Youth programs grants

DARYA A. BUSHMAKIN, MBA
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YOUTH PROGRAMS GRANTS
With a special focus on South Carolina

Mary Black Foundation

The Mary Black Foundation was established as an independent grant making organization to
improve the health and wellness of the people and communities of Spartanburg County, SC. The
goals of the early childhood development program include school readiness, and research-based
approaches are given priority. Before submitting an application for a grant in Active Living or
Early Childhood Development, potential applicants must meet with the Foundation's program
staff. The Foundation accepts applications for active living and early childhood development
quarterly.
The Mary Black Foundation was established as an independent grant making organization to
improve the health and wellness of the people and communities of Spartanburg County, SC. The
goal of the active living program is for more people in Spartanburg County to become more
physically active. Before submitting an application for a grant in Active Living or Early Childhood
Development, potential applicants must meet with the Foundation's program staff. The
Foundation accepts applications for active living and early childhood development quarterly.
Award Amount: Awards amounts vary
Deadline: March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1

http://www.maryblackfoundation.org/

Central Carolina Community Foundation

http://www.yourfoundation.org/

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina

http://www.sistersofcharitysc.com/

Self Family Foundation

http://www.selffoundation.org/

Community Foundation of the Low country

http://www.cf-lowcountry.org/

The Coalition for Science After School

www.afterschoolscience.org/tools/funders

The Finance Project

Financing and Sustaining Out-of-School Time and Community School Initiatives
This initiative of the Finance Project provides information on funding technical assistance and
resources. The website includes information on mobilizing communities, measuring and using
results, finding funding, planning for sustainability, and developing partnerships. The project
also highlights profiles of successful financing strategies.
Title I Supplemental Educational Services and Afterschool Programs: Opportunities and
Challenges
This brief by the Finance Project discusses the benefits and challenges of afterschool programs
becoming supplemental services providers. The article is designed to help afterschool program
administrators understand what supplemental services are, consider the implications of
becoming a provider, and identify the steps necessary to become a successful provider.
The Finance Project’s Youth Programs Resource Center provides information and tools on
financing and sustaining youth programs, policies and systems. Onthe links below to view these
new funding tips and promising practice profiles that highlight timely information about new
funding sources and financing strategies that can help youth programs sustain their work.
The Finance Project, a national organization that develops and disseminates research,
information, tools, and technical assistance for improved polices,programs, and financing
strategies that will support decision-making that produces and sustains good results for
children, families, and communities. A number of their publications are excellent resources for
giving programs ideas on how to finance and sustain their work. Monthly funding tips cover
several different approaches to doing so - be sure to check out their website.
Profiles of Successful Afterschool Financing Strategies: 2005
The Finance Project profiles the innovative approaches of the Ella J. Baker House in Boston and
Heads Up in Washington D.C. Learn from the promising practices they use to secure funding and
sustain their initiatives. These are the latest in a series by the Finance Project highlighting
effective strategies for financing afterschool programs. Review all 18 profiles at:
http://www.financeproject.org/irc/ost/profiles.asp
Using the Workforce Investment Act to Support Out-of-School Time Initiatives
This strategy brief by the Finance Project explains the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), outlines
strategies for leveraging WIA funds and provides examples of afterschool programs that benefit
from WIA support. WIA links youth development and youth employment, in keeping with

research, which is the most effective way to attract and retain youth. Afterschool programs can
benefit from this opportunity by accessing funds for both staffing and services.
Using NCLB Funds to Support Extended Learning Time
This strategy brief from the Finance Project and the Council of Chief State School Officers
describes how six major funding streams included in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) can
support extended learning opportunities. 'Using NCLB Funds to Support Extended Learning
Time: Opportunities for Afterschool Programs' provides important context for those seeking to
access these funding streams, and includes a discussion of strategies, considerations and tips for
accessing each source.

http://www.financeproject.org

Discovery Education and the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation

Invite you to enter the Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes. It's all part of Energy
Balance 101 - a robust online resource for educators, nurses and health care professionals, and
parents to help kids find the right balance between what they eat and how they move! Anyone
can enter to win on behalf of your school, so spread the word to your fellow teachers, parents
and students today!
2 Grand Prizes!
2 lucky schools will win a $30, 000 grant from Sports Authority and a new playground from
Playworld Systems
One of the Grand Prize Winners will be chosen from a special drawing for Title 1 schools*
3 Secondary Prizes
3 more schools will be awarded a $5, 000 grant from Sports Authority
Don't forget to enter by January 31, 2012 for your chance to win!
$1000 for applying ideas from “Failure to Promise”

From Failure to Promise k-12 Educator's Grant

Dr. C Moorer& Associates
U.S. educators in K-12 Schools and libraries. Teachers of literacy, math, science, and or
technology.
Grant $1000
Grant Deadline: Tuesday July 31st, 2012
To Assist Educators In Moving Students From “Failure To Promise” In Literacy. Math, Science,
And Or Technology.

http://www.fromfailuretopromise.com/K-12--Educator-s-Literacy-Grant.html


Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) grants

Toshiba America Foundation
Grades 6-12 math and science teachers
GrantAwards fall into two groups: Grants up to $5, 000 and grants over $5, 000
Grade 6-12 applications for $5, 000 or less are accepted on a rolling basis, throughout the
calendar year. Grant requests of more than $5, 000 are reviewed twice a year. Applications for
grants of more than $5, 000 are due February 1st and August 1st each year.
The Toshiba America Foundation is a nonprofit grant-making organization dedicated to
supporting science and math education in the U.S. The foundation contributes to the quality of
science and mathematics education by investing in projects designed by classroom teachers to
improve instruction for students in grades 7-12. The foundation awards grants of $5, 000 on a
rolling basis. For grants of more than $5, 000, applications are due Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 of each
year.
http://www.toshiba.com/taf/25964_Executive.pdf
$5, 000 to $10, 000 for education initiatives
The Texas Instruments Foundation
Schools and districts
$5, 000 to $10, 000 per award

http://www.toshiba.com/taf/about.jsp

Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation

K-12 music programs
Musical instruments and instrument repairs
The Melody program is designed to provide musical instruments and instrument repairs to
existing K-12 school music programs that have no other source of financing to purchase
additional musical instruments or materials. Applicants whose music programs lack institutional
financial support and whose students qualify for financial assistance will receive greater
consideration. The applicant school must have an ongoing music program that is at least three
years old.

http://www.mhopus.org/apply.htm

Microsoft Corp.

Non-profit organizations

More than $1 billion
Microsoft Corp. plans to commit more than $1 billion over the next five years to Unlimited
Potential (UP), a global initiative focused on providing technology skills to disadvantaged
individuals through community-based technology and learning centers. In the first round of UP
grants, Microsoft awarded $8.1 million in cash and software to 82 nonprofit organizations.
Initially, UP will provide funding to help community-based technology and learning centers hire
and train technology instructors. Subsequent phases of the initiative will offer an online global
support network delivering technology curriculum, research, tools, and help-desk services. UP
also will sponsor a global and regional awards program, which will invest in technology solutions
that deliver a social benefit. The awards are designed to encourage innovation and provide the
funding necessary to help the best technology solutions scale for broader use.
$1, 000 in reading technology per award

http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/giving/apply

The Reading Pen Group

K-12 and higher-education institutions in the U.S
10 free Readingpen devices worth $1, 000 total
The Reading Pen Group is offering two types of grants: the Readingpen K-12 Grant and the
Readingpen Higher Education Grant. The K-12 Grant provides assistance to pioneering educators
who want to use Readingpen in effective and creative ways to improve students' reading skills.
The Higher Education Grant is designed to support innovative and valuable uses of Readingpen
at the college and university level for teacher professional development or research. Proposed
projects for both the K-12 and higher-education grants must focus on using Readingpen devices
in daily instruction with K-12 students, whether in the classroom or during homework. Grant
recipients get 10 Readingpen devices. Teacher support materials that include a Teacher's Guide,
student activities, and white papers. guidance from a mentor or senior reading specialist with
experience in integrating technology into the K-12 environment. The approximate value of each
grant package is $1, 000.
$1, 050 in new hardcover children's library books

http://www.readingpen.com/learn/educators.htm

Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation

U.S. schools and colleges
$2, 500 per award

The Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) has provided more than $4.5
million to fund more than 125 projects at more than 45 institutions since it was founded in
1983. GAERF awards two types of grants: full grants and mini-grants. Mini-grants are awarded
for projects such as one-day workshops, specialized conferences, and the production of career
and educational materials. Funding is limited to $2, 500 per project and may be submitted at
any time. Four mini-grants are awarded per year. Requests for mini-grant funding should be
submitted in the same manner as other foundation proposals.
$25K to form mentoring programs to teach math

http://www.gaerf.org

The Actuarial Foundation

Schools and nonprofit organizations in the U.S. Canada
Up to $25, 000 total
Through its Advancing Student Achievement program, the Actuarial Foundation awards
monetary grants to schools and nonprofit groups throughout the United States and Canada. The
basic requirement for schools or groups seeking funding is that they develop a viable mentoring
program involving actuaries in the teaching of mathematics to children in private or public
schools. The program brings together actuaries and educators in local classroom environments
with the belief that interaction with real-world mentors will boost students' interest and
achievement in math. The Actuarial Foundation provides a local network of actuaries ready to
participate, as well as suggestions on how to integrate math concepts from the workplace into
the classroom. Groups applying for grants will be given wide latitude in designing programs that
enhance learning and create a "love of math" in each student.
$5, 000 per award for innovative math and science projects

http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/grant/index.html

The Texas Instruments Foundation

Requires no special application form. Grants usually range from $5, 000 to $10, 000, but the
foundation has awarded some schools up to $100, 000. Approximately 65 awards are granted
each year. Applicants are encouraged to submit one- or two-page proposals that briefly outline
the following: purpose of the organization, population served, amount requested, how the
requested funds will be used, how the proposal matches funding interests of the foundation,
and a copy of 501(c)(3) designation. Proposals are considered from civic, research, educational,
health, welfare, charitable, and cultural organizations that have been ruled to be tax-exempt

under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that are not private foundations as
defined by the code.
Grants to increase student achievement & access to educational content

http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/citizen/education

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation seeks to achieve greater quality and equality of
educational opportunity in the United States and throughout the world through grants that
support increased student achievement, improved access to exemplary educational content,
and other goals as outlined on its web site. The foundation will not consider requests to fund
student aid, individual scholarships, construction, equipment and computer purchases, health
research, or health education programs. Applicants should submit a brief letter of intent for
initial review, after which proposals may or may not be requested. Full proposals will not be
accepted unless they are requested. Check the foundation's web site for details before sending
a letter of intent.

http://www.hewlett.org

Premier Literacy

Schools and nonprofit organizations
Full Premier Assistive Technology software suite
Since 2002, Premier Assistive Technology Inc. has been offering its full suite of Accessibility Suite
software products to educational and nonprofit organizations through its Breaking Down
Barriers to Assistive Technology grant program, which has benefited more than 1, 800 school
districts nationwide. To help meet the reading and writing challenges of all students, including
English Language Learners and those with learning disabilities, the program offers a range of
software that reads digital text aloud, provides study efficiency tools, and converts hard copy
text to digital format. The grant includes an unlimited institutional license to install all
applications on all workstations/networks in a district. Grant applications take two to three
weeks to process.
Free educational videos and guides on math, science, and more

http://www.readingmadeez.com/education/grant.html

ConocoPhillips Co.

Teachers
Free educational videos
For the past 25 years, ConocoPhillips Co. has been producing high-quality educational videos
and teachers' guides for math, science, and environmental topics. These materials have been
offered to qualified teachers for free and have been seen by millions of junior high and high
school students. These free teaching guides and videos cover topics ranging from math and
science to problem solving and protecting wildlife. To order one of ConocoPhillips' educational
films, visit the Teaching Tools web site or fax your request to (570) 822-8226.
Free satellite educational programming and equipment

http://www.teachingtools.com

DIRECTV

K-12 schools
Equipment, content
The DIRECTV Goes to School program offers educators a free, nonviolent educational
programming package and satellite equipment to reach students through auditory, kinesthetic
tic, and visual means. The programming package, called SCHOOL CHOICE, is available to state-
accredited public and private schools serving students in grades K-12. A free DIRECTV Multi-
Satellite System also will be provided, although there is a limited quantity available. Installation
costs are not included.
$500 in credit to buy items that enrich the classroom

http://www.directv.com/school

Adopt-a-Classroom

$500 credit
Teachers who register at the Adopt-a-Classroom web site can be adopted by an individual, a
business, or a foundation. Once adopted, teachers will receive $500 worth of credit to purchase
items that enrich the learning environment, including classroom technology. Teachers help
solicit their own sponsors by downloading and distributing fliers within their community or by
sending out a personalized, pre-written email from the Adopt-a-Classroom web site. Every
donor receives information about the classroom it has adopted, including an itemized list of
what teachers bought so donors can see the impact of their donation.

http://www.adoptaclassroom.com

Digital Wish

Olympus and Tool Factory
Every teacher has the power to earn funding at Digital Wish. Like a wedding registry, teachers
make their technology wishes public and tell their story, so that anyone can make a donation to
their classroom's cart. Registered teachers will automatically qualify for 43 new technology
grants fromOlympus and Tool Factory, including a Mobile Digital Camera Lab. Grants isthen
awarded to the teachers with the best all-around class profile and lesson plans. Regardless of
whether teachers win a grant, their story will be available for any potential donor to read, and
later contribute to. The Digital Wish web site also features a library of grant links and fundraising
resources to help educators find additional funding for technology. There is also an extensive
library of lesson plans so that educators can find ideas for digital projects.
Complete classroom A/V system

http://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/home

DreamBox Learning

Any teacher
GrantFree DreamBox teacher tools and PDFs
Any teacher can use DreamBox online manipulatives free, with an internet connection and an
interactive white board or projector or even just a computer.
DreamBox has developed a variety of resources to support teachers’ professional development
and students’ mathematical learning.
Download free curriculum guides on the science of vision

http://www.dreambox.com/teachertools

South Carolina Afterschool Alliance

The mission of the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance (SCAA) is to raise awareness, increase
sustainability and promote the importance of quality out-of-school time (OST) programs in
South Carolina. SCAA collaborates with its partners on four key strategies to meet the needs of
faith, community and school-based OST providers.
Accomplishments:
SCAA led the planning and development of a professional development system for school-age
professionals commissioned by the South Carolina Department of Social Services.
SCAA secured funding from the South Carolina General Assembly to support the network
through a proviso as well as increased support of an existing state education appropriation line

item entitled, Homework Centers and After School, from $6.9 million to $10.4 million for local
providers.
SCAA formed nine regional and local OST coalitions to expand resources to 21 underserved
counties.
SCAA undertook a five-year sustainability plan.
SCAA facilitated the first South Carolina Statewide Municipal Leaders Summit to develop action
plans for 76 city and school district leaders.
Current Projects and Initiatives:
SCAA provides and hosts Building the After School Workforce in Rural Areas. This is a project to
enhance afterschool programs in rural areas providing five regional trainings coupled with
technical assistance to approximately 162 frontline staff serving 8, 100 students.
In collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Education, SCAA will administer a grant
process for afterschool programs serving students attending one of South Carolina’s Palmetto
Priority Schools.
SCAA will produce an Annual Statewide Conference for over 600 afterschool providers across
South Carolina to introduce the latest techniques and best practice models in health and safety,
informal sciences, mathematics and technology as well as resources and education necessary to
prevent drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy and juvenile delinquency.
SCAA continues to facilitate regional trainings on sustainability and strategic planning, coalition
building and health and safety curriculum aligned with national and state education standards.
SCAA coordinated a tri-state summit entitled, Meeting the Needs of Disadvantaged Students in
the Afterschool Hours, which brought Together leaders and policymakers from Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina to examine the importance of cross-sector collaboration to meet
the needs of disadvantaged youth.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Network Lead: Zelda Quiller Waymer
zeldawaymer@scafterschool.com
(803) 254-5454

SPARK Grant of the Day

The SPARK Grant-Finder Tool is your best resource for locating national and state-specific grants
for your Physical Education, After school, Early childhood or Coordinated School Health
program. Grants can be used for curriculum, teacher training, or equipment.
Have questions on a specific grant?
Please note- the grants below are funded by the organization specified in each grant summary.
SPARK compiles these grants to help you find funding opportunities but does not provide any
grants directly.

Healthy School Makeover Contest

In support of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, SPARK has teamed-up with other
leading health and physical education organizations to provide a nationwide Healthy School
Makeover Contest, with the winner receiving a grand prize worth $45, 000 in educational
materials, training, and equipment! Nominate your school by submitting a short video
explaining why your school needs a healthy school makeover and how you'll use the Grand Prize
award to improve the health of your students. Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam will
present the grand prize to the winning school! All entries must be received by October 31, 2012.
Award Amount: $45, 000
Deadline: October 31, 2012
Fuel Up to Play 60

National Dairy Council and the National Football League

Funding is available to K-12 schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60. The competitive, nationwide
funding program can help your school jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical
activity improvements. Funds can be used to conduct in-school promotions focused on creating
a healthier school and to implement Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Plays. Funds can also
be used for professional development, nutrition education materials, and physical education
equipment & materials.
Deadline: October 1, 2012, January 15, 2013

Nickelodeon &the NEA Foundation

The Big Help Grants program is dedicated to the development and implementation of ideas,
techniques, and approaches to addressing four key concerns - health and wellness,
environmental awareness, students' right to a quality public education, and active community
involvement. Multiple grants of up to $5, 000 will be awarded to select applicants. Public school
teachers or public school education support professionals practicing in the U.S. are eligible to
apply.

Race to the Top District

The U.S. Department of Education
The Race to the Top-District competition invites applicants to demonstrate how they can
personalize education for all students and is aimed squarely at classrooms and the all-important
relationship between teachers and students. The competition will encourage transformative
change within schools, providing school leaders and teachers with key tools and support in
order to best meet their students' needs. These 4-year awards will range from $5 million to $40

million, depending on the population of students served through the plan. The Department is
expecting to make 15-25 awards. The Department is requesting interested districts to submit
their intent to apply by August 30th. Applications are due October 30th.
Award Amount: $5 million - $40 million

Lowe's Toolbox for Education

Lowes Charitable and Educational Foundation
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation knows how hard you work for your kids and your
community and is dedicated to helping your parent-teacher group achieve even more for your
school. Apply for the Toolbox for Education Grant now and build on your already impressive
parent group success with Lowe's. The Fall 2012 cycle is now open.
Educator for a Day Grants

Liberty Mutual

Liberty Mutual provides Responsible Sports Community Grants to non-profit youth sports
organizations and educational athletic programs to help defray the many costs of running a
successful youth sports program. Once your organization is registered, rally as many members
and supporters to participate in the self-paced Responsible Sports coursework. Each credited
certification brings your organization one step closer to earning a grant. Fifteen youth sport
organizations with the most credited certifications will earn a Responsible Sports Community
Grant.
Deadline: November 30, 2012
Local Giving Program

The Walmart Foundation

The Wal-Mart Foundation supports programs and initiatives addressing education, workforce
development, economic sustainability, and health and wellness. Health and Wellness examples
include programs that support nutrition and active lifestyles, educating people of all ages about
their health, preventing and managing chronic disease. Multiple awards ranging from $250-$5,
000 are available for select applicants. Nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools, church or faith
based organizations, and government entities are eligible to apply.
Award Amount: $250-$5, 000
Deadline: December 1, 2012

The National Education Association Foundation

Learning & Leadership grants support public school teachers, public education support
professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education to fund
participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes
or action research. All professional development must improve practice, curriculum, and
student achievement. Apply for funding to attend the SPARK Institutes today!
Deadline: February 1, June 1, October 15

UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants

Youth Service America
UnitedHealthcare is inviting schools and other community-based nonprofit organizations to Step
into Service by applying for UnitedHealth HEROES grants. Grants of up to $1, 000 are available
for youth-led service-learning projects which aim to combat childhood obesity through walking,
running or hiking programs. The online application will open on September 4, 2012 and will
close on October 15, 2012.

Child Welfare Foundation

Grants are available 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. Grants must have the potential of helping
American children in a large geographic area (more than one state). Grants are awarded only to
nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations. Applications are accepted from May 1 to be postmarked
no later than July 15, of the current year.
Award Amount: Award amounts vary
Deadline: May 1 - July 15 (Annual)

U.S. Soccer Foundation

The U.S. Soccer Foundation annually awards grants to support both soccer programs and field
building initiatives in underserved areas nationwide.
Education Grants

The Safeway Foundation

The Safeway Foundation supports numerous youth development organizations as well as a
broad range of after-school and physical education programs. Local grants are reviewed
biannually. For grant requests that are national or multi-regional in scope, requests are
reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Award Amount: $2, 500 - $10, 000

Deadline: Rolling

MetLife Foundation

MetLife Foundation supports projects to empower people to lead healthy, productive lives and
strengthen communities. The Foundation makes grants in health, education, civic affairs and
culture. Underlying the Foundation's programs is a focus on education at all ages and a
commitment to increasing access and opportunity. The Healthy Habits program seeks to
promote healthy habits and physical fitness for illness prevention, especially among children.
Requests are accepted and reviewed throughout the year.

Rite Aid Foundation

The Rite Aid Foundation is offering funding to programs that focus on health and wellness in the
communities in which Rite Aid operates. The Foundation accepts proposals throughout the year
and reviews the m as soon as possible after July 1, October 1, January 1 and April 1.
Deadline: July 1, October 1, January 1 and April 1
Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes

National Institutes of Health

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) encourages NIH
Research Demonstration and Dissemination Project grant (R18) applications from institutions/
organizations to test practical, sustainable, acceptable, and cost efficient adaptations of
efficacious strategies or approaches prevent and treat diabetes and/or obesity. Research must
target the prevention or reversal of obesity, prevention of type 2 diabetes,improved care of type
1 and type 2 diabetes, or the prevention or delay of the complications of these conditions. The
approaches tested should have the potential to be widely disseminated to clinical practice,
individuals and communities at risk.
Deadline: November 1, 2012, March 1, 2013, July 1, 2013, November 1, 2013, March 3, 2014

Henry E. Niles Foundation

The mission of the Henry E. Niles Foundation is to help in the nurturing and uplifting of people in
need by strengthening education, fighting economic hardships through self-help opportunities,
and enhancing public health. The Foundation is offering grants to organizations that promote
partnerships and collaborative efforts among multiple groups and organizations. The majority of
grant making is focused in the northeast, but occasionally grants may be awarded in other
regions of the country. Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Award Amount: $2, 000 - $100, 000

H.J. Heinz Company Foundation

As a leading global food purveyor, Heinz has established the H.J. Heinz Company Foundation to
promote the health and nutritional needs of children and families around the world. The
nutrition program component includes promoting improvements in and a better understanding
of good nutrition, and contributing to the health and wellbeing of people and communities.
Priority is given to programs in communities where Heinz operates with a special focus given to
southwestern Pennsylvania.

The Mott Foundation

The Mott Foundation's Pathways Out of Poverty program supports initiatives around the U.S.
that promote learning beyond the classroom especially for traditionally underserved children
and youth -- as a strategy for improving public education. Grant making under this objective
seeks to provide optimum opportunities for academic support and enrichment for young people
to learn and develop both in school, summer, and after school. Central to this effort are
partnerships between school and community-based organizations and other local institutions.
Search the grant listings for funding opportunities that best fit the needs of your organization
and submit a Letter of Inquiry Form for more information.
Deadline: Deadlines vary by application

The Aetna Foundation

Learning more about the underlying causes of obesity can inform and shape effective
population-based health and wellness programs. The Aetna Foundation wants to understand
the contributors to obesity, particularly among minority populations, and what supports and
sustains better choices that can stave off overeating and reduce inactivity. Grant-making in this
area focuses on initiatives that create a better understanding of the root causes of the obesity
epidemic. Examples of grants we would support include projects and/or studies that identify
causes of obesity and potential best practices for addressing obesity. Letters of Inquiry are
accepted on a rolling basis. Following LOI review, applicants will be contacted for additional
information, declined or invited to submit a full proposal.
Award Amount: $50, 000 - $250, 000

The Finish Line Youth Foundation

The Finish Line Youth Foundation supports youth programs that are effective and inclusive,
funding opportunities for participation in youth programs that place an importance on youth
development and an active lifestyle. Grants generally range from $1, 000 to $5, 000, although
the Foundation may occasionally make significant, larger grants to maximize funding impact in
its interest areas. Applications will be accepted on a quarterly basis.
Award Amount: $1, 000 - $5, 000

The Coca-Cola Foundation

The Coca-Cola Foundation aims to make a greater impact on the communities Coca-Cola serves
around the world by being responsive to the citizenship priorities of the communities in which
we live and work. The Coca-Cola Foundation is interested in funding organizations in these
areas: Water stewardship, healthy active living, community recycling, and education. Healthy
active living includes providing access to exercise, physical activity and nutritional education
programs.
Award Amount: Award amount

May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust

The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust seeks to foster healthy development and future
independence by increasing opportunities for children and youth (ages 0-25). Among the
programs of greatest interest to the Trust are those offering direct services to disadvantaged
children and youth such as Academic enrichment and support, Mentoring and youth leadership
programs, and Recreational programs and camps incorporating youth development objectives.
The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust makes grants to nonprofit organizations that are tax
exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. There is a two-stage
application process: an online letter of inquiry (LOI) submission followed by an invited full
proposal submission.
Deadline: Rolling (Letter of Inquiry Required)

CVS Caremark

The Community Grants Program will focus on a few key areas, including public schools and
physical movement and play. CVS Caremark is devoted to supporting organizations that enrich
the lives of children with disabilities through inclusive programs. Through the Community Grants
Program, CVS works to ensure that students are not left behind in school. Proposed programs
must be fully inclusive where children with disabilities are full participants in an early childhood,
adolescent or teenage program alongside their typically developing peers.

U.S. Department of Education

This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic
enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend
high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local
student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math. Offers students a broad
array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs, including
recreation and physical activity. Offers literacy and other educational services to the families of
participating children. Awards are made to State Education Agencies (SEAs). Local education
agencies (LEAs) and nonprofit organization may apply to states for subgrants.
Deadline: Deadlines vary by state

The Dreyers Grand Ice Cream Foundation

The Dreyers Grand Ice Cream Foundation makes small grants ($1, 000 or less) and donates ice
cream products and gift certificates/auction items to bona fide non-profit organizations for
events. These proposals are reviewed on a monthly basis. Requests are accepted throughout the
year. Please allow an eight-week processing time for ice cream and gift item requests.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo offers grants in the areas of community development, education, and human
services. Non-profit organizations and educational programs in the Wells Fargo service area are
eligible to apply. To learn how to apply for a grant or sponsorship, visit the Wells Fargo website
and on your state for specific guidelines.

Michael and Susan Dell Foundation

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation's primary goal is to support and initiate programs that
directly serve the needs of children living in urban poverty. Priority is given to initiatives
addressing children's health, education, and microfinance, as well as initiatives in India and
Central Texas that specifically address the needs of children. The Foundation is determined to
reverse the trend in childhood obesity by supporting national school-based programs that
engage teachers, students and their community in healthy eating choices and regular physical
activity. To apply for a grant, go to www.MSDF.org and then to the Grants tab.

The LEGO Group

The LEGO Children's Fund will provide quarterly grants for programs with a special interest paid
to collaborative efforts and in providing matching funds to leverage new dollars into the
receiving organization. Focus areas include: early childhood education and development.
technology and communication projects. sport or athletic programs that concentrate on under-
served youth. Priority is given to programs in communities where Lego operates with a special
focus given to organizations serving Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
Award Amount: $500 - $5, 000
Deadline: January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

The Kellogg Foundation makes grants to organizations that embrace a similar mission of creating
communities, systems, and nations in which all children have an equitable and promising future.
One in which all children thrive. Our grants will fund programs and projects that support
children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel
children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and
society. Promising ventures throughout the country are eligible to apply, with a special focus on
Michigan, Mississippi and New Mexico.
Award Amount: $10, 000 - $600, 000

Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grant

The Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) provides grants to LEAs and community-
based organizations to initiate, expand, or enhance physical education and nutrition programs,
including after-school, for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. SPARK has worked with
many successful PEP grant recipients to implement standards-based and field-tested physical
education and nutrition programs, and we would love to help your district reach your PEP grant
goals. The 2012 grant awards were announced in July 2012. The 2013 application is not yet
available.
Award Amount: $100, 000 - $750, 000

The Wal-Mart Foundation

The Wal-Mart Foundation supports programs and initiatives addressing education, workforce
development, economic sustainability, and health and wellness. Health and Wellness examples
include programs that support nutrition and active lifestyles, educating people of all ages about
their health, preventing and managing chronic disease. Nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools,
church or faith based organizations, and government entities are eligible to apply. Applications
are accepted Feb. 1 through Dec. 31.
Award Amount: $250 - $5, 000

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS

The sponsors provides support to enhance childhood obesity research by fostering the
formation of local, state, or regional teams consisting of researchers, policymakers, and other
relevant stakeholders in order to identify research questions and hypotheses, design and
implement the relevant research, and translate the research into evidence relevant to potential
policy efforts in this area. This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant
mechanism. Although the size of award may vary with the scope of research proposed, it is
expected that applications will stay within the budgetary guidelines for an
exploratory/developmental project. Direct costs are limited to $275, 000 over an R21 two-year
period, with no more than $200, 000 in direct costs allowed in any single year. The deadlines for
receipt of standard applications under this announcement are: February 16, June 16, and
October 16 annually.
Deadline: February 16, June 16, and October 16

American Express & dosomething.org

Do Something Seed Grants and Do Something Club Grants support youth-led community
projects. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis.
Award Amount: $250 - $500

Sara Lee Foundation

The Sara Lee Foundation places funding priority on grants to nonprofits that create collaborative
and innovative initiatives focused on fighting hunger. Nutrition and nutrition education is also of
significant interest, particularly in programs that distribute food provided by the government.
Finally, in taking a holistic view on issues of food, the Foundation considers projects that deal
with issues of food in relationship to healthy and active lifestyles through programs that address
the need for nutrition education combined with increased physical activity. To be considered for
support, a prospective applicant must first submit an Online Letter of Intent. There are no
deadlines for submission of an LOI. Priority is given to nonprofit organizations located in and
serving communities where Sara Lee has a facility.

Major League Baseball

The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major
League Baseball Players Association designed to promote and enhance the growth of youth
participation in baseball and softball. Grants are intended to finance a new program, expand or
improve an existing program, undertake a new collaborative effort, or obtain facilities or
equipment necessary for youth baseball or softball programs.
Award Amount: $39, 000 Average

Jewel-Osco

Jewel-Osco provides support for not-for-profit (501c3) organizations that help create healthy,
thriving communities. Grants are available in three areas: Hunger Relief, Health and Nutrition,
and Environmental Stewardship. Health and Nutrition includes promoting nutrition education
and maintaining a healthy lifestyle through diet.

Albertsons

Albertsons is accepting grant applications in the following areas: hunger relief, dietary health,
and nutrition education. Nutrition Education includes healthy lifestyles and nutrition promotion
and education, as well as access to healthy foods. Eligible applicants are 501(c)3 nonprofit
organizations and schools in areas where Albertsons grocery stores operate.

Richard Davoud Donchian Foundation

With an interest in rethinking and reconfiguring curriculum, pedagogy, and the other academic
resources in schools and communities, the Foundation focuses on programs that work toward
long-term improvement in all aspects of education, but with an emphasis on literacy. The
majority of the Richard Donchian Foundation's grant making is focused in the northeastern
United States, although grants may be made in other regions of the country.
Award Amount: $2, 000 - $50, 000

Safe Routes to School National Partnership

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership is a network of more than 400 nonprofit
organizations, government agencies, schools, and professionals working Together to advance
the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) movement in the United States. SRTS can provide a variety of
important benefits to children and their communities, including increasing physical activity,
reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality, and enhancing neighborhood safety.

Adopt-A-Classroom

Don't see a grant that fits your needs? Try posting a project on Adoptaclassroom.org and
request donations for SPARK curriculum & Sportime Equipment. Adopt-A-Classroom invites the
community into the classroom in support of teachers and their students. By adopting a
classroom, donors form partnerships with specific classrooms providing financial and moral
support. The result is a meaningful contribution to education in which donors experience the
impact of their efforts and celebrate in a classroom's success.

http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/index.aspx

School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes

The purpose of the grant is to fund research that fosters multidisciplinary research that will
evaluate how policies can influence school physical activity and nutrition environments, youths
obesogenic behaviors, and weight outcomes. Understand how schools are implementing these
policies and examine multi-level influences on adoption and implementation at various levels.
Understandthe synergistic or counteractive effect of school nutrition and physical activity
polices on the home and community environment and body weight. Eligible organizations
include: state, county, or city governments. Independent school districts. Nonprofit
organizations. Native American tribal organizations.
Deadline: February 5, June 5, October 5

The Duke Endowment

The Endowment focuses resources on vulnerable children, health care, higher education and
rural United Methodist churches in North Carolina and South Carolina, balancing direct aid in
the present with strategic investment for the future. Search the endowment grant database for
funding resources that best fit the needs of your organization.
Deadline: Deadlines vary by funding source

The J. Marion Sims Foundation

The Foundation awards grants to programs that enhance health and wellness in Lancaster
County, and the neighboring communities of Great Falls and Fort Lawn, South Carolina. The
Responsive Grant program supports innovative education, health & wellness programs. Contact
the Foundation to schedule a meeting with the program officer prior to the grant deadline.
Deadline: April 15, October 15

Teachers' Pet Grants

This grant supports the teacher's effort to enhance curriculum and provides funding for a variety
of curriculum materials. Contact SPARK for a quote for curriculum, music and a SPARKfolio for
your class!
Award Amount: $500

Knight-Funded Foundation

Create informed & engaged communities
Help sustain democracy by leading journalism to its best possible future in the 21st century.
To help sustain healthy communities in a democracy, we aim to increase the ability of
individuals to engage in change.
Weave the arts into the fabric of communities to engage and inspire the people living in the m.
FEATURED FUNDING INITIATIVES
Black Male Engagement
Vision: We envision black men and boys leading in solutions, participating in decision-making
and fully engaged in all issues and opportunities affecting their communities.
Strategy: To get there, Knight opens up opportunities for everyone to get involved. We partner
with and support ideas from leading national networks, local organizations and yes, even regular
everyday people.
Community Foundations Program
The Knight Community Foundations Program serves to advance informed and engaged
communities by working in transformational ways with community foundations and their
leaders.
Knight Arts Challenge
In South Florida and Philadelphia we are seeking ideas and innovation in the arts from
nonprofits, companies and individuals.
Knight Community Information Challenge
The Knight Community Information Challenge engages community and place-based foundations
in playing leading roles in meeting the information needs of their communities.
Knight Enterprise Fund

The Knight Enterprise Fund provides early-stage venture funding for media innovation. We’re
looking for companies with disruptive solutions at the intersection of information, community
and engagement.
Knight Library Initiative
Knight Foundation is helping libraries in 27 cities become true digital community centers that
help foster informed and engaged communities with Knight’s $6.7 million Library Initiative.
Knight News Challenge
The Knight News Challenge accelerates media innovation by funding breakthrough ideas in news
and information. Winners receive a share of $5 million in funding and support from Knight’s
network of influential peers and advisors to help advance their ideas.
The Knight Prototype Fund helps entrepreneurs, journalists and tinkerers of all kinds build and
test new ideas that push media and journalism forward. Prototype grants offer up to $50, 000 of
funding on a rapid time cycle aimed to keep up with the speed of innovation. Build fast, fail fast,
and in the process. As successful projects emerge the Knight Foundation is positioned to help
the m scale.
Techn for Engagement
While the Web is often the place to express opinions on important issues, the clicks and
comments don't always translate into a movement to better communities.
Ways to take technology a step further r, using it as a tool to inspire and facilitate on-The -
ground action.
Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance
media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. We believe that democracy thrives
when people and communities are informed and engaged.

North Carolina Afterschool Funding Streams Overview

The NC Center for Afterschool Programs has released an overview of the available afterschool
funding streams in the state. Funding streams come from state agencies as well as some private
organizations, and are divided into Academics, Juvenile Justice, Health and Wellness, and Needs-
Based fundingon the image below to access the overview.

Connect a Million Minds Initiative

As Time Warner Cable continues their Connect a Million Minds initiative to support STEM
programming in out of school time opportunities, they have available funding for middle school
afterschool STEM programming. Funds from this grant will allow organizations to provide high-
quality STEM programming to the youth that they serve. To apply for the Connect a Million
Minds funding. Applications are on a rolling basis, but programs are encouraged to apply soon
while funds are still available. If you have questions about this funding, contact Dan Ballister
(dan.ballister@twcable.com) or Stephanie Richin (Stephanie.richin@twcable.com).

Programs are also encouraged to join the Time Warner Cable connectory – a great resource to
publicize STEM events and look for volunteers. Time Warner Cable employee volunteers are
constantly looking for new volunteer opportunities with afterschool programs.

Student Science Enrichment Programs - Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Burroughs Wellcome Fund supports creative, hands-on science education activities for K-12
students for activities occurring outside of the school day. Nonprofit organizations serving North
Carolina primary and secondary school students are eligible to apply. Awards provide up to $60,
000 per year for three years. Visit their website to :
Deadline for 2012 has passed - stay connected to find out more for 2013.

http://www.bwfund.org/pages/161/SSEP-Program-Application/

Finish Line

An athletic retailer specializing in brand name footwear, apparel and accessories, supports
athletic and wellness programs located in communities where their stores are located. The
foundation funds projects registered as 501 (c) (3) organizations. Have a primary focus on
assisting children and young adults 18 and under. Concentrate on athletics or wellness. Benefit
communities in which Finish Line stores are located.
Deadline: Rolling Quarterly Reviews.

KaBOOM! Play Day Grants

Roll up your sleeves and play! Host a KaBOOM! Play Day, presented by Mott's, in your
neighborhood and be part of a national celebration to save play in the lives of children. A Play
Day is your chance to gather r at your community's favorite park or playground for fun games
and service projects that celebrate and improve your play space. If you include an improvement
project at your Play Day you could win a $10, 000 grant to further r improve your play space.
The KaBOOM! Play Day website helps you plan for your big day. You can watch YouTube videos
with planning tips, print the set of game and activity cards, and post in the Scrapbook. at:
http://kaboom.org/playday
Keep updated with KaBoom's deadlines by visiting their website. The Construction Grant
deadlines and Spruce-up grant deadlines are available at different times throughout the year.

American Honda Foundation Grants

The American Honda Foundation is making available one-year grants from $20, 000 to $60, 000
for youth education and scientific education. Educational institutions, including K-12, colleges

and universities, community colleges and trade schools are eligible, as well as nonprofit
organizations and other foundations. "Scientific education" encompasses physical and life
sciences, mathematics and the environmental sciences. The American Honda Foundation was
founded to make grants to worthy national nonprofit causes, programs and organizations that
directly benefit the people of the United States.
Since its inception, the American Honda Foundation has provided more than 401 grants for
more than $18.1 million. To be considered for possible funding, programs related to youth and
scientific education should:
Be dedicated to improving the human condition of all mankind.
Be soundly managed and administered by enthusiastic and dedicated individuals.
Look to the future.
Offer innovative and creative programs that propose untried methods which ultimately may
result in providing solutions to complex cultural, educational, scientific and social concerns.
Ensure a broad scope, intent, impact and outreach.
Possess a high potential for success with a relatively low incidence of duplication of effort.
Operate from a position of financial soundness.
Be in urgent need of funding from a priority basis (not necessarily financial need). and
Represent a minimal risk in terms of venture capital investment.
For further r information visit the American Honda Foundation website. Different deadlines
apply.

Best Buy Community Grants

Best Buy teams across the U.S. select non-profit organizations that provide positive experiences
to help teens to excel in school and develop life and leadership skills. Non-profits located within
50 miles of a Best Buy store or Regional Distribution Center may apply. Grants will average $4,
000-$6, 000 and will not exceed $10, 000. Visit the Best Buy website to.
The RFP for 2012 grants will be released in Spring.

CVS Caremark Charitable Trust

The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust seeks to support organizations that are most effective at
creating positive and measurable outcomes for children with disabilities and providing
healthcare services for underserved populations. Last year, the trust awarded grants to more
than seventy organizations for programs focused on autism, technology, life and workforce
skills, and access to health care. Inspired by a belief that children of all abilities should have
equal access to educational, social, medical, and therapeutic services in order to live a healthy
and happy life, the trust seeks applications from organizations that are providing the following
support services and programs for children under the age of 21 and their families: early
intervention — therapeutic and support services designed to meet the needs of infants and
toddlers who have a developmental delay or disability. Parental support and education
programs that educate, prepare, and assist parents in the care giving and support of their

children. Assistive technology programs that provide access to equipment or training on
assistive technologies that help children learn, communicate, and thrive. Programs that support
the development of social skills and/or independent living skills, including camp programs.
Applications are invited from nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in U.S. locations where CVS
Caremark has a business presence (all states except Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, South
Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming). One-year grants will range from $10, 000 to $50, 000.
Stay updated through the CVS website for 2012 opportunities, which will be posted in March.

Lego Children's Fund

The LEGO Children’s Fund will provide quarterly grants for programs, either r in part or in total,
with a special interest paid to collaborative efforts and in providing matching funds to leverage
new dollars into the receiving organization. We will give priority consideration to programs that
both meet our goals and are supported in volunteer time and effort by our employees. The
Foundation awards grants to qualified tax-exempt organizations (as determined under section
501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue code) including educational organizations as defined in USC
26 § 170 (C) with specific, identifiable needs primarily in these areas of support:
Grant awards vary from $500 to $5, 000. To find out more about, visit their website.
Deadlines vary - stay connected through their website.

Home Depot Community Impact Grants Program

Proposals for the following community improvement activities will be considered: repairs,
refurbishments, and modifications to low-income and/or transitional housing or community
facilities, weatherizing or increasing energy efficiency of low-income and/or transitional housing
or community facilities. Planting trees or community gardens and/or landscaping community
facilities. Development of community parks or green spaces. Grants of up to $5, 000 are made in
the form of the Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services. Visit their
website for more information.
Home Depot will accept grant proposals beginning Feb. 6, 2012 through August 13, 2012

Do Something Seed and Growth Grants (Deadline: Ongoing)

Are you working to start a community action project or program? Do you need money to put
your ideas into action? If you answered, "YES!", you are eligible to apply for a Do Something
Seed Grant. We give out a $500 Do Something Seed Grant every week to help young people just
like YOU! Do Something Seed Grants are targeted towards project ideas and programs that are
just getting started. These grants can be used to jump-start your program or to realize your
ideas for the first time. These are grants for all types of community action projects around
causes that you care about and are important in your community! Deadlines: Rolling- Apply
now! You will be notified whether or not you have won within 2-3 months after submission.
www.dosomething.org/grants/seedgrants

Did you create a sustainable community action project, program or organization that you want
to grow? Are you looking for funding to take your already successful project to the next level? If
you answered "YES!", you are eligible to apply for a Do Something Growth Grant. We give out a
$500 Do Something Growth Grant every week to help young people just like YOU! Do Something
Growth Grants are targeted towards projects that are already developed and sustainable. These
grants go towards the next steps of your project and organization to help you as you look to
expand your project and grow your impact. Deadlines: Rolling- Apply now! You will be notified
whether or not you have won within 2-3 months after submission.
www.dosomething.org/grants/growthgrants

WaysToHelp.org Grants (Deadline: Ongoing)

WaysToHelp.org invites teens in the United States to apply for grants to fund their community
service ideas across any one of 16 issue areas. You can apply for a grant, by visiting
www.waystohelp.org and for any issue area, selecting "See Ways to Help" followed by "Apply
for a Grant". Applications are short - just 5, 000 words or less - and should summarize: how the
project will involve oThers, who it will help, what effect it's expected to have, when it will start
and how the funds will be used. Grant requests are reviewed and responded to on a monthly
basis.

Baseball Tomorrow Fund Grants

The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major
League Baseball Players Association designed to promote and enhance the growth of youth
participation in baseball and softball. Grants are intended to finance a new program, expand or
improve an existing program, undertake a new collaborative effort, or obtain facilities or
equipment necessary for youth baseball or softball programs. Projects must meet the following
criteria: increase the number of youth participating in baseball and softball programs.
improvethe quality of youth baseball and softball programs. create new or innovative ways of
expanding and improving baseball or softball programs. are able to match funds for programs.
provide programs for children between the ages of 10 and 16. support existing programs that
have demonstrated success in providing a quality youth baseball/softball experience. address
opportunities for minorities and women. Nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations involved in
youth baseball programs are encouraged to submit a Letter of Inquiry. Selected applicants are
then invited to submit a full application. Grants are awarded on a quarterly basis.
Deadline: Open. requires Letters of Inquiry

Kinder Morgan Grants to Youth Programs

Kinder Morgan Foundation gives to nonprofit youth programs that focus on education, the arts
and the environment. "Every year, our grants support thousands of youth in communities large
and small across North America." Grants are between $1, 000 and $5, 000. Deadlines are the

10th of every other month beginning in January. For more information, visit the Foundation's
website.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Giving Programs

The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation supports charities in the United States and
Canada through the following special grant programs:

Champ-A Champion Fur Kids

provide direct support for children in the areas of health and wellness. Grant request deadlines
are at the end of April, July, and October.
Literacy and Education: Grants provide support for children in literacy and education programs.
Grant request deadlines are at the end of February, May, August, and November.
Organizations seeking unrestricted support for children, families, and animals or for wild animals
and the environment are encouraged to apply for grants through the Build-A-Bear Workshop
Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Grants range between $1, 000 and $10, 000 each.

Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants

The Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action Grants are designed to heinlp young people realize
their natural potential to reinvent their local communities. The Starbucks Foundation accepts
applications from organizations that provide young people (ages 6-24) with a continuum of
service opportunities in social entrepreneurship. Grants range from $10, 000 to $25, 000. Check
our their website for information about submitting Letters of Inquiry for the 2013 Grant Cycle.

Innovation Generation Grants

The Motorola Solutions Foundation has opened the application process for $5.5 million in grants
to U.S. science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education programs through its
signature Innovation Generation grants program in 2012. Aligning closely with U.S. President
Barack Obama's 'Educate to Innovate' campaign, the Motorola Solutions Foundation's
Innovation Generation program incorporates funding, employee volunteers and intra-grantee
collaboration to boost American student engagement in STEM. Check out their website for
information about the 2012 Grant Cycle.

GoodSearch for Your Charity

You search, they give! GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue,
about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any
search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.

Go to goodsearch.com to sign your charity up, or enter NC CAP in the charity box if you want
donations to go to us. Just 500 people searching four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year
without anyone spending a dime! And, be sure to spread the word!

Financing and Sustaining Summer Youth Employment Programs

This promising practice profile highlights effective strategies that three localities have used to
finance and sustain summer youth employment efforts. Youth program leaders in New York
City, Seattle-King County, and Hartford, Connecticut successfully engaged partners, utilized
technology, and blended an array of funding sources to expand their summer youth
employment programs in 2009. The profile highlights how other localities can replicate some of
these strategies in the summer of 2010 and beyond.

Financing and Sustaining Afterschool Programming: LA’s Best

This promising practice profile focuses on LA’s BEST’s organizational and fiscal practices that
have resulted in a successful and innovative approach to afterschool enrichment, in part due to
the partnership with the city and Los Angeles Unified School District. The LA’s BEST partnership
model makes it eligible for funding streams that would oTherwise be unavailable, allows it to
share administrative costs and ensures that quality afterschool programs remain a priority on
the city’s education agenda.

Forming Partnerships to Meet Administrative Needs of Youth-Serving Organizations

Youth-serving organizations have come under increasing pressure to do more with less in the
wake of the economic downturn. Many organizations are looking for ways to weaTher the
decline, including accessing untapped revenues, cutting costs, and building administrative
partnerships. This brief explores the options available to youth program leaders to meet their
back-office needs by establishing administrative partnerships. It addresses the following
questions:

The RGK Foundation

Offering grants up to $25, 000 for community, education and health projects including youth
development, community improvement, abuse prevention and educational enrichment
programs. Letters of inquiry are accepted year-round.

Duke Endowment

http://www.dukeendowment.org/child-care/child-care-faqs
Who is eligible for child care grants?

The following North Carolina and South Carolina organizations are eligible to apply for Child
Care grants:
Accredited, licensed residential children's homes
Accredited adoption placement agencies
Accredited child advocacy centers
Public sector child welfare agencies (under certain circumstances)
Big BroThers/Big Sisters agencies
Prevent Child Abuse of North Carolina and South Carolina (and their local affiliates)
Children and Family Services Association–NC
South Carolina Association of Children's Homes and Family Services
Organizations replicating proven models listed below
What kinds of projects does the Endowment fund?
Three broad categories define how we fund efforts aimed at helping children.
Replicating success grants reflect the value we place on proven programs and effective
practices. As we work to address persistent social problems, expand individual opportunity and
provide essential support, we value established approaches with clear records of success and
replicable models, including:
Families and Schools Together (FAST)
Multisystemicthe rapy (MST)
Parent-Child Interaction the rapy (PCIT)
StrengThening Families
The Incredible Years
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral the rapy (TF-CBT)
Positive Parenting Program (Triple-P)
Other proven approaches will be considered as well.
StrengThening organizations grants reflect our commitment to investing in building the
infrastructure of effective organizations and institutions. In our efforts to improve facilities,
systems, management and operations, we are particularly interested in supporting
opportunities that show great promise for long-term gains.
Advancing innovation grants reflect our investment in projects that advance innovation when
high-achieving, successful models are lacking.
When are grant applications due?
The Trustees of the Duke Endowment meet to review Child Care grant applications in June and
December. Applications must be received by December 15 for consideration at the June meeting
and June 15 for consideration at the December meeting.
Why does the Endowment only support programs in North Carolina and South Carolina?
We exist to fulfill the legacy of North Carolina industrialist and philanthropist James B. Duke. All
grant making at the Endowment is guided by an Indenture of Trust(pdf) in which Mr. Duke set
forth specific funding guidelines that focused on children, rural churches, health care and higher
education in the Carolinas. While our trustees have full discretion over year-to-year

disbursements, all grants must be made in accord with the wishes of Mr. Duke that they support
lives and communities in North Carolina and South Carolina.
My organization is starting a child care program/early education program/afterschool program.
Can we apply for a grant?
The Endowment awards grants in North Carolina and South Carolina only to eligible
organizations. Grants are available for child day-care centers, early education programs, or
after-school programs only if they are affiliated with one of these organizations.
The Endowment's Rural Church program area also makes grants to rural United Methodist
churches in North Carolina that are operating child care programs, but it cannot make grants to
churches of other denominations. If your rural United Methodist church is interested in a future
grant for a church-operated child care program, please contact our Rural Church program area.
Due to the current economic situation, however, the Endowment is not accepting new grant
applications.
Does the Endowment make grants for public school programs?
No. Our child care grants can be made only to eligible organizations.
Does the Endowment ever make child care grants to organizations outside the traditional
beneficiary list?
Sometimes. Occasionally the Endowment will launch an initiative that is open to non-traditional
beneficiaries.
How much will the Endowment contribute in a child care grant for a capital project?
Such grants typically cannot exceed 10 percent of the total project cost,and 60 percent of funds
necessary for the project must already be committed before the Endowment will award a grant.
My organization also serves children at risk for abuse and neglect. Are we eligible for a grant?
While the re are many worthwhile organizations working on behalf of children's welfare, the
Duke Endowment has chosen to focus its efforts only on the eligible organizations previously
mentioned. This choice is consistent with Mr. Duke's goal of achieving the maximum benefit
through grant making in narrowly defined areas. As he wrote in his Indenture of Trust(pdf),
broader grant making "probably would be productive of less good by reason of attempting too
much."
Our residential facility serves some children from the Carolinas, but we are located in another
state. Are we eligible for a grant?
No. In keeping with Mr. Duke's directions, residential facilities must be located in the Carolinas
to be eligible.
We are starting a group home for children. Is it eligible for support?
Yes, after it has been licensed and accredited.
What types of accreditation does the Endowment require for children's welfare agencies?
For residential facilities, foster care programs and adoption placement services, we recognize
accreditation by EAGLE, the Council on Accreditation, or the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations. For child advocacy centers, we recognize full accreditation by the
National Children's Alliance.

Children’s Trust Fund of South Carolina

http://www.scchildren.org/programs/3/applyforcbcapgrants/
Applying for a CBCAP Grant
Children’s Trust Fund of South Carolina is seeking qualified organizations or agencies to apply for
grants to support effective, community-based child abuse and neglect prevention programs.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION GRANTS
CFDA No. 93.590
Multi-year grant
First grant year: October 1, 2012 through
30-Sep-13
Applicants for Children’s Trust grants are local or statewide public entities or private non-profit
organizations meeting the requirements of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Funds will be used for prevention programs encompassing Parenting Education and Support or
Home Visitation.
During the coming year Children's Trust will place emphasis on:
Parent Education & Support – targeted services to vulnerable families that are at risk of abuse or
neglect. these programs will include and demonstrate:
Delivery of a model that takes place in an individual or group setting
Use of a set curriculum that is evidence/ research-based and age appropriate
Opportunities for practice and modeling of appropriate parenting behavior and skills
Increased knowledge and skills in the area of child rearing, behavior management, child
development and communication
Social support along with information and referrals to assist parents/caregivers
Home Visitation – family-focused services delivered in the home to expectant parents and
families with new babies and young children. these programs will include and demonstrate:
Delivery of a model that takes place in the home of the participant
Use of a set curriculum that is designed to individualize the sessions for the needs of the parent
and child and is evidence/ research-based and age appropriate
Use of an evaluation tool that monitors program effectiveness
Visits that last at least one hour
Visits that target an at-risk population will include plans for extended support and education
Interaction with the parent and child Together in a modeling situation with the home visitor
Conducted by trained professionals, paraprofessionals and/or volunteers
Any staff or volunteer conducting home visits will receive comprehensive training before
conducting visits. Training must be continuous throughout the grant year. (most programs
require a minimum of 16 hours of training.)
In compliance with federal statutes and recommendations, faith-based organizations are
encouraged to apply (based on recommendations from various national federal and private

faith-based technical assistance providers, Children’s Trust recommends that faith-based
organizations applying for funds established a separate 501(c)(3) entity to receive and maintain
federal funds for programs.
Applicants must adhere to the following:
Establish or continue a community-based child abuse and neglect prevention program serving
residents of South Carolina. Funds may not be used for treatment. Funds may not supplant
funds for an existing program.
Demonstrate the use of evidence based programming and practices that prove behavioral and
attitudinal changes in program participants, which lead to the prevention of child abuse and
neglect.
Ensure that training, staff development, and conferences support the prevention activities
outlined in the grant. To be paid for by Children’s Trust grant fund a specific training activity
must have prior approval from Children’s Trust.
When a program is a collaborative or sponsored effort, Children’s Trust will only contract with
the primary agency.
Provide documentation of 501(c)(3) status in the grant application. Any Grant Application not
showing 501(c)(3) status documentation at the time of application will not be accepted. The
name of the applicant and the name on the determination letter MUST match.
Include a current list of governing board members of the applicant organization.
Comply with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. No person shall be discriminated against
on the grounds of race, color national origin, sex, age or disability in receipt of services funded
with this grant.
Provide assurance to Children’s Trust that these funds are not used in a duplicative manner.
Private nonprofit organizations which are directly requesting funds from the legislature for the
prevention of child abuse and neglect for the coming year are not eligible to apply for grants
funded by Children’s Trust.
Encourage strong collaboration with other public/private agencies in the community.
Guarantee that parallel funding will not place restraints on the program’s ability to meet
Children’s Trust expectations.
Grant Applications must be received IN the CHILDREN’S TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICE by
4:30 p.m. EST on Friday, July 13, 2012. The re are no exceptions to this deadline. Please hand
deliver or send applications via UPS, Federal Express, United States Postal Service – upgraded
delivery, Airborne Express, etc. to: 1634 Main Street, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29201
*Note: If you choose to use standard postal delivery, please be aware of the following
Children’s Trust has no way to prove delivery time or date if you use standard postal delivery.
The re is no guarantee that your application will arrive at our offices or arrive in the time frame
you need. Return receipt and priority delivery is highly recommended.
Appeals based on late applications must include a return receipt with time and date.
Local Office
Program Coordinator & COO, Joan Hoffman

1634 Main Street, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29201
803-744-4026
Contact jhoffman@scchildren.org
Bidders Training Notice for CBCAP applications
CBCAP Documents and Forms for Proposals
CBCAP Frequently Asked Questions on the Application Process
CBCAP Grantee Reporting Forms
CBCAP Grantees
CBCAP Web Resources
Support Letter for the 2010 CAPTA Reauthorization

http://southcarolina.grantwatch.com/cat/4/children+grants.html

Children Grants for South Carolina - Grants for Garden Programs in Schools and Youth Groups

Deadline: 09/30/2012
Grants of $5, 000 to sustain a current garden program in schools and youth groups nationwide.
Existing garden programs involving children currently in grades K-12 are encouraged to apply.
The award is designed to support the continued sustainability of an exceptional youth garden
program that...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits and Schools for Environmental Education for Youth and Families
Grants of up to $2, 500 to United States-based schools and non-profit organizations to provide
innovative, high-quality educational programs that enable children and youth to understand and
appreciate their world through learning experiences that engage the m in active, hands-on
projects to improve...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits for Youth Athletics and Wellness Programs
Grants ranging from $1, 000 to $5, 000 to U.S. non-profits that provide opportunities for youth
(18 and under) to participate in athletics programs/activities that promote an active and healthy
lifestyle. Funding will be provided for eiTher: (a) community-based youth athletics programs
that...
Grants to U.S. Teachers to Integrate the Arts into Educational Programming
Grants of up to $1, 000 to U.S. teachers that create new or expand existing innovative programs
that integrate the arts into educational programming. The purpose of these grants is to aid and
support teachers who are trying to establish effective learning tools through using the arts in
teaching...
Grants to Non-Profits Nationwide for Mental Health Awareness Programs
Grants to non-profits nationwide for mental health awareness programs. Grants ranging from
$500 to $10, 000 are available for organizations that provide individuals, families, and the
general public with information necessary to change attitudes and remove the stigma
associated with depression...

Grants to Non-Profits, Schools, and Governments for Community Building and Youth and Family
Services
Grants ranging from $50 to $3, 000 to non-profits, public/private schools, libraries, and
government agencies that develop and implement effective, innovative projects, programs, or
activities that address the following issues: (a) disaster relief and recovery efforts, (b) making a
difference...
Grants to International Organizations and Individuals for Projects that Aid Vulnerable
Populations
Grants are available to U.S. organizations and individuals for projects that advance the goal of
inspiring and supporting charity, justice and righteousness throughout the world and to support
programs that will make a tangible and lasting difference in the lives of the populations
served....
Grants to Support K-12 Educational Field Trips
Grants of up to $700 will be awarded nationwide to educators, teachers, principals,
paraprofessionals, or classified staff of schools to plan and execute a field trip that will provide a
demonstrable learning experience for K-12 students. Funds are best used for visits to art,
science, and...
Grants to South Carolina Non-Profits for Basic Needs in Berkeley, Charleston, & Dorchester
Grants of up to $10, 000 to South Carolina non-profit organizations that provide high-quality,
outstanding programs that meet the needs of the people living in Berkeley, Charleston, and
Dorchester Counties. The Foundation is specifically looking to support projects that address the
areas of:...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits for Youth Outdoor Participation Programs
Grants of up to $2, 500 to U.S. non-profit organizations that provide programs that encourage
youth outdoor participation, with a focus on activities that: connect children with nature,
increase access to both front- and back-country recreation, and provide education for both
personal and environmental...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits for Projects and Programs that Provide Basic Human Needs
Grants are available to non-profit organizations nationwide for projects and programs that
supply basic human needs to individuals and families. Funds may be used to assist with needs
such as: Hunger Relief/Food Access, Emergency Shelter/Supportive Short-Term Housing, and
Benefits Access and...
Grants for Non-Profits and Public Agencies Assisting Black, Hispanic, and Native American Youth
Grants are available for large non-profits and public agencies in the U.S. territories to implement
or expand innovative programs that will enable black, Hispanic, and Native American middle and
high school youth to improve their health and opportunities for success in school, work, and...

Grants to U.S. Non-Profits, Public/Private Agencies, and OThers to Promote Senior Volunteerism
Grants are available to U.S. non-profits, universities, government agencies, and other entities for
projects that support volunteers 55 years or more in the following focus areas: education,
health, veterans and military families, environment, economic opportunity, and disaster
services. The ...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits in Multiple States for K-12 Education, Environment, & Community
Vitality
Grants to U.S. non-profits in multiple states that provide a wide rage of innovative, high-quality
programs that address the areas of K-12 STEM education, environmental sustainability, and
community vitality. The purpose of these grants is to promote the development and
implementation of programs...
Grants to Non-Profits, Schools, and Faith-Based for Education, Health Care, and Sustainability
Programs
Grants ranging from $5, 000 to $10, 000 to non-profits, public, and private elementary and
secondary schools, hospitals/medical research organizations, and faith-based organizations
across the United States that provide quality, innovative programs in the focus areas of:
education, health care, ...
Grants to Create Parent-Child Education Programs for Low Income Hispanic Families
One-time grants of $50, 000 will be awarded to non-profit organizations to set up
comprehensive Parent-Child Education Programs for low-income high needs Hispanic families in
order to break the cycle of poverty. these programs will promote community economic
development, positive parenting skills...
Grants to Non-Profits for Music, Education, & Community Organizing Projects
Letter of Intent Due: 09/15/2012
Grants to non-profits and individuals that develop start-up projects and innovations in music,
education, and community organizing. The purpose of these grants is to promote the
development of new education projects that focus on learning as a community activity, and
community organizing projects, ...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits and Schools for Youth-Led Health Programs
Grants of up to $1, 000 are available nationwide to schools and other community-based non-
profit organizations for youth-led service-learning projects that aim to combat childhood obesity
through walking, running, or hiking programs. Proposals must include an activity element where
young people...
Grants to PreK-8 Public School Educators for New Techniques to Encourage Academic
Achievement

Grants of $2, 000 and $5, 000 to U.S. PreK-8 public school educators who develop and
implement new ideas, techniques, and approaches for addressing the following key focus issues:
environmental awareness, health and wellness, students’ right to a quality public education, and
active community...
Grants to U.S. Public & Private Schools to Enrich Learning Experiences for K-12 Students
Grants of $50, 000 each to U.S.-based K-12 public and private schools that develop and
implement successful and effective programs that improve educational experiences for
students, with a special focus on projects in the following areas: (a) out-of-classroom play
activities, (b) arts and creativity, ...
Grants to K-12 Schools for Aerospace Education Activities in Classrooms
Grants of up to $250 to United States-based schools that promote aerospace education
activities in classrooms from kindergarten through twelfth grades. The purpose of these grants
is to meet the unmet and unfunded educational needs of students by providing grants to worthy
projects that significantly...
Grants to Non-Profits, Government & Tribal Entities for Programs Addressing Sexual Violence
Grants for programs that address issues of sexual violence against children, youth, and young
adults, from ages 13 - 24, will be awarded to experienced U.S. non-profit entities, community-
based organizations, local governments, and tribal organizations and governments. Two
programs will be...
Grants to Low-Income Schools and School Districts to Implement a Hotline to Improve Student
Safety
Grants of up to $2, 500 are available to schools and school districts in low-income/high poverty
areas to implement a safety hotline for students. Funds will help schools introduce a bullying
hotline where anonymous callers can report incidents of bullying. The program is designed to
help reduce...
Grants to Non-Profits in U.S States and Puerto Rico that Benefit Children and the Underserved
Grants of up to $5, 000 will be awarded within eligible U.S. States and Puerto Rico to non-profit
organizations for inclusive programs and programs that benefit children. Specific focus areas
include: children with disabilities under age 21. academic and enrichment programs at public
schools....
Grants to Non-Profit Organizations for Education, Youth Leadership, and Wellness
Grants to U.S. non-profits that develop and implement high quality programs that promote
eiTher (a) educational opportunities for children and families, (b) youth leadership, or (c)
wellness. The purpose of these grants is to provide funding to support innovative, effective
programs that show...

Grants to Non-Profits for Projects that Promote a Free Society
Grants to U.S. non-profits that develop and implement innovative and effective projects that
focus on cultivating a renewed, healthier, and more vigorous sense of citizenship among the
American people. The purpose of these grants is to promote programs that nurture the
development of competent, ...
Awards to Students in Grades 5-12 for Volunteer Work
Awards of $1, 000 plus a trip to Washington, D.C., will be given to middle and high school
students in grades 5-12, who made a difference through volunteering over the past year. Ten of
these award recipients will be chosen for national honors with additional awards. Multiple
students involved...
Grants for Lifestyle Modification Programs for Type 2 Diabetics
Grants are available for eligible organizations to follow participants enrolled in long-term
lifestyle modification programs. Grantees can follow obese/overweight type 2 diabetics, who
are involved in weight loss programs, to monitor the effects of the programs in one of two ways:
(1) through...
Grants to U.S./U.S. Territories Schools, Non-Profits, and OThers for Environmental Education
Programs
Grants are available to educational, government, and non-profit entities in the U.S. territories to
develop and implement environmental education programs, in a variety of venues, for youth
and adults. The projects should serve as replicable models to be used in other settings. must
address...
Grants to U.S. Youth Athletics Teams for Youth Sports Programs
Grants of $2, 500 each to U.S. non-profit youth sports teams/organizations, recreational
departments, and high-school athletic teams. The purpose of these grants is to support both
large and small youth sports programs that positively impact youth and that demonstrate
innovation.
The divisions...
Grants to Non-Profits, Faith-Based, and Governments for Programs that Benefit U.S.
Communities
Grants ranging from $250 to $5, 000 to U.S. non-profits, state/county/city governments, faith-
based organizations, and schools (K-12 public/private school, charter school, community/junior
college, state/private college or university) that provide programs that benefit communities in
the areas...
Grants to South Carolina Non-Profits for Programs for Disadvantaged and Minority Youth

Grants of up to $10, 000 to non-profit organizations in Southern South Carolina counties for
programs that benefit disadvantaged and minority youth. The Fund seeks to improve the
educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth by providing enrichment classes, mentoring
opportunities, GED preparation, ...
Nationwide Grants to Alleviate Poverty and to Promote Education, Environment, and Health
Letter of Intent Due: 09/21/2012
Nationwide grants to alleviate poverty and promote education, the environment, and health.
Funding ranging from $5, 000 to $15, 000 is available for non-profit organizations for programs
and projects that contain a root cause analysis of the key factors affecting the problem the
project will...
Grants to South Carolina Non-Profits for Community Impact and Investment Projects
Grants to South Carolina non-profits for community impact projects that benefit people who live
and/or work on Hilton Head Island. The Foundation seeks to support projects that have
measurable outcomes, that are sustainable and collaborative, and that will impact positively
upon large sectors...
Grants to U.S. Schools & Community Organizations for Innovative Child-Centered Gardening
Programs
Grants in the form of in-kind donations (valued at up to $1, 000) to schools and community
organizations throughout the United States that provide successful child-centered gardening
programs. Priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of the following
elements: integration...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits for Education and Equality for Women and Girls
Grants of up to $10, 000 to U.S. community-based non-profit organizations that develop and
implement innovative and effective programs or non-degree research projects that promote
education and equality for women and girls, with special consideration given to projects focused
on K-12 and community...
Grants to Greenville, South Carolina Non-Profits for Art, Education, Environment, and Health
Grants ranging from $40, 000 to $100, 000 to non-profit community organizations in Greenville
County, South Carolina that create and implement successful programs and projects that fit
within one of the five funding areas of: arts and culture, education, environment, health, and
human services....
Grants to Nonprofits for Health, Culture,
Education, and Social Services
Deadline: Ongoing
Grants ranging up to $250, 000 for nonprofit organizations addressing health, culture,
education, and social service and serving a large demographic. The purpose of this funding is to

support efforts to ensure that all people have the opportunity to build healthy, productive and
enriched lives....
Grants to Improve Education, Health and
The Community Acrossthe U.S.
Grants ranging up to $25, 000 for organizations to improve education, health, medicine, and the
community in the U.S. The foundation seeks to fund programs to advance knowledge, improve
society and help realize human potential. The RFP will fund three different categories of grants,
including...
Grants for Programs Working to Foster
Global Unity and Preserve World Cultures
Grants of up to $25, 000 will be awarded to non-profit organizations for a broad range of
projects that help to make the world a better place to live. Eligible projects foster cooperation,
understanding, and unity among peoples of all backgrounds, including programs that help
preserve the heritages...
Grants to Support NYC Organizations, Education,
and Jewish Heritage Initiatives
Grants will be awarded to non-profit organizations in the United States and Israel, with a
particular emphasis on New York City. A very diverse range of projects are funded through this
initiative including those seeking to strengthen New York City organizations and institutions,
those that...
Grants to Develop an International
Youth Public Policy Database
Grants for up to $10, 000 to facilitate the development of an electronic youth public policy
database. The Foundation works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments
are accountable to their citizens. The purpose of this RFP is to support the development of web-
based programs...
Opportunities for Non-Profits to Receive
Product Donations for their Organization
Opportunities are available for non-profit organizations to better serve the needs of their
members. Through a major networking operation, the provider receives donations of a wide
variety of items from a huge range of donors and makes the m available to non-profits who have
become members of...
Grants to Improve Child Education
Programs in the United States
Grants for up to $5, 000 to improve child education programs in the United States. The overall
goal of the Foundation is to improve the lives of children throughout the country. The purpose
of this funding opportunity is to support projects in the areas of early childhood education and
development...
Grants to Address Community Improvement
Projects Throughout the United States

Grants for up to $3, 000 to address select community needs throughout the United States. The
mission of the Foundation is to support the communities throughout the areas in which it
conducts business. The purpose of the available funding is to support community improvement
and building efforts...
Grants to Support Non-Profits
that Inspire Students to Succeed
Grants for non-profit organizations that inspire students ages 11-18 to improve their academic
achievements. The purpose of this grant is to support organizations that provide hands-on
learning opportunities that improve students' proficiency in science, technology, engineering
and math. ...
Grants to Support Economic Development
Programs in Local Communities
Grants are available to support non-profits that build strong local economies. The purpose of
these grants is to support programs that increase access to opportunities for residents to build
their wealth in a sustainable manner. Funding will support non-profits and communities that
implement...
Grants to Promote Community Services Initiated by Youth
Grants to support youth-initiated projects that benefit communities nationwide in the following
focus areas: health, the environment, democracy and equality, and community issues. The
purpose of these grants is to promote youth activism in community issues. The Foundation will
primarily fund...
Grants to Improve Education and Entrepreneurship
Grant for organizations in the US, and specifically in Kansas City, Missouri to promote positive
education and accelerate entrepreneurship. The goal of the Foundation is to enable youth to
become productive citizens and improve the economic welfare of the nation. The Foundation
seeks an organization...
Grants for Environmental, Social, Jewish and Israel-Focused Projects in the U.S. Israel
Grants ranging between $15, 000 and $25, 000 are being awarded for projects focusing on
social, environmental, Israeli and Jewish issues in the U.S. Israel. Qualified non-profits can
receive funding for projects that help to develop a more just, caring, ecological and sustainable
world. Grants...
Grants for Organizations Nationwide to Address Social and Environmental Issues
Competitive grants of up to $15, 000 are available to non-profit grassroots organizations
nationwide and to organizations that provide technical and other assistance to these groups.
Areas of interest for this opportunity are the environment, social justice, and sustainable food
systems. Eligible...
Grants to Improve the Lives of Rural and Disadvantaged Communities
Individuals and companies in the consumer-based satellite video and broadband industry are
eligible to apply for grants for programs and projects that benefit communities throughout the

nation. The goal of the funding is to support activities that fill a particular need such as disaster
relief...
Grants to Support Jewish Life and Community Grants to Support Democracy in Israel
The funding agency is made up of a group of foundations. The foundations provide: grants that
strengthen Jewish life, Israeli democracy, educational opportunity, health and mental health,
and human rights. grants that promote educational opportunity, health, and human rights.
grants that strengthen n...
Grants to Support Innovative Curriculum Ideas by Teachers Across the United States
Grants ranging from $100 to $500 are available for dedicated and outstanding teachers who
wish to conduct classroom projects in the areas of arts, science, math, language, history, and
social studies (selected from the Foundation's list of projects collected during the past decade).
The purpose...
Grants to United States Non-Profits for Education, Health, Culture, and Social Services
Grants to support established U.S. based non-profits that serve large demographic areas of
populations and address important issues in the areas of: education, health, culture, and social
services. The purpose of these grants is to promote the development and implementation of
programming which...
Grants to Support U.S. International Non-Profit Arts, Education, and Community Service
Programs
Grants to non-profit organizations across the U.S. internationally that provide quality, innovative
programs in the focus areas of: arts and culture, community betterment, education, and
community service. The purpose of these grants is to promote the development and
implementation of programming...
Grants to Non-Profit Organizations for Pet-Care Assistance for Individuals in Crisis
Grants to non-profits that provide programs that meet the needs of community members for
pet-care assistance during times of crisis. The purpose of these grants is to provide financial
support to programs that: (a) provide pet-care assistance to help people through times of
medical necessity...
Grants to Non-Profit Organizations for Programs that Meet Community Needs
Grants ranging of up to $25, 000 to non-profits across the United States with innovative
programs that strengthen selected communities in the areas of: health and human services,
hunger relief, education, and helping people with disabilities. The Foundation provides funding
in three different...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits for Youth Violence Prevention Programs
Grants ranging from $25, 000 to $100, 000 to U.S.-based non-profit organizations that work to
prevent violent behavior (including homicide, aggravated assault, robbery and rape) among
youth, with a focus on youth violence prevention projects in Southwestern Pennsylvania
(primarily in Pittsburgh)...
Grants to International and U.S. Non-Profits that Directly Assist Disadvantaged Children

Grants ranging from $1, 000 to $15, 000 to non-profits across the U.S. internationally that
provide direct assistance and aid to vulnerable children (0-18 years old), regardless of their
circumstances. The purpose of these grants is to provide financial support for small, grassroots
projects...
Grants to Non-Profits, Schools, and Governments for Materials and Tools to Plant Orchards
Grants to U.S. (and occasionally, international) non-profits, NGOs, public schools, or government
entities that are interested in partnering with the Foundation to plant fruit trees and plants. The
purpose of these grants is to provide organizations with the materials needed to grow fruit...
Grants to Non-Profit Organizations Benefit Children and Youth Around the World
Grants to non-profit organizations and groups around the globe that work directly with children
and youth. The purpose of these grants is to provide small grants to innovative, community-
based organizations working with many of the world’s most vulnerable children. The Fund's
ultimate goal...
Grants to U.S. International Non-Profits for Education, Civic, and Environmental Programs
Grants to a variety of U.S. international non-profits that provide broad-based programs and
services that address major social problems in the areas of education, employability, cultural
affairs, environment, and information technology. The Foundation also makes grants to colleges
and...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits, Schools, and Governments for Education, Community, and
Health/Medicine
Grants averaging about $25, 000 to U.S. non-profit organizations, including hospitals,
educational institutions, and governmental institutions, that provide high-quality, innovative
programs that address the broad areas of education, community, and health/medicine. The
purpose of these grants...
Grants to Support U.S. Israeli Non-Profits that Serve Poor and Vulnerable Individuals and
Families
Grants will be awarded primarily in Maryland and Israel to non-profit organizations for programs
that assist financially disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals and families. The Foundation's
focus areas are: Older Adults, Workforce Development, Basic Human Needs & Health,
Disabilities, Education, ...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits to Improve the Quality of Life for Americans
Grants of at least $250, 000 to U.S. non-profits that develop and implement innovative and
effective programs that address the Foundation's main areas of focus: education, workforce
development/economic development, health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and
hunger relief. The purpose...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits in Multiple States for Children, Education, Health & Human Services
Grants to U.S. non-profits in multiple states that provide a wide rage of innovative, high-quality
programs that address the areas of children, education, and health and human services. The
purpose of these grants is to promote the development and implementation of programs that
help meet...

Grants to U.S. Foreign Non-Profits to Fight Injustice and Sustain the Environment
Grants averaging between $30, 000 and $120, 000 will be awarded globally to non-profit
organizations for national and international projects to fight injustice, and to protect the
diversity of nature and the natural systems upon which all life depends. The Fund supports
initiatives related to...
Grants to U.S. Non-Profits in Multiple States to Meet Educational, Health, & Basic Needs of
Residents
Grants to U.S. non-profits in multiple states that provide a wide range of quality programs that
address the areas of: (a) food for the hungry, (b) breast cancer initiatives, (c) disaster relief
efforts, and (d) K-12 education, and more. The purpose of these grants is to promote the
development...
Grants to U.S. International Non-Profits for Science Education, Health Care, Civic Engagement
Grants of at least $10, 000 to U.S. international non-profits and government entities, including
educational institutions, public libraries, and public hospitals that work to advance science
education, improve quality of care and access for patients, and support resources that create
sound...
Ken May, Acting Executive Director
Katie Fox, Arts Education Program Director
1800 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8696
Fax: (803) 734-8526
TTY: (803) 734-8983
kmay@arts.sc.gov
http://www.state.sc.us/arts/

Division of Child Care Licensing and Regulatory Services (South Carolina)

Regulates the health, safety, and well-being of children in out-of-home care. provides support
and quality control services to child care providers.
Leigh Bolick, Child Care Services Director
Cynthia S. Lara, Division Director
Rick Knight, Program Coordinator
State Department of Social Services
Suite 200
2638 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 898-9030
(800) 556-7445

Fax: (803) 989-9029
richard.knight@dss.sc.gov or leigh.bolick@dss.sc.gov
http://www.state.sc.us/dss/cdclrs/

National History Day Program (South Carolina)

Donald Stewart, Interim State Coordinator
South Carolina Archives and History Center
8301 Parklane Road
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 896-6224
Fax: (803) 896-6167
Stewart@scdah.state.sc.us or Johnson@scdah.state.sc.us
Provides history teachers with an innovative teaching tool. assists teachers and schools in
meeting educational standards that require outcome-based learning activities. encouragesthe
study of history by guiding students to express the mselves creatively through presentations of
historical topics and materials in a variety of formats. stimulates student interest in learning
about history by integrating the materials and methods of social studies, art, literature, language
and music into their entries. supportsthe development of research and reading skills and the
refinement of presentation skills in writing, visual projects, and performances.
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/nathstdy.htm

Education for Homeless Children and Youth (South Carolina)

Ensures that all homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate
public education, including public preschool education, provided to other children and youth.
develops, reviews, and revises policies to remove barriers to the enrollment, attendance, and
success in school of homeless children and youth. providesthe m with opportunities to meet the
same challenging state content and state student performance standards to which all students
are held.
Brenda J. Myers, State Coordinator
State Department of Education
Suite 1114-E
1429 Senate Street
(803) 734-3215
(888) 565-7261
Fax: (803) 734-3043
bmyers@ed.sc.gov
http://www.ed.sc.gov/

Correctional Education Division (South Carolina)

Provides services to those inmates who participate in education activities so that they may
become responsible and productive persons who can effectively manage their incarceration and
make contributions to their community upon release.
Jon Ozmint, Agency Director
Dr. Randy Reagan, Superintendent of Education
Dr. Lisa Hall, Associate Superintendent
Teresa Johnson, Administrative Assistant
SC Department of Corrections
Palmetto Unified School District
4444 Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 896-1583
Fax: (803) 896-1513
johnson.teresa@doc.state.sc.us or reagan.randy@doc.state.sc.us
http://www.state.sc.us/scdc/

Office of Adult Education (South Carolina)

Provide students with opportunities to develop skills needed to qualify for further r education,
job training, and better employment.
Dr. David Stout Jr.
Suite 908
(803) 734-8071
Fax: (803) 734-3643
dstout@ed.sc.gov or wcupstid@ed.sc.gov
http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Adult-Education/old/ac ...

Division of Children with Special Health Care Needs (South Carolina)

Addresses issues related to innovative managed care arrangements, Medicaid managed care,
policies, access to care, epidemiology of chronic childhood conditions, and the identification of
children with special health care needs.
C. Earl Hunter, Commissioner
Dr. Lisa Waddell, Deputy Commissioner for Health
Brenda Y. Martin, Maternal and Child Health Bureau Director
Cheryl Waller, Division Director
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Mills-Jarrett Complex
P.O. Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 898-0784 / (800) 868-0404

Toll-Free Restrictions: SC residents only
Fax: (803) 898-0613
wallercj@dhec.sc.gov or babynet@dhec.sc.gov
http://www.dhec.sc.gov/health/mch/cshcn/index.htm

South Carolina Technical College System

Exchanges information on issues, trends, and projects, including state and federal legislation as
well as finances relating to community colleges. shares data from the state and national levels to
provide a perspective on community colleges. promotes research and legislation at the national
level in concert with the American Association of Community Colleges. provides programs of
assistance to members.
Dr. Barry W. Russell, President
Kelly Steinhilper, Director of Communications
Tami Hinson, Administrative Assistant
State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education
111 Executive Center Drive
(803) 896-5280
Fax: (803) 896-5281
hinson@sctechsystem.com or steinhilper@sctechsystem.com
http://www.sctechsystem.com/

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Cheryl Waller
Brenda Martin, Bureau Director
Provides leadership, partnerships, and resources to advance the health of all our states'
moThers, infants, children, and adolescents.
1751 Calhoun Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2606
Fax: (803) 898-2065
martinby@dhec.sc.gov or wallercj@dhec.sc.gov
http://www.dhec.sc.gov/health/mch/

Office of Exceptional Children (South Carolina)

Ensure appropriate services and opportunities for children and youth with disabilities.
Michelle M. Bishop, Interim Director
Room 808
(803) 734-8806
Fax: (803) 734-4824

mbishop@ed.sc.gov or abouknig@ed.sc.gov
http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Exceptional-Children/

Office of Career and Technology Education (South Carolina)

Administer vocational-technical education programs and services for youth and adults at the
state level through federal grants awarded under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied
Technology Education Act.
Dr. James R. Couch Sr.
Tina Proctor, Administrative Assistant
Office of the Director, 912-A Rutledge Building
(803) 734-8410
Fax: (803) 734-3525
TProctor@ed.sc.gov
http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology- ...

South Carolina Department of Education

Provide information, resources, and technical assistance on educational matters to the schools
and the residents.
Dr. Mitchell M Zais, State Superintendent of Education
1006 Rutledge Building
(803) 734-8815
Fax: (803) 734-3389
cclark@ed.sc.gov or jfoster@ed.sc.gov
http://ed.sc.gov/

South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission

Provides information on grants, scholarships, and other financial aid for college students from
the state, including federally-supported state programs such as Byrd scholarships and LEAP
(Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership) grants.
Earl L. Mayo Jr., Executive Director
Katie Harrison, Deputy Director
Gena Miles, Financial Officer
800 Dutch Square Boulevard
Suite 260A
(803) 896-1120
Fax: (803) 896-1126
info@sctuitiongrants.org
http://www.sctuitiongrants.com/

South Carolina Student Loan

Private, non-profit corporations designated to administer the Federal Family Education Loan
Program (FFELP).
Charles C. Sanders, President
Michael E. Fox, Vice President, Outreach
P.O. Box 21487
Interstate Center, Suite 210
Columbia, SC 29221
(803) 798-0916
(800) 347-2752
Fax: (803) 772-9410
mfox@scstudentloan.org
http://www.scstudentloan.org/

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

Provide information on the state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial aid
assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education programs, and career
opportunities.
Dr. Garrison Walters, Executive Director
Kenneth B. Wingate, Chairman
Camille Brown, Assistant Director/Chief Information Officer
1333 Main Street
(803) 737-2260
(877) 349-7183
Fax: (803) 737-2297
cbrown@che.sc.gov or frontdesk@che.sc.gov
http://www.che.sc.gov/

South Carolina Humanities Council

Funds and conducts humanities-based cultural and educational programs.
Dr. Randy L. Akers, Executive Director
Judy Burke Bynum, Chairperson
P.O. Box 5287
Columbia, SC 29250
(803) 771-2477
Fax: (803) 771-2487
info@schumanities.org or rlakers@schumanities.org
http://www.schumanities.org/

South Carolina State Library

Assists libraries and each state's residents with rapid access to library and informational
resources through the development and coordination of a statewide library/information system.
David Goble
Felicia Vereen, Interim Director of Library Services
1500 Senate Street
P.O. Box 11469
(803) 734-8026
Fax: (803) 734-4757
reference@statelibrary.sc.gov
http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/

Parent Training and Resource Center (South Carolina)

Provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with
disabilities and to people who work with parents to enable the m to participate more fully and
effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of their children with disabilities.
Bev McCarty
Suite Six
1575 Savannah Highway
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 266-1318
Fax: (843) 266-1941
bevmccarty@frcdsn.org or frc@frcdsn.org
http://www.frcdsn.org/

PRO-Parents of South Carolina

Mary S. Eaddy, Executive Director
Suite 203
652 Bush River Road
(803) 772-5688
(800) 759-4776
Fax: (803) 772-5341
proparents@proparents.org
http://www.proparents.org/

South Carolina PTA

Supports and speaks on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and
before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children.

assists parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children. encourages
parent and public involvement in public schools.
Sharyl Richardson, President
Brandi Cosier, Executive Assistant
1826 Henderson Street
(803) 765-0806
(800) 743-3782
Fax: (803) 765-0399
office@scpta.org
http://www.scpta.org/

Tech Prep (South Carolina)

Prepare students for a highly skilled, technical occupation that allows eiTher direct entry into
the workplace as a qualified technician or further r education leading to baccalaureate and
advanced degrees. Tech Prep is a 4-year sequence of study from the 11th grade through 2 years
of postsecondary occupation education culminating in a certificate or associate degree.
Dr. James R. Couch, State Director
Wofford O'Sullivan, Education Associate
Rutledge Building, Room 926
(803) 734-8564
wosulliv@ed.sc.gov

South Carolina Commission for the Blind

Coordinates and provides counseling, evaluation, and job placement services for people with
disabilities.
James M. Kirby, Commissioner
Linda Johnston, Commissioner's Assistant
1430 Confederate Avenue
P.O. Box 2467
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 898-8700
(800) 922-2222
Fax: (803) 898-8852
Ljohnston@sccb.sc.gov or publicinfo@sccb.sc.gov
http://www.sccb.state.sc.us/

South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department

Barbara G. Hollis, Commissioner

1410 Boston Avenue
P.O. Box 15
West Columbia, SC 29171-0015
(803) 896-6504
(800) 832-7526
Fax: (803) 896-6529
TTY: (803) 896-6666
info@scvrd.state.sc.us or bhollis@scvrd.state.sc.us
http://www.scvrd.net/

Southeast Comprehensive Center

Help states, school districts, and schools meet the needs of children, including: children in high
poverty areas, migratory children, immigrant children, children with limited-English proficiency,
neglected or delinquent children, homeless children and youth, Indian children, children with
disabilities, and, where applicable, Native Alaskan and Hawaiian children. Focus on two
priorities: assisting Title I schoolwide programs and helping local education agencies that have
the highest percentages or numbers of children in poverty.
Dr. Robin Jarvis, Program Manager
Dr. Vicki Dimock, Program Director
SEDL
Suite 700
3501 North Causeway Boulevard
Metairie, LA 70002
(504) 838-6861
Fax: (504) 831-5242
rjarvis@sedl.org or vdimock@sedl.org
http://secc.sedl.org/

Southeastern Equity Center

Assist school districts and education agencies with issues related to educational equity in the
areas of race, national origin, and gender desegregation.
Jerry Graniero
Tery J Medina, Associate Director
Grace Reyes, Office and Business Manager
Miami Equity Associates, Inc.
Suite 304
1401 East Broward Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 765-3553

Fax: (954) 523-3340
info@Southeastequity.org
http://www.Southeastequity.org/

Angels With Special Needs

Help families get involved in their children's learning. Target areas with high concentrations of
low-income, minority, and limited-English-proficient parents.
Helen Duckett
Helen Duckett, Founder-CEO
P.O. Box 25555
Columbia, SC 29224
(803) 419-5136
Fax: (803) 788-3236
helen@angelswithspecialneeds.org
http://www.angelswithspecialneeds.org/

Children's Trust of South Carolina

Parent Information and Resource Centers (South Carolina)
Sue Oliver Williams, Chief Executive Officer
Heidi Vaughn, PIRC Director
P.O. Box 11644
1634 Main Street, Suite 100
(803) 733-5430
(800) 244-5373
Fax: (803) 744-4020
hvaughn@scchildren.org or swilliams@scchildren.org
http://www.scchildren.org/default.asp

SERVE Center

Research education issues, print publications, and provide training programs to teachers and
administrators. Offer region-specific services that must be accessed through district education
officials. Provide publications to anyone, regardless of region.
Dr. Ludwig D. van Broekhuizen, Executive Director
Lora Hodges, Deputy Executive Director
Kathleen Dufford-Melendez, Senior Education Program Specialist
Dixon Building
5900 Summit Avenue
Browns Summit, NC 27214
(336) 315-7400

(800) 755-3277
Fax: (336) 315-7457
kdufford@serve.org or cmutarel@serve.org
http://www.serve.org/

Mid-South Regional Resource Center

Assist state education agencies in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices,
and policies that affect children and youth with disabilities. Help states and U.S. jurisdictions find
integrated solutions by offering consultation, information services, technical assistance, training,
and product development. Provide customized products, information, and services that address
a wide range of topics.
Dr. Richard Lewis
The Alliance for Systems Change
Human Development Institute/University of Kentucky
One Quality Street, Suite 722
Lexington, KY 40507
(859) 257-4921
Fax: (859) 257-4353
TTY: (859) 257-2903
rlewis@uky.edu or ahumes@uky.edu
http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/msrrc

Community Development Block Grant

The South Carolina Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is designed to
provide assistance to units of local government in improving economic opportunities and
meeting community revitalization needs, particularly for persons of low and moderate incomes.
The Program’ s mission has been developed to improve the well-being of all South Carolinians
by strengthenning communities through revitalization of and improvements to neighborhoods,
public infrastructure and local economy.
The CDBG Program has six major categories that address a full range of activities:
Community Infrastructure: Addresses water, roads, sewer and drainage activities.
Community Enrichment: Addresses needs in facilities and services.
Village Renaissance: Addresses revitalization needs through comprehensive strategies linking
commercial revitalization to improvements in adjacent neighborhoods.
“Ready To Go”: Addresses Community Infrastructure or Community Enrichment project
activities that are shovel ready.
Regional Planning: Provided to Councils of Governments to assist local governments in
developing plans and building local community development capacity.

The se categories must be submitted during one of the two funding rounds offered during the
year, except for the “Ready To Go” category, which may be submitted at anytime during the
year once the project is shovel ready.
Business Development: Provides resources for local governments to pursue opportunities that
create new jobs, retain existing jobs, stimulate private investment and revitalize or facilitate the
competiveness of the local economy.
Business Development project applications may be submitted at anytime during the year.
All CDBG projects must address one of three national objectives:
Benefit low and moderate income persons
Eliminate slum or blight
Address urgent community needs
Maximum grant amounts are generally $500, 000 but may be higher based on location and
proposed activity. Most grants require a 10 percent local match.
For information on the CDBG program, please contact Grazier Rhea or Jason Vance at 803-327-
9041 or by e-mail at grhea@catawbacog.org or jvance@catawbacog.org.
http://catawbacog.org/community-development/community-development-block-grant/

IHOBF - Myrtle Beach

IHOBF is working to enrich young lives by taking Action for the Arts® in communities across the
nation. Please check back in September 2012 for information about opportunities that will be
available in for Fall 2012. Also visit IHOBF's online Learning Center, Exhibition Center, and
www.actionforThe arts.org to about IHOBF programs, events, and educational resources. Be
sure to check back periodically for updates.
http://www.ihobf.org/communities/myrtle-beach/

Action for the Arts Instruments, Arts Resources, and Grants Program

Public schools and non-profit organizations located in Myrtle Beach may be eligible to apply for
musical instruments, arts resources and grants to support music and arts instructional programs
for youth. Applications for the 2012/2013 program year (September 1, 2012, through June 30,
2013) will be accepted from May 1 through August 31, 2012 - DEADLINE EXTENDED. .
ihobfmyrtlebeach@livenation.com

America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia

2501 President Street

Savannah, GA 31404
P: 912.236.6750
www.helpendhunger.com
Referred By: Heikki Larsen
Mary Jane Crouch
Grant Amount: $5, 000.00
America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia was established in 1981 as a response to hunger
and food waste. By 2009, Second Harvest provided 7.1 million pounds of food to more than 90,
000 people, including 56, 000 children. SFC supports the Kids' Café, which was created in 1989
when two young boys were found searching for food in an area housing project. This Savannah
initiative is now nationwide with 1, 700 Kids Cafés providing more than 2, 000, 000 meals in
2009. Now Second Harvest sponsors 34 Kids Cafés in four counties that serve more than 2, 500
hot evening meals to children. The program’s unique approach to ending the cycle of poverty
and hunger provides at-risk children hot, nutritionally-balanced meals in safe, nurturing
environments. Children receive homework assistance and tutoring to improve their academic
performance along with nutrition education, cultural enrichment, and physical activities. During
the summer months, Kids Cafés provide children with two meals a day.

American Cancer Society

South Atlantic Division
950 48th Avenue North, Suite 101
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
P 843.213.0333 x 206
MelanyMader, Community Manager
SFC is proud to support Krysta Price, a Margaritaville employee in Myrtle Beach who coordinates
the store's participation in the annual Conquering Cancer Walk/Run. This charity run/walk is an
event full of love, compassion and empowerment. It does not focus on or single out one
particular cancer, but speaks to everyone’s common battles, struggles, losses, and victories.
Every cancer will be represented and Together as a community walkers and runners come
Together to take one step closer to fighting a disease that affects so many of us and the ones we
love.

B.O.R.N. (Better Opportunities Right Now)

828 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
P 504.453.3664
www.betteropportunitiesrightnow.com
Tyra Brown

BORN's specific purpose is to provide "Better Opportunities Right Now" by connecting socio-
economically disadvantaged citizens with life skills information and resources through
education, advocacy and referral services. Our mission is achieved through education,
professional development, collaboration and referral services in two key ways: by developing a
community populated by individuals united by their desire to make a lasting difference in the
lives of those in need, and by taking on challenging projects to improve the community. BORN's
projects include: Financial Freedom, Gulf Coast Family Reunion Showcase, High School Help,
Hope for the Holidays, In Memory of Project, Life Skills, MOMS program, Senior Support

Bahama Village Music Program

727 Fort Street
Key West, FL 30040
305.292.9628
katchen@bvmpkw.org, www.bvmpkw.org
Referred By: Margaritaville Store Key West
Katchen Duncan
The Bahama Village Music Program was created in 1999 to honor Ellen Sanchez, a beloved music
teacher in Bahama Village whose retirement left a void in the community. The program provides
free music education to the children of Bahama Village residents, a historic community of multi-
generational Bahamian Conchs. Its primary goal is to create an effective learning environment
for developing music skills and self-esteem, while nurturing a strong sense of community among
young residents of Bahama Village.
The music program’s participants aged six to sixteen and now representing the entire Key West
community, are encouraged to explore many aspects of music, from learning notes, rhythm,
counting, tempo, and style to perfecting their performance skills in piano, guitar, violin,
percussion, steel pan, woodwinds, choir, dance, and juggling. Professional music educators,
adult volunteers, and high school students teach private and group lessons throughout the
school year. Students in the Bahama Village Music Program perform in free concerts and recitals
for their families and residents of Key West throughout the year. these young performers
sustain our program’s belief that music can remove barriers, unite diverse cultures, and uplift
the spirits of our community.

Boys Hope Girls Hope of New Orleans

P.O. Box 19307
New Orleans, LA 70179-0307
P 504.484.7744,
F 504.484.6120,
C 985.502.7729
nolaprogram@bhgh.org, www.bhghnola.org

Referred By: Margaritaville Store New Orleans
Lindsay Hymel
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater New Orleans provides children in need between the ages of 8
and 18 with a stable home, positive parenting, high-quality education, and the support needed
to reach their full potential. Local founders, Fr. Harry Tompson, S.J. Hon. Adrian G. Duplantier,
recognized that a child’s ability to thrive requires both high-quality academics and a safe,
nurturing home environment. Boys Hope Girls Hope is unique, and particularly effective in
changing children’s lives, because it fills both of these needs - it helps children succeed by
offering the m a stable home, college preparation, and round-The -clock support. It empowers
youth by surrounding the m with healthy environments, mentors, and college expectations. It
builds self-esteem through relationships, involving families as advocates for their children,
exposing youth to college preparation, and giving children a meaningful connection to society
through service. Singing for Change matched a contribution from Margaritaville New Orleans in
support of BHGH's general programming.

Climate Cycle

1415 W Devon / Chicago, IL 60660
P 773.942.6845
F .773.942.6845
www.climatecycle.org, info@climatecycle.org
Joey Feinstein
Climate Cycle was founded in 2008 out of a concern that today's youth lacked the tools
necessary to respond to global warming or benefit from the emerging green economy. Today,
Climate Cycle leads the charge in catalyzing environmental education in the classroom and in
our communities by developing young leaders in sustainability. Since 2009, Climate Cycle has
inaugurated eleven solar schools. these schools are recipients of solar systems and a dynamic
school curriculum to maximize hands-on learning. The selected schools share a vision of climate
solutions and energy independence from the students, faculty, administration, and beyond.
Climate Cycle utilizes renewable energy because it's an available technology that provides
tangible learning opportunities while saving taxpayer money.
The need for energy independence has never been greater. Schools spend more on utilities than
books and computers combined. The refore, a majority of taxpayer dollars are leaving our
communities. Buildings generate more carbon emissions than cars, trains, and planes
alTogether. Schools are an ideal placement for renewable energy systems because they save
money while offering an effective climate change solution with educational benefits. Climate
Cycle absorbs the upfront cost of the solar system, and the complementary curriculum give
youth the knowledge and skills to respond to climate change. By working with local public

schools, Climate Cycle takes the green economy into classrooms and neighborhoods, making it
accessible to everyone.

Domenica Organic Agriculture Movement (DOAM) c/o the Florida Association for Volunteer Action in
the Caribbean and Americas (FAVACA) and Organicenterprises

1310 N. Paul Russell Road
Tallahassee, FL 32301
P 850.410.3100
F 850.922.4849
www.favaca.org

DemianPasquirelli

The Dominican Organic Agriculture Movement (DOAM) is a private, nonprofit organization
established in 2006 to facilitate and promote a responsible organic industry in Dominica. In
collaboration with the Florida Association for Volunteer Action the Caribbean and Americas
(FAVACA) and Organicenterprises, DOAM will focus on building a grassroots infrastructure to
support fundamental change in the agricultural sector of the economy of this tropical island.
DOAM seeks to promote sustainable development of the organic farming industry in Dominica
whereby the use of local natural resources is made safe and cost effective. One of the primary
aims of DOAM is to establish a set of high quality standards to guide its members on practices
and procedures of organic production in order to meet international criteria of the Organic
Certification Process. Any person, institution, or firm committed to the vision of developing a
sustainable organic industry is eligible for membership. Please direct questions to:
inquiry@doamdominica.org
Local, regional, and international market opportunities exist for products from Dominica, and
the project will result in establishing clear supply and demand channels, but the potential of this
project goes beyond market opportunities. It intends to build food security from the ground up,
hopefully establishing a new model for self-sufficiency in the Caribbean and beyond. Funds will
support the hiring of staff, office space, and administrative cost to establish the organization and
build capacity to raise funds. Funds also allow FAVACA and Organicenterprises to provide
training and technical assistance on organizational and board development as well as one
volunteer consultant to help local DOAM staff formalize a market survey and assist with its
implementation.

Earthecho International

888 16th Street NW Suite 800/ Washington, DC 120006
P 202.349.9828
F 202.355.1399

info@earThecho.org, earThecho.org
Mia DeMezza, Executive Director
Earthecho International’s mission is to empower youth to take action that protects and restores
our water planet. The organization’s goals are to: be a source of leadership for our water planet.
forge collaborations and partnerships to bring new allies to the ocean conservation movement.
use media and experiences to connect as many audiences as possible to inspiring stories and
empowering resources. STREAM (STudents Reporting Environmental Action through Media),
empowers youth to act as citizen journalists and guarantees that their voices will be heard.
STREAM is a vital new youth citizen journalism movement that will engage, educate, and equip
the next generation of journalists. The program was born out of an intersection between
Earthecho International’s soon-to-launch Water Planet Challenge program, and an on-The -
ground response to the Gulf oil spill disaster. STREAM Gulf Coast Bureau will launch this
December with resources and tools including an in-person professional development institute
with service-learning and journalism industry professionals on December 1-2, 2010, in New
Orleans, LA.

Family Connection

101 Industrial Park Rd.
Blue Ridge, GA 30513
706.258.4090
snackinabackpack@gmail.com
Gaye Whalton, Snack in a Backpack Director and Community Volunteer
Grant Amount: $2, 500
Fannin County Family Connection, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving children and
families in a small rural county where the Blue Ridge Mountains begin, bordering both
Tennessee and North Carolina. Family Connection is part of a state-wide effort to bring all
agencies, schools, businesses and local nonprofits Together that work for children and families
and to determine what services are offered to families, where gaps exist in services, and to fill
those gaps using partner organizations. Because of the high unemployment rate in the county,
numbers of families requesting emergency food through the AmeriCorps emergency food
pantry increased. The re arose a need to supplement those efforts with an outreach program for
children. One of the partner organizations, Feed Fannin, a volunteer group that developed a
community garden, established Snack in a Backpack program to meet the additional needs of
the children in our elementary and middle schools.
This program is designed to provide food for children who get their meals at school and have
little or nothing to eat on the weekends. Volunteers fill backpacks with non-perishable foods
from a food list and deliver the packs to schools on Thursday or Friday. Each Friday, volunteers
fill backpacks with nutritious food that will help to feed the children over the weekend, and may
help feed their siblings as well. Children take the pack full of food home on Friday, return the

empty pack on Monday, and the process is repeated weekly throughout the school year. The
cost to fill each backpack is approximately $2.75 per week per child, or $110.00 to feed a child
for the school year. Family Connection now works with the Chattanooga Food Bank allowing
more food-purchasing power than previously, which in turn allows Family Connection to provide
backpacks to more children. The project's goal is to end childhood hunger in Fannin County, one
backpack at a time.

globalbikeinc.

424 Mustang Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29307
P 864.680.9464
www.globalbike.org
Curt McPhail
globalbike is a grassroots non-profit that supplies bicycles in third world countries to health care
workers in poverty-stricken areas. Check out this worthwhile cause here. The globalbike cycling
team will be raising money throughout the season to provide bicycles to workers who would
oTherwise walk to perform critical functions such as delivering HIV/AIDS medication in Zambia.
On a bike, these people can travel three times farTher, carry five times as much, and see three
times the number of people. globalbike was founded with a simple mission: use the
transformative power of bikes to create positive social change in the developing world. Its
contagious vision is a world where bicycles and creative partnerships provide those in need with
access to health care and services vital to their collective prosperity.
Unique in the nonprofit community and in the cycling world, the Globalbike Cycling Team
(presented by Catoma Adventure Shelters) is the main marketing effort of globalbike. Are you
ready for a road racing team, totally different than anything you've seen before, that is quickly
ascending the ranks to become a professional squad in the years to come? At the beginning of
2011, it stands poised to rock the world of bicycle racing by continuing its dominance in the
Southeast Region, making its presence felt on the National scene. Along the way, the team
spreads the word of globalbike - bikes that make a difference for those most in need. By reading
this, you are already part of the globalbike movement. Globalbike Cycling welcomes you to visit
the races to learn how you can make a global difference with your cycling passion!
ride.climb.transform. Follow globalbike as we partner with Kilimanjaro Initiative to deliver over
114 bikes in Kenya & Tanzania from February 18th - March 6th. www.rideclimbtransform.org

Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories, Inc.

P.O. Box 237
222 Clark Drive
Panacea, FL 32346
P 850.984.5297

F 850.984.5233
gspecimen@sprintmail.com, gulfspecimen.org
Jack and Anne Rudloe, Founders
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory is a non-profit, 501(c) 3 organization founded in 1963 to
support marine research and education both on site and at universities throughout the US and
Canada. Giving people an appreciation for the diversity of life in the sea and a desire to protect
it is Gulf Specimen Lab's primary mission. The Lab does so by using touch tanks, graphic exhibits
and conducting field trips to provide a unique "hands-on" experience enabling students to
touch, smell, hear and even taste the odd and interesting creatures of the Gulf of Mexico, and
develop an awareness and desire to protect the fragile life in the sea. To help maintain this
facility, the Lab supplies schools and research laboratories with a wide variety of living marine
life from the Gulf of Mexico. That service is essential to researchers all over the United States in
many different fields of science. hence it has won state, national and international awards for its
efforts.
More than a hundred school groups and 16, 000 individuals visit each year to view hundreds of
species of local invertebrates, fish and algae as well as sharks and sea turtles from the Gulf of
Mexico. Exhibits are never the same twice. The marine biological supply operation that supports
the Lab provides a constant flow of animals. A wide variety of invertebrates, fishes and algae are
routinely collected and shipped to schools and research laboratories, hence no aquarium or
standard marine laboratory with static exhibits can compete with it. At any given time, between
one and two hundred species are present. Visitors are allowed to pick up and touch many of the
animals, including starfish, sea pansies, sand dollars, whelks, clams, etc.
SFC supports the launch of “Operation Noah’s Ark, ” Gulf Specimen Marine Lab's aggressive plan
to mitigate the catastrophic effects of the oil spill on sea life in the Gulf of Mexico. This multi-
pronged initiative will filter out harmful bacteria caused by the oil pollution, repopulate the
Gulf’s waters with marine life, and reinvigorate local fisheries. “We can ensure a future for
marine life in the Gulf, but we have to act fast and we cannot do it alone, ” said Jack Rudloe, lab
founder. “We need the support of donors and volunteers to get these programs launched as
quickly as possible.” To combat the oil spill damage, Operation Noah’s Ark will
retrofit lab facilities and a nearby shrimp hatchery with closed system technologies that can
protect its specimens before oil hits the lab.
submerge large branches into the Gulf to provide a habitat for oysters and other sea life. This
helps repopulate species and helps filter and cleanse the water of excess plankton and bacteria.
submerge manmade fiberglass habitats to create artificial reefs. these become home to many
species of marine life and act as natural filters for the excess bacteria that often builds up after
an oil spill.
grow shrimp stocks in hatcheries. After the Gulf is no longer polluted with oil, the shrimp will be
released into the sea where they will multiply, and fishermen will be able to harvest the m.

Hands Together

P.O. Box 80985
Springfield, MA 01138
P 413.731.7716
F 413.731.6405
info@handsTogether.org, handsTogether.org
Doug Campbell, Executive Director
Hands Together is a nonprofit organization devoted to educating, inspiring, and encouraging
people to understand the importance of responding to the needs of the poor and
disadvantaged. Hands Together was founded by Fr. Tom Hagan after he led a group of Lafayette
College students to Haiti, and was compelled to respond to the needs of the poor the re. He left
his post as Catholic Chaplain to Princeton University and moved to Port-au-Prince in 1997. Since
the n, Hands Together has emerged as a key educational and development organization working
in Haiti's largest and poorest slum, Cite Soleil. It has built free schools where the re were none,
and provided every student with a daily hot meal. It has 8 campuses, including a high school, a
free clinic, and an outreach and housing program for the elderly. It is one of Cite Soleil's largest
employers, giving decent, service-oriented jobs to hundreds of residents.
Hands Together's programs outside of Port-au-Prince promote human development among
rural poor through water well digging, promoting agricultural and production, and assisting the
poorest schools and clinics around the northern city of Gonaives. By establishing schools,
orphanages, nutrition and feeding programs, medical clinics, sustainable-development projects,
and by establishing partnerships with local leaders and communities, Hands Together is building
a better world for thousands of suffering people in Haiti. Hands Together volunteers bring
needed skills to many educational, health, and sustainable-development projects and provide
hope to the poor living in Haiti. their work is grounded in the universal teaching that recognizes
dignity in every human life, and a fundamental responsibility to the poor and vulnerable.

HandsOn New Orleans

4153 Canal Street
P 504.483.7041
F 504.483.7043
info@handsonneworleans.org, www.handsonneworleans.org
Geneva Marney
Grant Amount: $100, 000.00, $50, 000.00
HandsOn New Orleans inspires and motivates people to meet critical community needs by
encouraging active citizenship through meaningful service. HandsOn takes a holistic approach by
addressing a wide range of local issues through partnerships with non-profits, businesses, and
public entities to help build our collective capacity and properly leverage community resources.
while empowering individuals to develop their own service projects to help rebuild our
communities. HandsOn New Orleans’ goal in our revitalizing efforts is to become a resource

center for grassroots service. The Community Engagement Program devotes our resources to
individuals in the community who want to spearhead service projects of all sizes. We offer tools,
volunteer recruitment, leadership training, technology, project planning guidance, housing for
visiting volunteers, and service learning opportunities to community members or visiting
volunteers with a will to make a difference. This model is designed for residents to lead the
project planning process, thus ensuring that our projects address critical community needs.
these community leaders are youth, members of other organizations and neighborhood groups,
and oThers from the community with great project ideas.
The Community Engagement Program consists of four distinct branches that work Together to
enhance the service movement that has developed in New Orleans post-Katrina, and to
holistically address the needs in our community.
Tool Lending Library grants community members and non-profits access to more than 4, 800
tools to complete their own service projects.
Youth Engagement Program provides community service, service learning, and leadership
opportunities to youth in schools throughout New Orleans.
Volunteer Leader Program provides trainings in project leadership, planning, and management
that empowers community members to develop their own projects.
Volunteer Housing Program provides affordable accommodations for thousands of
"voluntourists" who continue to come to help in the recovery.
Since 2005, HandsOn New Orleans has mobilized over 15, 000 volunteers, providing an
estimated $13 million in economic benefits for New Orleans’ residents whose lives were
devastated by the hurricanes. By leveraging national resources HandsOn New Orleans has been
able to help restore homes, parks, and schools.

Hole in the Wall Gang Fund

555 Long Wharf Drive
New Haven, CT 06511
P 203.772.0522
F 203.782.1725
www.holeinThe wallgang.org
Referred By: Jane Buffett
Deborah G. Fraser, Grants Manager, Foundation Relations
Founded in 1988 by Paul Newman, the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is a nonprofit, residential
summer camp and year-round center serving children and their families coping with cancer and
other serious illnesses and conditions. In collaboration with its associated camps in the United
States and abroad, Hole in the Wall Gang provides children with cancer and other serious
illnesses and conditions a camping experience of the highest quality, while extending year-round
support to their families and health care providers. The Camp serves more than 15, 000
annually. All of the Camp's services are provided free of charge. Each summer, about 1, 000

seriously ill children enjoy a unique camping experience that promotes joy, builds courage, and
instills hope. Through the rest of the year, Hole in the Wall Gang hosts special weekend
programs for campers, their families and caregivers, and takes its programs to seriously ill
children at seventeen hospitals from New York to Boston.

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

32 East Washington Street, Suite 600
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2919
P 317.231.6770
iso@IndianapolisSymphony.org
Referred By: Tom Battista
Rita Steinberg, Director of Development
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, one of only 17 full-time orchestras nationwide, performs
150 concerts annually for more than 300, 000 people. The ISO provides innovative educational
opportunities for young people in Indianapolis and central Indiana offering 18 educational
programs, all linked to Indiana state education standards that reach over 105, 000 students
annually. Through structured music instruction, the ISO’s Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (MYO),
supported by Singing for Change in 2011, engages students in activities that discourage at-risk
behaviors and keeps the m committed to staying in school and graduating. The Metropolitan
Youth Orchestra is a transformative program that uses music to get the student’s attention, but
the ultimate goal is personal achievement that leads to future success. MYO fits very well into
the life cycle of the ISO and enhances its ability to fulfill this mission: To inspire, entertain,
educate, and challenge through innovative programs and symphonic music performed at the
highest artistic level.

International Partners in Mission (IPM)

3091 Mayfield Road, Suite 320
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118.1732
P 216.932.4082
Toll Free 866.932.4082
F 216.932.4084
www.ipm.connections.org
Joseph Cistone
Grant Amount: $56, 000.00, $30, 000.00
IPM works across borders of faith and culture on behalf of children, women, and youth to create
partnerships that build justice, peace, and hope. IPM provides seed money to help small-scale,
community-based and democratically governed programs initiate and implement projects by
creating personalized partnerships among donors, friends, project coordinators, and
participants. Using the original model set forth by its founders, IPM accompanies the materially
poor and socially marginalized in their struggle for justice and peace.

Projects are as diverse as earthquake relief to rescuing child-brides, sustainable farming to
sewing and art co-ops. IPM partners with over 70 of these community-based organizations
worldwide, providing the m with organizational, financial, and technical assistance. They take
place in the Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Nicaragua. Colombia. India. China. Indonesia.
Nepal. Lebanon. Israel. Ohio, Oregon, and Missouri in the US. Kenya. Tanzania. Malawi. Uganda.
The IPM Family comprises donors, friends, and partner-employees who reflect the rich diversity
of the global community while remaining grounded in four core principles: facilitation, global
awareness, personalization, and shared partnership. IPM also conducts Immersion Experience
programs that offer groups and individuals short-term travel opportunities to learn and share
one-on-one with Project Partners. Through all programs, IPM strives to provide an alternative,
effective, and personal way to participate in projects that promote justice, peace, and hope.

Just the Right Attitude (JTRA)

13150 I 10 Service Road
P 504.309.2492
F 504.620.6632
www.jtra.org
Referred By: Sister Jane Remson, O. Carmel
Debra South Brown, Founder and Executive Director
Debra South, a disabled mother of two, knew what it meant to struggle. She also knew how it
felt to "have too much money to receive assistance and not enough money to make ends meet."
She was blessed with family and friends who were the re for her and her children. Once on her
feet financially, Debra and those faithful friends prayed, discussed, and agreed to do something
to help the community. Debra started helping other working poor people by distributing bags of
groceries from her garage, until neighbors complained. Debra's and her friends' prayers became
a reality when they established Just the Right Attitude - believing that anything is possible with
just the right attitude.
Just the Right Attitude (JTRA) opened its doors in September 2001 as a food bank, helping feed
people in the Greater New Orleans area and some parts of Mississippi. During and after
Hurricane Katrina, JTRA was a solid source of food, help, and companionship to scores of
evacuees and displaced homeowners. This year its food budget was drastically affected by the
need to feed an influx of unemployed fishing industry workers, a group predominantly
comprised of legal Vietnamese immigrants. these are boat- and deck-hands who haven't find
work since the oil spill occurred. Unlike their employers, who are eligible for compensation from
BP, these undocumented workers were left economically stranded by the disaster and still have
children and extended family members to feed, house, and cloThe. SFC's helped make up the
shortfall in the organization's food budget.

Little Kids Rock

632 Pompton Ave., Suite 2
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
P 973.746.8248
F 973.746.8240
www.littlekidsrock.org
David Wish, Founder and Executive Director
Little Kids Rock (LKR) is a nonprofit organization that transforms children’s lives by restoring and
revitalizing music education in schools. Starting with just one teacher serving 50 students in
1996, LKR has since built a movement of educators who are proactively putting music education
back into our nation’s public schools using music that kids love. It currently offers one of the
largest, free instrumental music programs in the US public school system. The momentum that
LKR has created on a leveraged, shoestring budget indicates its ability to convert modest
investments into a considerable service profile. In keeping with its lean, high-impact approach to
service, a New Orleans chapter of LKR is being launched with the help of Singing for Change. It
will affect the lives of nearly 1, 000 low-income children in approximately 40 schools.
New Orleans, with its rich history and deep commitment to music, has long been a natural
partner for Little Kids Rock. This year, it will train an initial cadre of 24 NOLA public school
teachers in the LKR guitar pedagogy, and equip the m with free instruments and extensive
curricular materials for use in school-based and after-school music classes.
In addition to the Little Kids Rock New Orleans Chapter Launch, LKR is working closely with the
Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium on a collaborative project seeking to ensure that every child in
Center City and Treme has access to high-quality, relevant music education. LKR is thrilled to be
active in two distinct, vibrant efforts to restore music education to its rightful place in the lives
of New Orleans children.

Mobile Baykeeper

300 Dauphin Street, Suite 200
Mobile, AL 36602
info@mobilebaykeeper.org
P 251.433.4BAY (4229)
F .251.432.8197
or Toll Free 1.888.433.4460
Casi Calloway, Executive Director and Baykeeper
Mobile Baykeeper provides citizens with a means to protect the beauty, health, and heritage of
the Mobile Bay Watershed and coastal Alabama for the sake of our families and our
communities. It collaborates with communities gulf-wide to balance a strong economy with the
protection of our environment, public health, and quality of life. Its 4, 000 strong membership

and its volunteer programs help citizens make a positive impact on the future, starting today.
Mobile Baykeeper’s priorities in response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of
Mexico include protection of shoreline, ensuring transparency from agencies responsible for
monitoring and enforcement, and developing meaningful volunteer opportunities for those
interested in helping the region. As it moves forward, Mobile Baykeeper is committed to helping
gulf communities take control of the future with partnerships and projects that help restore
precious natural resources and local economies.

Operation Home

1145 Six Mile Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
P 843.853.3211
www.operationhome.org
Anna Hamilton
Founded in 1997, Operation Home’s mission is to provide safety, handicapped access, and
dignity to the neediest citizens in the Charleston area. Operation Home provides free emergency
home repairs such as roof replacement, wheelchair ramps, plumbing, floor reparations, and
other jobs necessary to prevent homelessness and keep the community's most vulnerable
citizens in homes that are safe and decent. In 2007, Operation Home assisted over 140 families
referred from over 20 different agencies. 35 homes were provided critical home repairs, 60 air
conditioning units were provided to families who oTherwise would have suffered through a hot,
Lowcountry summer without anything to cool their home, and 46 heaters were provided to
families who had no way to heat their homes during the coldest days of the winter. Most of
these families contained a child or elderly family member. The need for the services that
Operation Home provides has not gone away. In 2008 staff and volunteers answered the call of
over 150 families in critically unsafe houses from over 25 social service organizations, with the
total amount of assistance totaling over $95, 000.
Anna Hamilton, Executive Director

Pacific Marine Mammal Center

20612 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
P 949.494.3050
F 949.494.2802
info@pacificmmc.org
Melissa Sciacca
Pacific Marine Mammal Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the rescue,
rehabilitation, and release of marine mammals stranded along the Orange County coastline and
to increasing public awareness of the marine environment through education and research.
Since 1971, Pacific Marine Mammal Center has returned thousands of seals and sea lions to the

ocean to have a second chance at life. Singing for Change provided funds for the purchase of
food, medication, and medical supplies in which to treat ailing marine mammal patients. 2009
has brought the most difficult year in the history of the organization, with over 250 animal
strandings to date. At times, PMMC goes through more than 500 lbs of fish a day in order to
feeding stranded animals.
"I am proud to be a volunteer at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. As a volunteer in the
education department, I speak to visitors when thecome to the Center for the first time as well
as those paying follow-up visits. At the Center, we teach two badges for the Girl Scouts the
“marine try it” and “fins, flippers and flukes.”
Our marine mammal patients are special and I am honored to be able to teach the public about
the m. Because our animals are so similar to us, I think it is valuable to explain this to visitors, so
that they feel connected to these animals. I feel that it is important to let children know that the
y, personally, can make a difference as to whether these animals survive and return to the open
seas. Everyone can help enable these creatures to remain healthy in the wild for future
generations to enjoy. I take our role as guardians of the planet to heart. One person can make a
difference. I volunteer with some of the most gifted and amazing people. The Pacific Marine
Mammal Center really exemplifies compassion in action. - Christine Lundgren"
PMMC IS OPEN TO the PUBLIC! Every day from 10AM- 4PM Admission is free, donations are
encouraged...

Partners In Health

P.O. Box 845578
Boston, MA 02284-5578
P 617.432.5256
standwithhaiti.org/haiti
Susan Sayers, Director of Institutional Development
The world is focused as never before on averting millions of preventable deaths among poor
people living in the developing world. For the first time, substantial funding is available to treat
infectious diseases in impoverished settings. Funding alone, though, won’t be enough. For this
massive investment to make a real impact on the twin epidemics of poverty and disease, a
comprehensive, community-based approach is crucial. PIH's community-based model has
proven successful in delivering effective care both for common conditions like diarrhea,
pneumonia, and childbirth that often prove fatal for Haiti’s poor and malnourished, and for
complex diseases like HIV and tuberculosis. A key to this success and to the PIH model of care
pioneered in Haiti has been training and hiring thousands of accompagnateurs (community
health workers) to prevent illness, monitor medical and socioeconomic needs, and deliver
quality health care to people living with chronic diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis. The PIH®
model of care is partnering with poor communities to combat disease and poverty.
ZanmiLasante (“Partners In Health” in Haitian Kreyol) is PIH’s flagship project – the oldest,
largest, most ambitious, and most replicated. The small community clinic that first started

treating patients in the village of Cange in 1985, has grown into the ZanmiLasante (ZL)
Sociomedical Complex, featuring a 104-bed, full-service hospital with two operating rooms,
adult and pediatric inpatient wards, an infectious disease center (The Thomas J. White Center),
an outpatient clinic, a women’s health clinic (ProjeSanteFanm), ophthalmology and general
medicine clinics, a laboratory, a pharmaceutical warehouse, a Red Cross blood bank,
radiographic services, and a dozen schools. ZL has also expanded its operations to 11 other sites
across Haiti’s Central Plateau and beyond. Today, ZL ranks as one of the largest
nongovernmental health care providers in Haiti – serving a catchment area of 1.2 million across
the Central Plateau and the Lower Artibonite – and employs over 4, 000 people, almost all of the
m Haitian, including doctors, nurses, and community health workers.
When the earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, ZL resources were in place to deliver aid.
In addition to providing care to the hundreds of thousands who fled to Haiti’s Central Plateau
and Artibonite regions, ZL established health outposts at four camps for internally displaced
people in Port-au-Prince. ZL also supported the city’s General Hospital (HUEH) by facilitating the
placement of volunteer surgeons, physicians and nurses, and by aiding the hospital’s Haitian
leadership. In March 2010, PIH/ZL announced a 3-year,$125 million plan to help Haiti build back
better.

Peace First

280 Summer Street
Mezzanine Level
Boston, MA 02210
P 617.261.3833, F 617.261.6444
www.peacefirst.org, info@peacefirst.org
Sara Cofrin, Executive Director
Peace First began as a response to the sky-rocketing youth homicide rates in the early 1990s, as
an approach to look at children as problem-solvers, raTher than witnesses or victims of their
surroundings. Peace First was conceived at Harvard University in 1992 as an annual festival
where children gaThered to play cooperative games and share their dreams of peace. Student-
run until 1996, it became an independent non-profit organization under the leadership of
Harvard graduate, Echoing Green fellow and Ashoka fellow Eric D. Dawson. In 2000, with Boston
as a flagship site, Peace First began national expansion of its intensive approach to whole-school
climate change. It now operates in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York, and receives requests
from all over the world.
The organization aims to create a generation of morally engaged young people with the ability
and inclination to create positive change in their schools and neighborhoods. Peace First teaches
children the social-emotional skills of cooperation, communication, conflict resolution, and
empathy—as well as the skills of civic engagement. The heart of its work is a Pre-K-8 service-
learning curriculum taught by AmeriCorps members and young adult volunteers in partnership
with the classroom teacher. This work is supported by intense coaching with principals and lead

teachers to deepen their efficacies at supporting academically and emotionally successful young
people.
Peace First has taught over 40, 000 students critical conflict resolution skills. created over 2, 500
peacemaker projects that improved communities and instilled a sense of civic engagement in
students. recruited over 4, 000 volunteers who provided 400, 000 hours of volunteer teaching
service. trained 2, 500 teachers in conflict resolution and classroom management skills. It has
seen remarkable results in each school: a 60 percent reduction in violence, but more
importantly, a 70-80 percent increase in instances of children breaking up fights, including
oThers, and helping one anoTher—resulting in better schools and better potential for each child
in that school.

Points of Light Institute/HandsOn Network

600 Means St, Suite 210
Atlanta, GA 30318
P 404.979.2900
F 404.979.2901
www.handsonnetwork.org
Paige Moody, Chief Development Officer
Recognizing that citizens along the Gulf Coast are bearing the brunt of one of the nation's worst-
ever, man-made environmental disasters, Points of Light Institute has made a commitment to
leverage the power of volunteerism to help the region recover from the immediate and long-
term impacts of the oil spill. Even though oil has stopped flowing in Gulf waters, continuing
support of the people of the region is essential. Singing for Change is helping build the
organization's capacity for disaster preparedness and recovery.
In many communities throughout the Gulf region, recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina
are ongoing. Now, families with children are struggling to deal with the economic impact of the
oil spill. This reality, combined with the fact that specialized skills are required to assist with
direct oil remediation, led Points of Light to focus on mobilizing volunteers and service leaders
to respond to the human and social impact of these two disasters.
Through several years of experience now in the Gulf region, HandsOn Network is uniquely
positioned to handle volunteers who respond to a disaster who have not registered with, or
have not previously been trained by, a disaster response agency (dubbed "Spontaneous
Unaffiliated Volunteers"). Unpaid volunteers provide about $150 billion in service value to the
nation each year.
HandsOn Network’s powerful service community includes 13 HandsOn Action Centers that are
currently serving the oil spill-impacted states of Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana.
these affiliates provide critical social service support and build the sustainability of the region by
strengthenningthe capacity of local nonprofits and helping companies deploy skills-based
volunteers more effectively. HandsOn Action Centers train volunteers, manage volunteer

reception centers, and lead on-The -ground volunteer activities. Going forward, they will be the
main force for a symbolic and demonstrable Gulf Coast Year of Service leading us to the 2011
National Conference in New Orleans and beyond. Points of Light wants to do whatever it can to
help build the capacity of the Gulf region and its people to respond to crisis and move forward
toward positive social change.
Over the next year, HandsOn Network will recruit and train 10, 000 volunteer leaders and
mobilize 50, 000 volunteers to devote an expected 1 million hours to support the Gulf Region’s
environmental and economic recovery. The re is a high need in the Gulf Coast community for
workforce development and adult education programming, as well as coastal remediation.
HandsOn Network will mobilize its volunteer force and prepare community leaders to aid in
these efforts. It will increase disaster readiness at HandsOn Action centers nationwide, meet
public demand for assistance, and provide leadership in the management of volunteer
opportunities in times of disaster. Efforts will also focus on long-term recovery when the first-
responders leave.

Points of Light Institute/HandsOn Network (POL/HON)

Jessica Kirkwood
Singing for Change supports a variety of projects under the POL/HON umbrella though most
significantly during the years since hurricanes Katrina and Rita, SFC has funded Hands On Gulf
Coast. Many years of service since Hurricane Katrina have demonstrated a community need
beyond the Gulf Coast, and beyond recovery. Centrally located in Gulfport on the Mississippi
Gulf Coast, Hands On Gulf Coast is now Hands On Mississippi - still dedicated to meeting the
critical needs of communities through volunteerism.
Originally through Hands on Network, work began on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2005 as a
direct response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in August of that year. When in 2007
Hands On Network merged with the Points of Light Foundation - creating this country's largest
volunteer engagement organization known as POLHON - Hands on Gulf Coast became an
affiliate of POLHON while forming its own organization solely focused on Mississippi. With the
assistance of POLHON, an aggressive plan was devised that would enable the operation to
become a reality in November 2008.
Hands On Gulf Coast, an independent affiliate integrally and permanently a part of the
Mississippi community, has grown and expanded to address not only disaster recovery but other
critical needs in the Gulf Coast communities. As a result, Hands On Gulf Coast became Hands On
Mississippi to encompass its true reach of service and focus. Current program areas include:
Historic Home Restoration – provides restoration services to homes of historic value.
Green Space Management – community clean-up, clear walking trails, eradicate invasive
species, and preserve the local environment.
Mentoring and Tutoring – provides mentoring, education enrichment programs, arts, and
sports, fitness and recreation programs after school and during the summer.

Career Training – career development programs to the adults of the community.
Wildlife Conservation – focuses on preserving the natural habitat and the natural beauty of the
Gulf Coast.
Vulnerable populations – works with local homeless day centers to create a community through
direct service, special events, and programming.
Immigrant populations – provide service to non-English speaking coastal residents to ensure
inclusion in coastal events and services
Service Days – focus on designing and implementing community projects and National Days of
Service.

Portland After-School Tennis & Education

16055 SW Walker Road, #439
Beaverton, OR 97006
503-697-0598
www.pastkids.org
Referred By: Mike Ramos
Danice Brown, Executive Director
Over 80% of children in the Portland Public School System receive reduced or free lunches at
school, and for many of the m, this is the only meal they get every day. Portland After-School
Tennis & Education (PAST&E) helps hundreds of kids with their school work, nutrition, and
tennis in 10 elementary schools in the Portland Public School System.
Portland After-School Tennis was founded in 1996 by Nancy Osborne, then Schools Director for
the USTA/PNW, and Dr. Ernest Hartzog, then Assistant Superintendent of Portland Public
Schools, to provide an after-school tennis and education program to underserved children. Over
the years, the organization evolved to include summer tennis and reading program. In 2008,
PAST&E launched a new program curriculum which emphasized a stronger educational
component and program hours were increased broadening the depth and scope of reading,
writing, nutrition and life-skills curriculum to 60% of program time while still dedicating 40% to
tennis and fitness activities. As a result of this dynamic change in programming, the Board of
Directors voted to officially change the organizations name to Portland After-School Tennis &
Education in 2008. In 2009, with hard work, PAST&E is proud to announce its new status as a
First Serve Chapter. First Serve is an organization whose mission is to provide "educational and
recreational programming that challenges and inspires underserved young people who are
dedicated to succeed in life." PAST&E shares a similar mission and is excited to begin working
with First Serve.

Project Eye-to-Eye

250 W 93rd Street, Suite 17B
New York, NY 10025
P 212.537.4429

F 480.393.5416
projecteyetoeye.org
David Flink
On a warm day in 1998 in Providence, Rhode Island, a group of LD/ADHD-labeled college
students from Brown University sat in a circle with a group of elementary school students
labeled with learning disabilities from Fox Point Elementary. They were a part of a program
called Project Eye-To-Eye, a public service project run by and for students with academic labels
such as learning disabled (LD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The program
had one simple goal: match labeled adults with learning disabilities with labeled elementary
school students to act as role models, tutors, and mentors as a means to empower their
learning and give the m hope for their future.
On that day in 1998, the mentors worked with their mentees on art projects created to facilitate
metacognitive development, expression of emotion and creativity, and most importantly self-
esteem building. On that day, the group of mentees found hope. their mentors did as well. The
mentors, at the time, were attempting simply to do community service and take their
experience of being labeled "different learners" and put it to good use. What they found as
members of Project Eye-To-Eye was much more. After a lifetime of being subjected to the
language of deficits and abnormalities, the mentors, along with their students, managed to
transcend the labels foisted upon the m in their past and created a community around shared
life experiences and learning styles.
Years later, Project Eye-To-Eye is a national not-for-profit mentoring program changing the lives
of thousands of children and young adults across the U.S. Every day it gives "at-risk" students
the feeling of empowerment and connection to a community built on understanding and
compassion for differences. Project Eye-To-Eye's mission is to improve the life of every person
with a learning disability. It fulfills its mission by supporting and growing a network of youth
mentoring programs for those with learning differences, and by organizing advocates to support
the full inclusion of people with learning disabilities (LD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) in all aspects of society.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston, SC

81 Gadsden Street
P 843.723.7957
F 843.722.2204
Barbara@RMHCharleston.org, rmhcharleston.org
Barbara Bonds, Executive Director
The Ronald McDonald House of Charleston provides a "home away from home" for families of
seriously ill children. It began as a 12-bedroom house in 1983 where families stayed while their
children were being treated at nearby hospitals. In November 2006 an addition was opened,

enabling the facility to serve up to 25 families each night. The Ronald McDonald House
eliminates the financial burden of costly hotels and provides a home-like atmosphere where
families can lead a life as normal as possible during their time of need. 90% of families have
children in intensive care units. 40% of families have children undergoing open heart surgery
and another 36% have babies in neonatal intensive care. Over half return for a second
treatment or surgery. While the majority of families served are from South Carolina, RMHC has
served families from all 50 states and 12 foreign countries. SFC is proud to join with the
Margaritaville Store in downtown Charleston in support of this community gem.

Southern Environmental Law Center

201 West Main St., Suite 14
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5065
P 434.977.4090
F 434.977.1483
selc.org
Annie O'Leary
The Southern Environmental Law Center uses the power of the law to address environmental
issues of critical importance to the people, communities, and natural resources of the
Southeast. Thanks to an impressive 25-year track record of results, SELC has earned a reputation
as one of the most effective conservation organizations in the U.S. SELC stands up for the things
we all love about the South—clean air, clean water, mountains, forests, the coast, and our rural
countryside and community character. Our approach is unique—and successful. SELC works in
Congress and state legislatures to inform and create environmental law, with regulatory
agencies to implement environmental laws and policies, and in the courts to stop the worst
abuses of Southern resources and set far-reaching precedents. SELC works collaboratively with
more than 100 national, state, and local groups to complement their skills and achieve common
conservation goals.

St. Bart's Music Festival

6847 Juniata Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
stbartsmusicfestival.org
Referred By: Kino Bachellier
Frances DeBroff
For the past twenty-seven years in January, the St. Barts Music Festival has presented a series of
concerts on its small French Caribbean Island. Each year, depending on the availability of
international artists, concerts take the form of chamber music, opera, orchestra, jazz, and
dance. This year 60 artists came to the island from Italy, Brazil, Canada, France, and the United
States. The venues are small and intimate, so that members of the audience may interact with
the musicians. In addition to their many exciting performances, musicians visit island schools to

perform and discuss their instruments. Children are bussed to open rehearsals and are prepared
in advance by their teachers. This year the Festival brought two music teachers, a violinist and a
cellist (specialists in the classroom), to present outreach programs to all island schoolchildren.
Since January 2010, the St. Barts Music Festival's outreach program staff and volunteers have
been raising money, instruments, and music materials for the St. Trinity Music School in Port-au-
Prince, Haiti, which was destroyed during the earthquake. The school relies on visiting musicians
as its instructors. Preceding the January Music Festival in St. Barts, two musicians (one from
France and one from Canada) went to PAP bearing donated music supplies to teach at St.
Trinity's, which serves 1, 300 students. An instrument repair expert accompanied the m, and
taught students to repair instruments and provided the m with proper tools.
St. Barts Music Festival

The Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys, Inc.

P.O. Box 5816
Key West, FL 33045
P 305.294.7300
info@keyscancer.org
Lanny Skelly, Chairman, Patient Grants
The Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to assisting
qualified Keys cancer patients undergoing chemo and/or radiation with their rent or mortgage
and utility expenses. With no office or staff, volunteers work out of their homes. The Foundation
is funded entirely by donation jars placed in Keys businesses, by individual donations, and by
generous contributions from foundations. The patient load increases monthly and the
Foundation is currently assisting 24 patients. The average monthly cost per patient is $1, 000.
The Foundation sponsors a fundraiser annually called "Willy Wonka's Chocolate Festival, " held
every spring. Everything is chocolate, and attendees get unlimited treats for the price of
admission. their motto is: "What we raise stays."

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America

386 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10016
P 800.932.2423
info@ccfa.org, ccfa.org
Grant Amount: $500.00
The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization
dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Founded four decades
ago, it essentially created the field of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis research. Today, the
Foundation funds cutting-edge studies at major medical institutions, nurtures investigators at
the early stages of their careers, and finances underdeveloped areas of research. Educational

workshops and symposia, Together with a scientific journal, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases,
enable medical professionals to keep pace with this rapidly growing field. The National Institutes
of Health has commended the Foundation for "uniting the research community and strengthen
ning IBD research." SFC made this contribution in memory of Mike Kern, a devoted husband,
faTher, friend, and parroThead from Dayton, OH who passed away in February 2010.

The Refugee Response/REAP

1832 West 25th St., Ste. 2A
Cleveland, OH 44113
P 216.236.3877
refugeeresponse.org
Paul Neundorfer, Founder
The Refugee Response (TRR) was formed to help refugees adjust to life in Northeast Ohio. Its
volunteers work to empower the area's growing newcomer population, particularly those here
between three months and five years, by providing opportunities to acquire the skills they need
to succeed in their new communities.
Each year 1, 300 to 1, 900 refugees settle in Ohio. Since 2007, Cuyahoga County has welcomed
over 850 refugees from countries including Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Ukraine, Russia, and Iraq.
Refugees enter the U.S. legally, seeking freedom, peace, and opportunity for the mselves and
their families. After resettlement, they start new lives with limited resources transitioning from
their past and the lives they once knew. Through targeted research and extensive involvement
within Northeast Ohio’s resettled refugee community, TRR recognizes that newcomers both
need and seek assistance with English language, basic cultural orientation, and employment
training in order to become self-sufficient, contributing members of their new communities.
TRR is currently engaged in three primary initiatives to achieve these goals. Its Home Tutoring
program matches volunteers with members of resettled refugee families, who help with
language acquisition, cultural understanding, homework help, and practical skills. Classrooms
Connect is an initiative that links students in Cleveland schools to those in refugee camps in
Thailand via multimedia tools. REAP,an agricultural training program that employs and trains
refugees at the Ohio City Farm, is described below...
The Refugee Empowerment Agricultural Program (REAP), an initiative of the Refugee Response,
operates at the Ohio City Farm, the largest contiguous urban farm in the nation. Located on
Cleveland's west side, directly adjacent to the historic West Side Market, the Ohio City Farm
empowers resettled refugee trainees in Northeast Ohio providing the m with employment,
education, and training. It also nourishes the community with local food. REAP currently
employs fifteen refugee trainees from six countries. Ultimately, REAP will provide trainees with
an employable skill set, which will in turn stimulate the region's economic development.

The Walker Foundation

Supporting the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302-4699
P 864.577.7532
F 864.585.3555
Katie Rice, Public Information Director
The Walker Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established for the sole purpose of
securing resources for the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind. Its fundraising
enables the School to ensure that every student has the opportunity to achieve maximum
success through high-quality educational programs, outreach services, and partnerships. For 161
years, the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind, an accredited public school, has provided
statewide leadership in education and accessibility for individuals who are deaf, blind, or
sensory multidisabled. SCSDB provides numerous specialized programs and services including
services in local school districts statewide, early invention for infants and toddlers, family and
program assistance for students with deaf-blindness, Braille and large print services, sign
language interpreting, summer camps for children with a vision and hearing impairment and
family conferences. SCSDB continues to level the playing field so that hearing and vision
impaired children to have the same opportunities as oThers. "SCSDB is where every child is a
Masterpiece."

Water Missions International

2049 Savannah Hwy., Suite 20A
P 843.266.4974
F 843.763.6082
watermissions.org
Danya Jordan, VP of Development
Water Missions International is an engineering relief and development nonprofit. Its engineers,
staff, and volunteers design and provide sustainable, safe water solutions to disaster victims
worldwide and people in 40 developing countries. Since 2001, Water Missions International has
responded to the world's largest natural disasters, and daily tackles the world’s single biggest
cause of illness—lack of safe water and adequate sanitation (U.N. Report, 2005). Water Missions
International has received Charity Navigator’s top rating four years in a row. After the January
2010 earthquake in Haiti, 115 Living Water(TM) Treatment Systems and erosion chlorinators
were installed the re, serving more than 200, 000 people. Five concrete sanitary pit latrine mold
sets were delivered to Haiti, capable of building 15, 000 latrines. Nine Living Water (TM)
Treatment Systems were also installed in Pakistan, following the devastating flooding the re in
August.

WINGS for Kids

3347 Rivers Avenue

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 71648
North Charleston, SC 29415
P 843.296.1667
F 866.562.8615 (toll free)
info@wingsforkids.org, www.wingsforkids.org
Bridget Laird
Kids growing up in poverty often miss out on life lessons - how to behave well, make good
decisions, build healthy relationships. WINGS instills those missing life lessons by weaving a
comprehensive social and emotional intelligence education into a fresh and fun after school
program. Kids get the life lessons they need to succeed and be happy - and they get a safe place
to call home after school.
In 1996 Ginny Deerin started WINGS in Charleston, S.C., to give kids this missing piece of their
education. Coming from a business background, Ginny took a results-oriented approach that
reaches kids in the elementary school years with cost-effective solutions and strategies that
really work.
WINGS isthe only U.S. organization focused solely on developing and improving social and
emotional intelligence within after school programming. WINGS views the hours after school as
a tremendous opportunity to fortify kids with tools they need to succeed against the odds. The
carefully constructed, 15-hour-a-week curriculum weaves 30 learning objectives into everyday
activities that develop self-awareness, relationship skills, social awareness, self-management,
and responsible decision-making.
WINGS strategies and practices are designed to break down the components of social and
emotional learning into readily understood skills and exercises so that students become aware,
acquire and practice their newfound capabilities – all within a nurturing environment that
provides constant encouragement, constructive feedback, and positive reinforcement. Truly
making an impact on the lives of kids requires sustained effort – and delivers results that can be
measured. This proven track record for quality and effectiveness distinguishes WINGS in the
field of youth development and social and emotional intelligence education.
Liz Mester
WINGS is an education program that teaches kids how to behave well, make good decisions and
build healthy relationships. It weaves a comprehensive social and emotional learning curriculum
into a fresh, fun after school program. Kids get the life lessons they need to succeed and be
happy, and they get a safe place to call home after school. Since its beginnings, WINGS has
grown to serve more than 1, 300 kids. The results-drive organization was founded by Ginny
Deerin, a marketing and fundraising executive with the conviction that important life lessons
were a missing piece of education. WINGS recruits differently, trains intensively, provides
constant feedback and closely monitors outcomes. WINGS delivers results that spell measurable
success.

BAKKER FAMILY FUND

Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester Counties
Grants up to $10, 000 are available annually to nonprofit organizations addressing all charitable
areas, with particular attention to basic human needs and education.
Deadline: October 5, 2012. for an application.

THE BEAUFORT FUND

Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper Counties
areas.
Deadline: August 17, 2012. for an application.

THE BLACKBAUD FUND

Grants up to $10, 000 are available annually to nonprofit organizations serving disadvantaged
and/or minority youth by providing educational opportunities.
Deadline: December 5, 2012. for an application.

FRANCES P. BUNNELLE FOUNDATION

Georgetown County
Grants are available annually to citizens dedicated to improving the quality of life for
Georgetown citizens in four areas consistent with Mrs. Bunnelle's values: meeting basic human
needs, addressing the root causes of poverty, advancing equitable economic growth and
environmental conservation, and encouraging positive youth development.
Deadline: by program. Executive Director, Geales Sands, at GSands@Bunnelle.org or visit
www.bunnelle.org.

CHARLES WEBB- ED CROFT ENDOWMENT

Grants up to $6, 000 are available annually to nonprofit organizations serving children with
special needs.
Deadline: April 18, 2013, by invitation only. To be considered, March 1, 2013 to submit 250
words or less telling how your organization serves special needs children.

COOPER RIVER BRIDGE RUN FUND

Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties
Grants up to $1, 500 are available annually to nonprofit organizations that promote regular
physical activity for a healthy lifestyle.
Deadline: October 15, 2012. for an application.

DARBY FAMILY FOUNDATION

The greater Charleston area
Grants are available annually to nonprofit organizations and causes about which the family
members care passionately. To date, grants have primarily supported programs in health and in
education.
Deadline: By invitation only.

DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS

Entire Coastal Community Foundation service area
Grants are made by recommendations from donors who have established Donor-Advised funds
through the Foundation.

DORCHESTER COUNTY FUND

Dorchester County
areas.
Deadline: February 24, 2012. for an application.

EXPANSION ARTS FUND

Grants, up to $2, 500 for individuals and $5, 000 for organizations, are available every two years,
depending upon geographical residence, to new and emerging artists and arts groups with an
emphasis on rural and minority talent.
Deadline: June 2013 (projected) for Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester and Georgetown counties.
onthe following for: GUIDELINES, INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION, ORGANIZATION APPLICATION.

GIVING BACK TO BERKELEY COUNTY FUND

Berkeley County
Grants up to $5, 000 are available bi-annually to nonprofit organizations addressing all
charitable areas.
Deadline: January 9, 2012.

GRIFFITH/REYBURN LOWCOUNTRY ARTIST AWARD

Charleston County
A grant of $5, 000 is made annually to a visual artist -- a fine art sculptor or someone who works
in oils, acrylics, watercolors, or pastels. The grant will provide funding to support the artist
during the creation of a work of art that reflects or depicts "The look and feel" of the
Lowcountry.
Deadline: March 16, 2012. for an application.

HOME COMMUNITY FUND


THE JEWISH ENDOWMENT FUND

Grants are made throughout the year to organizations to address charitable needs, with an
emphasis on Jewish causes.

LOWCOUNTRY CONSERVATION LOAN FUND

Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry,
and Jasper Counties
Loans up to $500, 000 with repayment of up to two years are provided to pre-approved
nonprofit conservation organizations to protect lands with significant ecological, wildlife, scenic,
and recreational value.
Deadline: No Deadline. Call 843-723-3635 to apply.

THE N.E.W. FUND (NEIGHBORHOODS ENERGIZED TO WIN)

Charleston and Colleton Counties
Grants up to $3, 500 are available annually to low-to-moderate income neighborhood groups
which address key issues in the neighborhoods and strengthen residents' leadership skills.
Deadline: April 2, 2012. for an application.

OPEN GRANTS

Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Counties and Georgetown County arts organizations
Grants up to $10, 000 are available annually to nonprofit organizations that enhance the arts,
education, the environment, health, human needs or community development.
Deadline: June 1, 2012. for an application.

REALTORS HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Grants up to $3, 500 are available during spring, summer, and winter cycles to nonprofits that
focus on affordable housing including education, development, maintenance, or repair.
Deadline: July 27 and December 28, 2012. for an application.

SAUL ALEXANDER FOUNDATION

Charleston County and the Town of Summerville
Grants are available annually to nonprofit organizations, with 50 percent of available funds
awarded to Jewish causes, 15 percent to Summerville causes, and the remainder to other
nonprofit organizations.
Deadline: September 6, 2012, by invitation only.

WINTHROP FAMILY ALLENDALE/HAMPTON FUND

Allendale and Hampton Counties
areas, with particular attention to education, health, and conservation/ preservation of the built
and natural environment.

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