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Schulze Family Foundation

Grants Overview

  • Grant-making Guidelines
  • Resources for Grant Writers
  • Grants Overview
  • Grants Request Schedule

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation funds organization grants

Our funding impacted
776 organizations last year!

We give careful consideration to the many requests we receive. Please make sure your request aligns with our eligibility criteria. The Prepare section below will help you decide.

Our cycles

We open for the coming spring cycle
in fall of the previous year.

We open for the coming fall cycle
in spring of the same year.

Watch our home page for specific opening dates

Application Steps

All eligible organizations must submit:

  1. a letter of intent (LOI);
  2. an application, if invited to apply;
  3. all required materials through our online application portal.
  4. Check our home page for specific open and close dates.

prepare

Make sure you are eligible and work in one of our focus areas.

submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI)

Access our online portal during open LOI cycles and submit your LOI.

if invited apply

If invited, return to the online portal to complete and submit a grant application.

Prepare


Make sure your request aligns with our grant eligibility before you submit an LOI.

Organizations must meet the following criteria. If not eligible, please do not submit an LOI.

  • Have IRS Tax-Exempt Status
  • Grantees must have tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.
  • Grantees must organize and operate for charitable purposes.
  • Serve the geographic locations we support

Organizations should serve communities in the counties we serve. Requests for grants serving counties other than these are by invitation only.

  • Work in our focus areas
  • Focus Areas
  • We do not fund
  • Education (including scholarships)
  • Human services
  • Health and medicine
  • government agencies
  • for-profit business
  • special events or conferences
  • endowments
  • the fine arts
  • organizations outside our geographic areas (with invited exceptions)
  • labor organizations
  • lobbying or political campaigns
  • organizations outside of the United States (with invited exceptions)
  • sports or athletic organizations
  • sectarian religious causes
  • individuals except through our scholarship programs

  • Not a recent grant applicant

Organizations may apply for funding only once a year. For example, if you submitted an LOI in the spring, you must wait until the next year’s spring cycle to again submit an LOI.

The Minnesota and Florida counties listed below remain important to the family. While we fund some national programs, our priority is to invest in these counties.

  • Minnesota Counties
  • Florida Counties
  • Anoka
  • Carver
  • Dakota
  • Hennepin
  • Ramsey
  • Scott
  • Washington
  • Charlotte
  • Collier
  • Glades
  • Hendry
  • Lee

We partner with efficient and results-oriented organizations. Organization proposals should be focused on measurable results in one of three areas.

  • Education
  • Human and Social Services
  • Health and Medicine (by invitation only)

LOI


  • Leaders that make a difference,
  • Successful,
  • Sustainable, and
  • Do work with long-lasting impact in our focus areas.
  • Check our home page for cycle open and close dates.
  • If open, you may submit your Letter of Intent (LOI) through our online portal.
  • We review submitted LOIs weekly.
  • You’ll know your next steps within 21 days of LOI submission.

Apply


  • Open and close dates for LOIs and applications are published on our homepage.
  • Don’t miss a cycle! Bookmark our home page and visit it often.
  • Dates are not flexible due to the volume of requests received.
  • If you miss a cycle, you are eligible to submit in the next cycle.
  • Review our Resources for Organization Grant Writers to:
    • preview our application or download practice forms,
    • learn about writing S.M.A.R.T. objectives,
    • learn about challenge and matching grants,
    • update your contact information (for returning grantees), and
    • understand category descriptions.
  • To save you time, your submitted LOI will auto-fill some data to your application.
  • When you’re ready to apply, head to our online portal.

Our review process takes about six months. Here’s what happens.

  1. We review submitted applications.
  2. Program officers schedule and conduct site visits.
  3. Program officers make funding recommendations to the board.
  4. The board makes funding decisions during that cycle’s board meeting.
  5. Program officers contact grantees about the board’s decision.
Apply here

Minnesota Office

6600 France Ave., Suite 550
Minneapolis, MN 55435
Phone: 952-324-8910

Florida Office

999 Vanderbilt Rd., Suite 710
Naples, FL 34108
Phone: 239-263-9400

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  • About Us
    • About Us Overview
    • Our Vision, Mission & Values
      • How We Do Our Work
      • Why We Do Our Work
      • Where We Do Our Work
    • Our Founder
    • Our Board
      • Trustees Emeriti
      • Health Care Advisor
      • Housing Advisor
    • Our Recent Awards
    • Our Staff
  • What We Support
    • Overview
    • Focus Areas & Service Categories
      • Focus Areas & Service Categories
      • Education
      • Human & Social Services
      • Health & Medicine
    • Best Buy Employees
      • Best Buy Employee Relief
      • Best Buy Disaster Relief
      • Best Buy Hope Fund
    • Power of 100 – Women Who Care
  • Apply for a Grant
    • Grants Request Schedule
    • Grants Overview
    • Eligibility
    • Guidelines
    • Resources
    • Update Contact Information
  • Apply for Scholarships
    • Scholarship Schedule
    • College Scholarships Overview
      • Eligible High Schools
      • Downloadable Documents
      • Renew Your College Scholarship
      • Our 2023 Schulze Scholar Graduates
      • Meet Our 2023-24 New Schulze Scholars
    • Early Learning Scholarship Overview
      • Eligible Catholic Schools
      • Early Learning Scholarship Documents
  • CCC Assessment
  • News
    • RMSFF Grants Historic $20 million to NCH Healthcare Systems, Florida
    • RMSFF Board visits Children’s Hospital
    • RMSFF issues $1.5 mil challenge to Children’s Minnesota fundraising community