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Foundation Favors Social Service Efforts

Private Funder: Frost Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 program grants; Funding Focus: Education, human service needs, youth and the environment; Geographic Focus: Louisiana and New Mexico; Eligibility: Nonprofits in those two states may apply (the foundation will consider requests for operating gra...

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ECA Favors Social Services Efforts

Private Funder: Energy Corporation of America (ECA); Opportunity: Youth grants (2016); Funding Focus: Education; Geographic Focus: Colorado, Texas and West Virginia; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies, since 1996 the foundation has distributed more than $26 million in grants; Deadline: May ...

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Insurance Company to Open Its 2016 Giving Programs

The Mutual of America Foundation, the giving effort of the Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, will soon open its 2016 Community Partnership Award competition, which honors outstanding education and social service programs. Deadline: (TBA) last year's deadline was April 1. The program ann...

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Agencies Receive Social Service Boost from Foundation

Funder: Feild Co-Operative Assn.; Program: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education, faith-based efforts, children and youth; Geographic limits: Primarily Mississippi with some grants for organizations in Texas and Oklahoma; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Awards vary, up to 35,000 each (th...

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Kerr Foundation Underwrites Social Service Programs

Private Funder: The Kerr Foundation; Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education, health, arts and culture and human services; Geographic Focus: Oklahoma, Arkansas Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas and Washington, D.C (projects from Oklahoma receive priority); Eligibil...

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Frost Foundation Favors Social Service Efforts

Private Funder: Frost Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 program grants; Funding Focus: Education, human service needs, youth and the environment; Geographic Focus: Louisiana and New Mexico; Eligibility: Nonprofits in those two states may apply (the foundation will consider requests for operating gra...

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Applications Sought for Affordable Housing, Human Services Grants

Private Funder: Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation; Opportunity: Foundation Giving Fund Grants; Funding Focus: Education, youth development and housing; Geographic Focus: National where the company has a presence); Eligibility: Nonprofits, governments and colleges; Funding: Awards vary; Deadline: T...

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Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants to Open

Funder: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation; Opportunity: Quality of Life Grants Program; Funding Focus: Social services, healthcare; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $25,000 each; Deadline: TBA (last year's deadline was Feb. 17; the next round of grants op...

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Foundation Provides Social Services Grants

Private Funder: Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation; Opportunity: 2015 Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Community services; Geographic Focus: Maine; Eligibility: Nonprofits (No applications will be considered from any organization without 501(c)(3) status, unless the applicant is a town, fire or em...

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Pershing Square Foundation to soon Launch Peace First Prize

Private Funder: The Pershing Square Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 Peace First Prize; Funding Focus: Education, youth and social change; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: youth, ages 8 to 22; Funding: Up to 10, $25,000 fellowships (the foundation made $31 million in grants last year) ; Dea...

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