Applicants are invited to apply for the Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation Grant Program.
Donor Name: The Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation
State: Massachusetts
County: Hampden County (MA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2023
Details:
The Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation primarily considers funding requests from nonprofit organizations based in or working in Hampden County, Massachusetts that address needs in the following areas:
- Early Education (Birth to 5)
- Primary Education (K-12)
- Higher Education
- Education Policy
- Health
- Social Services
- Arts
The Foundation seeks to support organizations and initiatives that:
- Are focused on serving the needs of the citizens of Hampden County
- Offer creative responses to the community’s most pressing needs and concerns
- Are preventative and far-sighted in their design and can articulate clear, measurable, and sustainable outcomes
- Empower individuals to acquire the skills needed to enjoy sustained improvement in their quality of life
- Increase access and opportunities for people from low-income and under-served populations of the community
- Are committed to long-term change
- Assist local organizations to strengthen their capacity to fulfill their missions and sustain their work
- Foster collaboration among nonprofit organizations
- Have the potential to multiply dollars with support from other sources
Guidelines established by the Foundation usually preclude support for:
- Organizations located outside of Hampden County
- Individuals
- Scholarships/Internships
- Continuing support for current programs
- Debt reduction
- Multiple proposals per year from the same organization
- Endowments
- Program-related loans
Types of Funding
Funding requests are considered for:
- General Operating Funding
- General Operating funding is awarded to help support an organization’s general operating costs and overhead rather than a particular project or initiative.
- Capital Funding
- Capital funding is awarded to support the purchase, construction, or renovation of a property, land and/or capital assets associated with the organization and the communities it supports.
- Program Funding
- Program funding is awarded to support a specific program, project, or initiative to be implemented by the organization with the goal of achieving measurable and meaningful projected outcomes.
- Capacity Building Funding
- Capacity Building funding is awarded to support and/or improve an organization’s work and operations. These awards typically focus on the areas of strategic planning, fiscal systems review, board development, staff development, diversifying revenue streams, etc.
- Emergency Funding
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- Emergency funding is awarded to assist an organization in a time of unexpected and sudden need. These requests are reviewed as quickly as possible, typically within two weeks, of receipt.
For more information, visit The Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation.
