The People With Disabilities Foundation (PWDF) provides grants to other nonprofit agencies in their work to integrate people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities into the whole of society, consistent with PWDF’s mission.
Donor Name: People With Disabilities Foundation (PWDF)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/06/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
PWDF’s pilot grant program is awarding smaller grants in the range of $5,000 to $12,500, with a goal of future program expansion.
Uses of funds
Grants may be used for a specific program, project, or general operating expenses if related to a specific program or project, in furtherance of providing advocacy, education, vocational, or other areas of particular impact to people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities. This includes full scale advocacy and education where there currently is a void for this population.
Program Requirements
To be eligible for a grant from PWDF, prospective grantees must meet the following organization and program requirements:
- Applicant organization must be an IRS approved § 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or must provide a very clear statement of service, impact and need for the grant, for example a service to beneficiaries who are not old enough to be eligible for school district services based on age, e.g., under 5 years old;
- The organization must have been in operations a minimum of 3 years and provide documentation of same in the grant process, i.e., IRS form 990 for most recent 3 years. In lieu of IRS form 990, organization may send tax returns, profit and loss statements, and balance sheets for the most recent 3 years;
- Mission and program must be to benefit people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities;
- Organization’s program currently must have direct contact with this population, either through advocacy, education, which may include destigmatization programs, or other relevant services;
- A maximum of 25% of the organization’s expenses may be attributed to administrative expenses as documented on most recent IRS Form 990;
- For the pilot program, organization must be based in the United States.
- Program or project being proposed must have been in operations for 3 years or more. If the program is the same as an existing program, but in a new geographical location, then it is eligible for consideration. If the program is similar to but differs from programs that have been operating at least 3 years, then it depends on the specifics of the old and new program/project. PWDF will evaluate the new/different program or project upon receipt of program details.
For more information, visit PWDF.
