The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust funds programs that build literacy and workplace skills to empower students to achieve academically and prepare them for meaningful careers.
Donor Name: The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust
State: Pennsylvania
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $5000 to $10,000
Details:
Funding Information
First-time Grants generally range from $5000 to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Please carefully review the following criteria for eligibility before you submit an application to the Trust.
- Tax-Exempt Status and Financial Documents: First-time applicants must provide documentation verifying tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status. For an organization that is part of a larger group, such as a religious affiliate, the ruling organization’s 501(c)(3) letter will suffice. They require a project budget as well as the organization’s overall operating budget. An applicant with revenue over $100,000 but less than $750,000 may submit either two-year internally prepared, reviewed or audited financial statements. Applicants with revenue over $750,000 must submit financial statements audited by a CPA. All applicants must provide their IRS Form 990, which should not be older than 10.5 months after your most recent year-end.
- Geographical Focus: The Trust funds projects serving children and youth in Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, and Camden counties.
- Population(s) Served: Programs must serve children and youth in grades K-12. College programs are not funded. They generally fund programs whose recipients of direct services are generally in economically underserved areas—more than 70 percent of all participants in the organization’s groups or classes should be eligible for free or reduced-rate lunch in schools.
- Program Focus: The Trust seeks primarily to fund data-driven literacy-based programs—focused on developing robust reading and writing skills—with a strong history of success. These can be programs that:
- take place during school hours, after school, or during the summer.
- take place across school systems, but the funding can support only nonsectarian programming—including within a religious institution.
- For potential grantees serving students in earlier grades (K–8), the Trust gives preference to programs that devote at least 70 percent of their time directly to instruction and activities in reading and writing. In high school grades (9–12), the Trust seeks to fund organizations that provide innovative approaches to students in underserved areas for success in higher education, from the college admission process and acceptance through to completion. The Trust also funds job skills training with a proven record of successful workforce placement.
For more information, visit The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust.
