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(EDUCATION) Samuel Rubin Foundation
   (Deadlines: May 7 and Sept. 10 The Samuel Rubin Foundation will consider proposals from institutions of higher education and nonprofits that seek to promote social, economic, political, city and cultural rights. The foundation accepts brief proposals of no more than 5 pages, which should be incl...
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(MINORITIES) The St. Paul Travelers Foundation
   Deadline: Rolling.    Travelers is one of the largest providers of property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The St. Paul Travelers Foundation funds a wide range of programs, particularly those designed to help the underserved and minorities.    Emphasis is...
posted 2/9/10 03:29 AM  read complete story

(UNDERSERVED) Reeve Foundation
     Deadline: Sept. 1 The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants Program awards grants to nonprofits that provide services to individuals with paralysis. Grants of up to $25,000 are awarded to programs or projects that improve the daily lives of people with paralysis, wi...
posted 1/25/10 05:11 AM  read complete story

(SPECIAL NEEDS) National Inclusion Project
   Deadline: Applications accepted, March 1-July 31. The National Inclusion Project -- formerly the Bubel/Aiken Foundation -- offers the Let's ALL Play Grants which supports recreational programs for children with special needs. The grants also support community outreach for the disabled and underserv...
posted 12/29/09 1:27 PM  read complete story

(SOCIAL SERVICES) Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
   Deadline: Jan. 31. Grant-seekers can win awards of up to $5,000 from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy to support research in anthropology, area studies, economics, political science, psychology, sociology and urban studies. The foundation approves approximately 10 grants each year. Beginni...
posted 12/16/09 1:50 PM  read complete story

(EDUCATION) Lumina Foundation
   Deadline: (Closed now, will reopen grants review process in January). The Lumina Foundation funds programs that affect access and attainment in postsecondary education, particularly among traditionally underserved student groups.          These students incl...
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(REGIONAL FUNDING) Stewart Huston Charitable Trust (GA & PA)
   Deadline: Rolling. The purpose of the Stewart Huston Charitable Trust is to provide funds, technical assistance and collaboration on behalf of nonprofit organizations engaged in religious, charitable or educational work and to extend opportunities to the needy. Huston was an executive of Lukens St...
posted 10/8/09 05:02 AM  read complete story

(DISADVANTAGED) Presbyterian Committee
   Deadline: Rolling.    The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People participates in the education and empowerment of people who are economically poor, oppressed and disadvantaged. The purpose of the grants is to help to people who find themselves in seemingly hopeless situa...
posted 9/30/09 4:39 PM  read complete story

(YOUTH) Hearst Foundation Healthcare Grants
   Deadline: Rolling.          The foundation of the famed newspaper publisher supports a wide range of healthcare-related grants and specialized medical institutions—such as children's and women's hospitals. In general, applicants must run programs that seek to...
posted 9/25/09 2:53 PM  read complete story

(HEALTH) Changemakers
   Deadline: Oct. 14 Ashoka's Changemakers invites applications for the Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing collaborative competition. The program is designed to help address the social stigmas that surround serious mental illnesses and prevent access to care. Carried out in part...
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