Deadline: 15-Feb-21
The Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation is inviting letters of inquiry (LOI) for its grant program. The Foundation seeks innovative solutions to intractable and persistent problems and strives to cultivate emerging talents and promising models.
Established in 1986, the Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation has dedicated more than $75 million in grants to improve the social fabric of life. The entire Rapoport Family is actively involved in the foundations operations, which has touched many lives in the areas of education, arts and culture, health, community building & social services, and democracy & civic participation.
Priority Areas
The Foundation prefers to concentrate on five primary areas including:
- Arts & Culture
- The Foundation supports artistic and cultural programs, especially those that encourage participation, and enrich the lives of children and disadvantaged members of the community. Education and cultivation of new and young patrons is encouraged.
- Community Building & Social Services
- The Foundation seeks to build communities that improve the quality of life for all citizens and foster the growth and development of children.
- Democracy & Civic Participation
- The Foundation supports efforts both to make government more responsive and to encourage citizens to take an active interest and role in political life.
- Education
- The Foundation is interested in the broad area of education but with a special concern for early learning up to and through the elementary years.
- Health
- The Foundation seeks to improve the quality and delivery of healthcare services to all citizens, especially to women, children, and those who do not have access to conventional medical resources.
Where Foundation Funds
- By policy, one-third of annual grant funds are required to be distributed for projects/programs located in Waco, Texas.
- An additional one-third of annual grant monies are discretionary and can be distributed throughout the United States as desired.
- Finally, the remaining one-third of funds are designated to the University of Texas at Austin Rapoport Scholars Program, the Jerusalem Foundation, and the Jewish Federation of North America.
For more information, visit https://www.rapoportfdn.org/whatwefund