Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Grants.
Donor Name: Orlando Magic Youth Foundation
State: Florida
County: Brevard County (FL), Lake County (FL), Orange County (FL), Osceola County (FL), Polk County (FL), Seminole County (FL), Volusia County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/28/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Areas
- Arts
- Under this pillar they support art agencies that have dynamically shown the ability to improve and enhance overall academic performance for their participants. Preference will be given to non-profit organizations that specifically introduce at-risk and/or underserved children to programs that involve music, dance, and theatre. Areas of focus include early childhood enrichment and arts education (with metrics) as an essential component to enhance general education.
- Education
- This funding area supports agencies with established academic intervention program strategies in select transition stages that directly serve underperforming children and youth. Areas of focus include early learning, K-3 grade reading proficiency, middle-to-high school transition, postsecondary access, and persistence in postsecondary education.
- Health & Wellness
- The health & wellness pillar supports programs that reduce the risk of childhood obesity, improves mental well-being, promotes healthy eating, and physical activity that improves the lives of children and youth. Areas of focus include childhood obesity prevention and/or treatment programs, mental health assistance, hunger – food banks and childhood hunger relief, nutrition, and exercise.
- Homelessness
- To improve communities throughout Central Florida the homelessness pillar supports prevention services and/or long-term housing strategies with multiple wrap-around services for individuals and families. Areas of focus include homelessness prevention programs and permanent supportive and transitional housing for youth.
Eligibility Criteria
- Have 501(c)3 federal tax-exempt status
- Demonstrate one full year of program services and outcomes
- Must serve youths or families with children in the Central Florida area
- Demonstrate a strong financial position – MUST HAVE A FINANCIAL AUDIT
- Serve in Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole and/or Volusia counties
- Have strong measurable outcomes
Ineligible Grant Requests
- Capital campaigns, endowments or other reserve funds
- Public schools
- Government agencies
- First year programs
- Non-programmatic requests
- Programs that specifically teach any form of theology.
For more information, visit Orlando Magic Youth Foundation.
