The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation was created in 2004 by Best Buy founder, Dick Schulze. He wanted to give back to the community in which he and his family grew up and gave him so much in return. It is Dick's strong belief that a good education, supportive family and strong work ethic... View All
Our Founder
 Best Buy founder Richard M. Schulze was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1941, lived in the Twin Cities until 2006, and over the years, has contributed a great deal to Minnesota.
Dick's story is truly the stuff of an American dream... View All
Our Focus
Education
Committed to ensuring all children gain the fundamental knowledge and skill set necessary to be successful in life, we support organizations which offer Kindergarten through 5th Grade programs that focus on reading, writing, math and science; tutoring and after school support programs. We do not support the Arts.
Human Services
Organizations which provide food, meals, temporary housing/shelter and service to families and children to assist them back to self-sufficiency.
Medical Human Services
Supporting agencies that assist adults and their families with initial transitional needs when dealing with a new medical challenge.
Camps
Support organizations that provide educational camps in Minnesota for children ages 5 to 11. Proposals for camperships will be accepted through March1, 2012. Decisions will be made by May 1, 2012. Visit here to apply. |
The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and the Richard M. and Sandra J. Schulze Family Fund are two separate foundations that work together. Each foundation is a separate legal entity with a shared governance process. The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation oversees the day-to-day operations and manages grants. One completed proposal serves as an application to both foundations.
The foundation makes most of its grants to U.S. tax-exempt organizations that our staff independently identifies. A small percentage of grantmaking occurs through Requests for Proposals (RFPs). The foundation does not support programs or organizations that fall outside of our focus areas. We also do not support loans, event fundraisers or sponsorships, individuals, labor organizations, lobbying, political campaigns, organizations or work conducted outside of the United States. We do not accept unsolicited proposals.
To learn more about the types of grants we fund, please review our foundation focus areas.
Please note that the foundation does not accept proposals by mail. |
