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Funding to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Environmental projects, job training, and literacy programs also will be considered.

Funding to support Higher Education and Scholarship; Scholarly Communications and Information Technology; Art History, Conservation, and Museums; Performing Arts; and Conservation and the Environment.

Supports local and regional nonprofit organizations that focus on literacy, the arts, or education (K-12). Applicants must be located in the communities where company stores are located and should serve the greater good of the local community or region. A plan for promoting the program with Barnes & Noble should be included in the proposal, and the organization must be willing to work with the local store or stores on in-store programming. Barnes and Noble also provides limited support to national nonprofit organizations that focus on the company’s grantmaking priorities. In addition, eligible applicants may apply for support through a literary-based sponsorship program. Does not award grants.

Funding for organizations supporting community, education, or local capital campaign efforts.

Funding to support bible colleges and seminaries, religious causes, liberal arts colleges, medical concerns, and social concerns.

Through the Water Stewardship focus, The Coca-Cola Foundation supports access to clean water and sanitation, watershed protection, and other programs, including education and awareness programs that promote water conservation. The Healthy and Active Lifestyles focus supports access to exercise, physical activity, and nutritional education programs. Community Recycling is designed to increase litter abatement efforts, advance recovery and reuse, increase community recycling, and support research and innovation. The Education component supports scholarships, as well as drop-out prevention, access to education, and other initiatives. Interested applicants are invited to apply for support at any time.

Funding to support community focus areas including safety, environment, wellness and community.

Funding for organizations offering direct aid to children in need, including ill, orphaned, disabled, injured, abused, or malnourished children, as well as those with limited access to education.

Funding in the areas of emergency and disaster relief, child pedestrian safety, and environmental sustainability.

Funding for programs that will  provide underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary for financial success throughout life.

This foundation provides support for nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the communities served by Food Lion stores. The Foundation supports programs that directly support the academic education of children in primary and secondary education as well as programs that provide meals or food to the hungry.

Funding to support efforts that protect, promote, and create good jobs with living wages for workers, including low-wage workers.

Nonprofit groups can apply to receive at least three months of free advertising on Google’s website to promote their mission.

Funding to programs that advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of alcoholism, chemical dependency, and addictive behavior.

Funding to organizations that are engaged in community outreach and educational programs that uniquely serve children and adults in the community.

Funding for humanitarian efforts, including faith-based endeavors, that strengthen education, fight economic hardships through self-help opportunities, and enhance public health and sanitation.

 Funding to non-profit organizations addressing a variety of community needs and resources with a primary focus on children’s education, financial education and physical education.

General support funding for grassroots organizations promoting environmental justice, sustainable agriculture and food systems, and reproductive rights.

Funding to support organizations that operate in the areas of education and health

Funding to organizations with projects to improve community quality of life, specifically addressing the areas of hunger relief, youth education, rural leadership, civic improvements, soil and water preservation, and arts and culture.

One time grants of $5,000 – $25,000 for community improvement and public education projects.

Funding to support and promote quality educational and human services programming.

Advancing Student Achievement, an initiative of the Actuarial Foundation, provides grants to K-12 schools and groups throughout the United States and Canada for programs that involve actuaries in the teaching of mathematics. The focus is on mentoring programs that bring together actuaries and educators in private and public schools, with an emphasis on grades 4-8. The Foundation can provide 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. Applications may be submitted throughout the year.

Funding to organizations that promote music education for children.

 Financial assistance and resources to help make the game of golf more accessible to people with disabilities.  The Alliance is particularly interested in applications that demonstrate focus on inclusion of people with disabilities in programs that involve those without disabilities with the ultimate goal of enhancing their inclusion into the fabric of their community.

Supports conservation activities around the world that contribute significantly to the preservation and sustainable use of the Earth’s biological cultural and historical resources.

The Norcross Wildlife Foundation provides support to local grassroots organizations throughout the United States that work to protect wild land. Priority is given to organizations that have difficulty raising the modest funds they need to do their critical work in the trenches of environmental conservation. Grants averaging $5,000 are primarily provided for program-related office and field equipment, and public education and outreach materials. The Foundation also provides no-interest loans to local organizations to help them acquire land they have prioritized for conservation.

Makes in-kind donations of imprinted goods to deserving organizations.

Large grants for programs related to education, health and wellness, diversity and inclusion, and thought leadership.

Supporting a variety of nonprofit organizations with a special emphasis on those that work to achieve sustainability and touch a diverse population, in particular, those that support early childhood education and/or economic development.

The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) focuses its efforts on the empowerment of economically poor and disadvantaged people seeking to change the structures that perpetuate their condition. Supported projects must be presented, owned, and controlled by the groups of people who will directly benefit from them and must address long-term corrections of the conditions that keep people bound by poverty and oppression.

Funding to support efforts ensuring fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. Focus on three program areas: Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, and Workers’ Rights.

Funding to projects focused on advocacy, direct service, research, or professional education and training for the aging or retired.

Funding for capacity building and social innovation.

Funding to support nonprofit organizations that have programs that align with its four priority areas: hunger relief, education, health and human services, assisting people with disabilities.

The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia provide financial support to help those who are poor, oppressed, and marginalized in society and to promote social justice at local, national, and international levels.  Recipients should be engaged in fostering systemic change, promoting self-help and empowering community, or responding to unmet needs of those whoa re poor and/or marginalized.  Has two giving cycles per year.

Funding to organizations that focus on affordable housing, education/financial literacy, and the environment.

Grants to advance science education and to improve quality of care for patients, promoting patient empowerment and addressing issues of health care disparities and health inequalities.

Grant funding for Virginia organizations focusing on health, education, local history, ecology, nature and youth.

Supports a range of efforts related to education, peace & security, international development, strengthening democracy, and more. Take a quiz to find out if your project fits the guidelines for grants.

The Foundation has three primary program areas available to organizations in this area: Civil Society; Environment; and Pathways Out of Poverty.  Through its programs, the Foundation seeks to support efforts promoting a just, equitable, and sustainable society.

Funding for organizations promoting education, environmental stewardship, community vitality, and human needs.

Funds programs in science education and research, from pre-K through PhD.

Funding for organizations that are focused on embedding arts and culture in efforts to foster the wellbeing of low-income residents.

Funding in support of environmental endeavors, human services, and/or disaster relief.

$1,000 – $5,000 grants to programs that afford women and families access to the knowledge and resources they need to build better lives.

Offers in-kind support to organizations working to create community-based technology and learning centers in order to bridge the digital divide and eliminate technology illiteracy.

The Prana Fund will fund any public charity or government agency working in Charlottesville and/or Albemarle County.

Funding to organizations that focus on the three main areas of education, the environment, and vehicle safety.

Funding to organizations who create change leading to a more just society.

Financial support for programs and groups addressing key areas of community concern including: child welfare, education, health and well-being, food security, environmental protection, historic preservation and support for the arts.

Funding for projects that increase access to primary care for uninsured Virginians and those who live in areas with limited access to healthcare.

Funding to support  lobbying activities related to a strategic issue advocacy campaign focused on fighting childhood obesity at the state, local and tribal level.

Funding for programs and organizations that have a specific focus on improving access to health and wellness in their community; pharmacy education programs and mentoring initiatives; civic and community outreach; or emergency and disaster relief. Health is the Company’s major focus area and the largest share of its annual contributions program is allocated to programs that address the health needs of their clients.

Funding for community-based nonprofit organizations across the country in support of conservation, energy efficiency, infrastructure, and educational outreach efforts.