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Family Foundation Invites Applications for Projects Benefitting Children

The Detwiler Family Foundation invites applications from organizations serving children dealing with significant life challenges by improving access to education and the arts. Deadline: June 1. Funds will only be awarded to organizations that can demonstrate an impact on children dealing with ...

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Grants Support Youth Scholarships, Artist Mentoring

Private Funder: Nat'l YoungArts Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 Artist Grants; Funding Focus: Children and youth; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Artists; Funding: Multiple awards of up to $10,000 each; Deadline: TBA, the next round is to open soon; last year's deadline was Oct. 16. Summa...

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Got an Awesome Idea, Get an Awesome Grant!

Funder: Awesome Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 Project Grants; Funding Focus: Education and community development; Eligibility: Unrestricted (grants go for charitable or community projects); Funding: Multiple awards of $1,000 each; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The Awesome Foundation funds a range...

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National Hamburger Chain Addresses Needs of Children

Funder: Ronald McDonald House Charities; Opportunity: Global Grants; Funding Focus: Children and health; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits (work can address the needs of children either in the U.S. or internationally); Funding: Varies, multiple awards (grants up to $5 million ...

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Innovation Awards Now Open

Private Funder: Peter Drucker Foundation; Opportunity: Nonprofit Innovation Award; Funding Focus: Innovation; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding (estimated): Winning organization receives a $100,000 grant, while the two runners-up receive $7,000 and $5,000 grants; Deadli...

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Hunger Programs Are Claneil Foundation Priority

Private Funder: Claneil Foundation; Opportunity: Community Grant Program; Funding Focus: Education, environment, health, hunger and nutrition; Geographic Focus: Pennsylvania; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding (estimated): Grants range to $15,000 each (the foundation distributed $2.9 million in gr...

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Organizations can Get Funding Boost for Youth Projects

Private Funder: Do Something; Opportunity: Do Something Awards; Funding Focus: Youth; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Individuals up to age 25; Funding: Five $10,000 awards and a single $100,000 award; Deadline: TBA, the competition is to be launched soon. Summary: These awards honor y...

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Children’s Foundation Rolls Out 2016 Grantmaking

Funder: Best Buy Children's Foundation; Opportunity: Best Buy Community Grants Program; Funding Focus: Youth, education, technology; Geographic Focus: National (applicants must have a Best Buy store within 50 miles of them); Eligibility: Nonprofits and schools serving a diverse population of youn...

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Funding for Childcare Efforts Now Available

Private Funder: First Children's Finance; Funding Focus: Childcare and early childhood education; Geographic Focus: Regional (IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, SD & TX); Eligibility: Childcare providers, childcare centers and early childhood education centers; Funding: Up to $125,000; Deadline: Rollin...

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Capital Project Grants Offered to Schools, Parks

Private Funders: KaBOOM! and Dr Pepper-Snapple; Opportunity: Build it With KaBOOM Grants; Funding Focus: Physical activity, obesity, children; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits, child-serving organizations, governments and schools; Funding: Multiple awards of up to $15,000 each;...

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