PLACES TO WRITE FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS Researched/compiled by Sharon McKelvey, Rainbow Acres Horse Rescue http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/7321/ Department of Agriculture Office of Grants and Program Systems Department of Agriculture 1300 Rosslyn Commonwealth Building Suite 103 Arlington, VA 22209 Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research Grants and Centers (RD 675) Office of Research and Development Environmental Protection Agency 401 M Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20460 Small Business Administration Office of Women's Business Ownership 409 3rd Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20416 Restrictions: grants for demonstration projects to benefit small businesses owned and controlled by women. Demonstration projects will provide financial, management, and marketing training and counseling services to both start-up and established women's businesses. Allstate Foundation Allstate Plaza North Northbrook, IL 60062 Focus: self-help, self-motivation, education, civic affairs, health Hitachi Foundation 1509 22nd Street, NW Washington, D.C. 29937 Focus: community/economic development, education, and technology. Peter Kiewit Foundation Woodmen Tower, Suite 900 17th and Farnam St. Omaha, NE 68102 Focus: cultural programs, community development, education and social services David H. Koch Charitable Trust 4111 E. 37th St. N. Wichita, KS 67220 Focus: arts, education, and public interest Metropolitan Life Foundation One Madison Ave New York, NY 10010 Focus: education, health, social services, cultural programs Reader's Digest Foundation Roaring Brook Rd. Pleasantville, NY 10570 Focus: social services, cultural programs, education Xerox Foundation P.O.Box 1600 Stamford, CT 06904 Focus: social, cultural, educational services Crystall Trust 1088 DuPont Building Wilmington, DE 19898 Focus: higher education and social/family services as well as cultural programs CRESTLEA FOUNDATION 1004 Wilmington Trust Ctr. Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 654-2477 Contact-treasurer Is a general purpose foundation, funds Animal Protection Camps, Recreation & Athletics, & Special Olympics. Include on application reason for the grant, any pertinent financial statements and a copy of the IRS exemption approval letter. Applications must be received by November 1. Grants are given to groups within 50 miles of Wilmington. CRYSTAL TRUST 1088 du Pont Bldg. Wilmington, DE 19898 (302) 774-8421 Contact-Executive Director Grants in state of Delaware for capital, emergency, and seed money. Emphasis on gifts for capital and other one time special purposes. Submit detailed letter including history of applicant organization, organizational purposes and activities, information about the proposal and its priority within the applicant organization. Certification of tax exempt status and information on the governing group. Request should be made by September 30 of each year and early application is recommended. One time support is preferred, usually for capital or for the needs of a program in its early stages. LAFFEY-MCHUGH FOUNDATION P.O.Box 2207 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 658-9141 Contact-Secretary General purpose foundation. Grants given for Animal Protection, Community Service Organizations, Recreation & Athletics, and Special Olympics. Send succinct two-page letter. Application should include background information on the organization and project, goals of the project, amount requested, listing of other funding sources and indication of IRS tax-exempt status. Application should be submitted by April 15 or October 15 as directors meet in November.