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Financial Sector Funder Likes Programs for Disadvantaged, Poor, Children

Private Funder: State Street Foundation; Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education, disadvantaged children and human services; Geographic Focus: National-where the company has a presence; Eligibility: Nonprofits (faith-based groups are eligible if they provide services to the enti...

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Funding Aids Foster Care, Child Welfare Efforts

Funder: Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption; Opportunity: Wendy's Wonderful Kids Grants; Funding Focus: Children, youth, adoption; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Public and private adoption agencies and 501(c)(3) nonprofits; Funding: Multiple awards up to $100,000 each; Deadline: None....

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Charitable Trust Funding Boosts Projects for Poor, Underserved

Private Funder: Harry J. Lloyd Charitable Trust; Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education, seed money and healthcare; Eligibility: Nonprofits, including faith-based institutions; Funding: The trust distributed $9 million in grants last year; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The trust...

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Funder Likes Literacy, Low-Income Initiatives

Private Funder: Entergy Charitable Foundation; Opportunity: Open Grants and Micro Grants; Funding Focus: Literacy, low-income initiatives, the arts, the environment and K-12 childhood education; Geographic Focus: Regional (AR, LA, MA, MI, MS, NH, NY, TX & VT); Eligibility: Nonprofits, schools...

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$560M Available for Programs to Help Underserved

Funder: Ford Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 grants; Funding Focus: Education, youth and social justice; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies by program, the foundation distributed $560 million in grants last year; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: Foundation supports an...

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Project Celebrates Solutions, Innovations

Private Funder: Mary Byron Project; Opportunity: Celebrating Solutions Awards and Roth Award for Underserved Populations; Funding Focus: Domestic violence; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: 501(c)(30 nonprofits and governments offering domestic violence programs in existence for at least ...

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Planet Dog Foundation Grants to Open Soon

Private Funder: The Planet Dog Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 grants; Funding Focus: Programs which support working/service dogs; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $7,500 each to applicants from in the United States; Deadline: TBA (the foundation will open the next r...

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Support Goes for Troops, Veterans, Families

Private Funder: Navy Seal Foundation; Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Social service, children and families; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Multiple awards; Deadline: July 31. Summary: Organizations must provide social services programs to active-d...

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Church Grants Help Poor, Underserved

Private Funder: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; Opportunity: Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD); Funding Focus: Children, poverty, economic development (priority is given to projects which help poor children, families); Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Fundi...

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Child Welfare, School Projects are Funder Favorites

Funder: Amway; Opportunity: One by One Campaign for Children; Funding Focus: Education and child welfare; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Awards vary; Deadline: Nov. 1. Summary: Through One by One, Amway supports programs designed to have a direct, real, and lasti...

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