Deadline: 12-Oct-21
The Adtalem Global Education Foundation is accepting applications for its grant program to support charitable, educational and research purposes.
Established in 2010, the Adtalem Global Education Foundation is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Statement of Policy
The Adtalem Global Education Foundation’s activities should reflect commitment to one or more of the following strategic areas:
- Investing to expand access to education, jobs, and careers
- Supporting the development of the communities where we live and work
- Combating inequality and encouraging civic engagement.
Focus Areas
The Foundation will prioritize support to partners and programs aimed at the following:
- Strengthening the pipeline of underrepresented minorities to careers in the healthcare and financial services industries
- Increasing access for underserved populations to high quality education, to include access to higher education
- Addressing healthcare disparities, including gaps in access, quality, and affordability
- Promoting economic growth through skills-based workforce development in the healthcare and financial services industries
Eligibility Criteria
- Only nonprofit organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code are eligible to apply. Programmatic impact can provide benefit within the United States or internationally.
- All potential partners must hold an introductory due diligence call with a Director or Officer of the Foundation prior to submitting a grant application. Unsolicited proposals will be discouraged. Requests can only be submitted once per the Foundation’s fiscal year.
- Periodic written confirmation that the grant is being used for its specified charitable purposes—including, but not limited to, midcycle and annual reports on grant impact—will be required of all partners.
- The Foundation may choose to enter into formal grant agreements for any substantial grants made to charitable organizations. Such grant agreements will provide that the grantee must use the funds only for specific charitable purposes.
Restrictions
The Adtalem Global Education Foundation does not support the following activities:
- Individuals
- Event sponsorship
- Legislators, support of legislation, political organizations, or campaigns
- Capital campaigns or endowments
- Religious purpose or sectarian organizations whose programs are limited or exclusive to just one group
- U.S. organizations not exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and not eligible for tax-deductible support
- Activities that would constitute self-dealing
- Organizations that do not foster diversity and inclusion.
For more information, visit https://www.adtalem.com/sustainability/community-engagement/adtalem-global-education-foundation
