Human services are necessary and are a proper concern of public funding. It is clear, however, that critical needs are still going unmet and that “giving back” to the communities of special interest to the founder and family requires complementary and supplementary attention to public safety nets for many of the most vulnerable residents and for the basic needs of the community. Persistent problems of
- housing,
- transportation,
- food distribution,
- children’s/adolescent mental health (by invitation only)
- skill training/job placement,
- veterans assistance,
- domestic abuse,
- mentoring, and
- many others
have become a part of the Foundation’s activity. Grants will be directed to effective, efficient, and responsible organizations that have a practice of regularly evaluating and improving their strategies and approaches. A preference exists for organizations that work at scale and move clients toward self-sufficiency.
We prefer considering specific project grants with clear and focused outcomes but are also open to general operating support and capital requests from organizations with which we have a long and positive funding relationship. We provide funding to responsible and effective organizations that
- help build self-sufficiency and resilience,
- demonstrate compassion
- enhance access to emergency housing and food shelves and banks,
- insist upon organizational effectiveness,
- foster innovation and collaboration,
- consistently strengthen existing programs,
- support new approaches to old problems, and
- establish and track measurable outcomes
- seek long-term impact.