free-community

Number #6

Foundation Name: American Legion Child Welfare Foundation

Division/Program: Child Welfare

Funding Criteria/Scope: To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth

Important Information:    The Foundations grants are awarded for one year. All grants must be completed between the period of January 1 – December 31 of the award year.

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):    Grants are due by July 15, 2013

Contact Information:      http://www.cwf-inc.org/contact

Website:     http://www.cwf-inc.org/

Number #7

Foundation Name: Charles Lafitte Foundation

Division/Program: Child and Youth Advocacy

Funding Criteria/Scope: The foundation sponsors programs that mitigate the hardship that confronts and impedes too many children and the average grant amount ranges from $50,000 to $100,000 per year

Important Information:  Funding preferences are clearly listed on the website

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):  Grants Accepted on Year Round.

Contact Information:      http://charleslafitte.org/news-resources/contact-us/

Website:     http://charleslafitte.org/grants/application/

Number #8

Foundation Name: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Division/Program: Vulnerable Youth

Funding Criteria/Scope:  The Mott Foundation’s Pathways Out of Poverty program supports initiatives around the United States that seek to improve community education, especially for traditionally underserved children and youth.

Important Information:  There is a Specific Focus on Vulnerable Youth

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):  Open Year Round.  There is an on-line LOI Process which is helpful in lieu of an entire proposal.  Here is the link to apply http://www.mott.org/grantsandguidelines/ForGrantseekers/grantseeker/inquiryletterstep2.aspx

Contact Information:  http://www.mott.org/about/ourorganization/contactus.aspx

Website:     http://www.mott.org/FundingInterests/Issues/Vulnerable%20Youth

Number #9

Foundation Name: Ford Foundation

Division/Program:  Under United States (Democracy and Human Rights)

http://www.fordfoundation.org/regions/united-states

Funding Criteria/Scope:  Ford Foundation grant making focuses on reducing poverty and injustice; promoting democratic values and Criminal and Juvenile Justice is specifically mentioned

Important Information:  An on-line Letter of Inquiry Form is convenient and is located here http://www.fordfoundation.org/grants/organizations-seeking-grants

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):  Year Round – Rolling LOI’s

Contact Information:  http://www.fordfoundation.org/about-us/contact-us

Website:  http://www.fordfoundation.org/Grants

Number #10

Foundation Name: Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Division/Program:  Education, Children, Youth and Families

Funding Criteria/Scope:  The HJW Foundation has now widened their geographic area to fund projects in all of their stated funding areas as listed above.

Important Information:  At-risk youth will be provided with consistent direction, motivation, and support from caring, competent adults

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):    Rolling Applications – 3 page Max LOI.

Contact Information:  http://hjweinbergfoundation.org/contact-us/

Website:     http://hjweinbergfoundation.org/grants/

Number #11

Foundation Name: Edward W. Hazen Foundation

Division/Program: Youth Development

Funding Criteria/Scope:  The WEH Foundation contributes to the development of young people as leaders for social change so that they can help create policies, social systems, and public institutions that are supportive, responsible, and accountable to youth and their communities

Important Information:  The Foundation does not accept Request for Funding, Rather – you are to contact the foundation and provide them with your contact information so they can e-mail you funding opportunities twice per year.

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):  The Foundation Issues Funding Opportunities twice a year to include spring and fall

Contact Information:  http://www.hazenfoundation.org/contact-us

Website:     http://www.hazenfoundation.org/programs

Number #12

Foundation Name: Hearst Foundation

Division/Program: Substance Abuse and Child Abuse

Funding Criteria/Scope:  The foundation provides grants for both services and endowments with regards to Substance Abuse.

Important Information:  The foundation does accept request for funding via their on-line system on their website.  This link is where to apply

http://www.hearstfdn.org/applying-reporting/how-to-apply/

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):  Rolling basis year round.

Contact Information:      http://www.hearstfdn.org/about/contact-us/

Website:  http://www.hearstfdn.org/applying-reporting/how-to-apply/

Number #13

Foundation Name: MetLife Foundation

Division/Program: Youth Development

Funding Criteria/Scope:  MetLife Foundation is committed to a youth development program that calls on after school, healthy lifestyles, mentoring and arts education initiatives to see young people are prepared academically, socially and physically to lead us forward

Important Information:  Preparing Young People for Life is a Key Focus

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):  Grant Inquiries are accepted year round and the Foundation also issues RFP’s on specific topics.

Contact Information:  Visit the Website Below

Website:     https://www.metlife.com/metlife-foundation/apply/index.html?WT.ac=GN_metlife-foundation_apply

Number #14

Foundation Name: Norman Foundation

Division/Program:  The Foundation supports efforts that strengthen the ability of communities to determine their own economic, environmental and social well-being – including Justice, Community Organizing and Coalition Building

Funding Criteria/Scope:  The foundation funds projects in the USA and from any state and the average grant is $25,000

Important Information: The Norman Foundation accepts letters of inquiry by email (PDF or Word files only) to loi@normanfdn.org, by fax to 212-230-9849 or by regular mail to the address below. Please use only ONE method; do not send duplicates

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):   Grant applications are accepted year round

Contact Information:    http://normanfdn.org/index.php?/page/contact

Website:   http://normanfdn.org/index.php?/page/guidelines

Number #15

Foundation Name:   Open Society Foundations

Division/Program:  USA (Branches of the Foundation by Country)

Funding Criteria/Scope:  Categories to include Youth, Education and Justice

Important Information:  Foundation offers extensive scope of funding details

Deadline(s) and Due Date(s):  The foundation offers funding where you can apply year round and where certain funding types have open and closed periods

Contact Information:        http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/contact-us

Website:      http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants

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