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    The Exchange
    November 2009

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    Funding Opportunities

    The grant opportunities below are provided compliments of our sister company, GrantStation (www.grantstation.com). These are condensed examples of the U.S. Charitable Giving information available at GrantStation. 
                                                              


    Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
    345 Park Avenue 
    New York, NY  10154 -0037 

    Email: bms.foundation@bms.com 
    URL: http://www.bms.com/foundation/

    Grant Range: $1,000 - $4,600,000
    Average Grant: $5,000 - $100,000

    The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation works to reduce health disparities around the world. The Foundation's goal is to be a useful resource to patients, health care professionals, community organizations, and policymakers who are committed to building bridges to health for all.
    The Foundation engages partners to develop, execute, evaluate, and promote innovative programs to improve the health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa; hepatitis in Asia; serious mental illness in the United States; and cancer in Europe.
    Bristol-Myers Squibb also supports nonprofit organizations in communities where the corporation has major facilities (including Wallingford, CT; Devens, MA; Hopewell, New Brunswick, Plainsboro, Princeton, and West Windsor, NJ; and, New York City and Syracuse, NY.

     


    Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation
    2111 Wilson Boulevard
    8th Floor 
    Arlington, VA  22201 

    Phone: 703-522-3160
    Fax: 703-522-3161
    Email: cicf@cruisefoundation.org 
    URL: http://www.cruisefoundation.org/

    Total Annual Giving:  $1,488,000
    Average Grant: $2,500 - $15,000

    The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation focuses its efforts on programs designed to strengthen and improve the quality of life in communities served by the cruise industry, with emphasis on Florida.
    The Foundation's areas of emphasis include: Civic and Community Development, Educational Assistance and Training Programs, Public Health Programs, and Environmental Programs.

     

    Henry W. Bull Foundation
    c/o Santa Barbara Bank & Trust 
    Santa Barbara, CA   93120 -2340 

    Phone: 805-884-8637
    Fax: 805-884-1404

    Total Annual Giving:  $447,000
    Grant Range: $1,000 - $30,000

    The Henry W. Bull Foundation supports nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S.; however, the emphasis is on the Central Coast, CA, area.
    The Foundation's areas of interest include:

    • arts and culture, including the performing arts;
    • education;
    • community development;
    • medical research;
    • legal services;
    • youth-at-risk;
    • healthcare;
    • Christian organizations;
    • services for the elderly; and,
    • services for the disabled.

    Types of support include: direct services, project support, general support, building funds, computers and software, equipment, project planning, conferences, seminars and workshops, and technical assistance.

          

    Medtronic Foundation
    Mail Stop LC110
    710 Medtronic Parkway NE 
    Minneapolis, MN  55432 -5604 

    Phone: 763-514-4000
    URL: http://www.medtronic.com/foundation/


    The Medtronic Foundation seeks to improve the health of people and communities by focusing resources in areas where the Foundation can make unique and positive contributions. The Foundation primarily makes charitable contributions in communities where the company has facilities, including international locations. Selected national programs are also supported. (For a list of company communities go towww.medtronic.com/foundation/about_where.html.)

    Grant programs are focused on improving the health of people with chronic disease, igniting and sustaining students’ natural curiosity, especially in science, and enhancing the vitality of company communities.

      

    May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
    c/o AdminiTrust LLC
    2320 Marinship Way, Suite 150 
    Sausalito, CA  94965 

    Phone: 415-332-0166
    Email: jferraiolo@adminitrustllc.com 
    URL: http://www.adminitrustllc.com/foundations/mssct.htm


    The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust supports nonprofit organizations throughout the world, with emphasis on Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
    The Trust provides grants to organizations that serve the needs of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the disadvantaged.

                                              

    RGK Foundation
    1301 West 25th Street
    Suite 300 
    Austin, TX  78705 -4236 

    Phone: 512-474-9298
    Fax: 512-474-7281
    URL: http://www.rgkfoundation.org/


    Grant Details:  While the Foundation occasionally awards grants for over $25,000, most competitive grants awarded are under $25,000.

    The RGK Foundation endeavors to be a catalyst for progressive change in humanitarian concerns. Guiding the Foundation is a deep reverence for democracy and a civil society together with the founders' values of foresight, imagination, and discovery. By seeking innovative projects in the areas of health, education, human services, and community affairs, the Foundation strives to advance knowledge, improve society and help realize human potential.
     
    The Foundation funds a wide range of programs. Prospective applicants should review the "Grants" section of the Foundation's website for additional information on the Foundation's grantmaking priorities. 

     

    The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
    300 Second Street 
    Los Altos, CA  94022 

    Phone: 650-948-7658
    Email: inquiries@packard.org 
    URL: http://www.packard.org/


    The David and Lucile Packard Foundation invests in innovative people and organizations to improve the lives of children, enable the creative pursuit of science, advance reproductive health, and conserve and restore earth's natural systems.

    Williams Philanthropic Giving Program
    Williams Community Relations 
    One Williams Center, 45th floor 
    Tulsa, OK  74172 -2400 

    Phone: 918-573-1190
    Fax: 918-573-6006
    Email: diversityandcommunityrelations@williams.com 
    URL: http://www.williams.com/corporate_responsibility/cr_csr_philanthropic.aspx


    The Williams Philanthropic Giving Program invests in community partnerships in order to provide opportunities that improve the quality of life in company communities. (Go tohttp://www.williams.com/who_we_are/asset_map.aspx for a map of Williams locations.)
    The company contributions focus on the following four areas of need within the community:  education, health and human services, arts and humanities, and civic and community.

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