LASC announces International Grants in the United States

Deadline: 30-Mar-24

The Light A Single Candle Foundation has announced the International Grants to make a difference in the world.

The Light A Single Candle Foundation believe the need for food and economic sustainability is basic to all poverty solutions. They are motivated by faith in God and values based initiatives and programs, but are not limited to the support of faith-based partnerships.

Focus Areas

• Food support, security, and sustainability: this may include emergency feeding and starvation relief; subsistence farming, backyard farming, or soil improvement initiatives; sustainable and regenerative food programs (i.e. aqua farming, greenhouse gardens, beekeeping, fruit tree planting and baking)
• Social Entrepreneurship & Micro development: food related community based initiatives that address poverty, increase income, teach new skills, provide training, and create individual, family and community economic opportunities.
• Poverty relief: Development of individuals, families, and communities toward self-determination and an improved standard of living. (i.e. access to clean water and improved sanitation practices; housing development, animal husbandry)
• By personal invitation from LASC

Founding Principles

• Food and economic sustainability are basic to all poverty solutions
• They are motivated by their faith in God, but not limited to faith based initiatives
• The best work will be the result of strong, long term partnerships
• Effective solutions will be rooted in local residents and leadership of the community; will bring knowledge, expertise and training to bear on any problem; and will be strategic and sustainable
• They will strive to do no harm in the support of the people they seek to serve

Eligibility Criteria

• Recipient organization must be a not for profit USA based 501 (c) (3) public charity as defined by the Internal Revenue Service code.
• Projects to be considered must be located within the following countries: Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, or Nicaragua.
• Recipients must have staff and/or partners on the ground and include local community in the project development and implementation.
• Projects to be funded will address one of the LASC Focus Areas.

Ineligible

• Organizations they do not fund:
  • Light a Single Candle Foundation does not fund schools, churches, healthcare entities & initiatives, governments or governmental agencies, for profit organizations, individuals, or any non-501(c) (3) USA based charitable organization.

For more information, visit LASC.