U.S. Venture inviting Applicants to Improve the Quality of People’s Lives

Deadline: 6-Jan-23

U.S. Venture/Schmidt Family Foundation (USV/SFF) has launched a grant program to help the disadvantaged, improve the quality of people’s lives, and strengthen their communities.

Priorities

• Consideration is given to needs that fulfill the Foundation’s mission within the following impact areas:
  • Education
  • Jobs & Economy
  • Family Support & Social Connectedness
  • Physical Health
  • Psychological Health & Addiction
  • Human Services
  • Other

Grants

• The Foundation will consider a broad range of requests including specific program needs, capital or general operating support.
• A charitable organization will typically receive no more than one program grant per calendar year.

What the Program Grants typically fund?

• Requests that demonstrate long-term results for a substantial number of people
• Organizations with clarity of mission and a strong focus on effective outcomes
• Organizations in good health, including financial stability, high caliber of staff and board
• Requests with support from a broad base of funding sources; U.S. Venture prefers not to be the sole funder of any one project or program.

Eligibility Criteria

• Organizations eligible to receive grants from the USV/SFF are those determined by the IRS to be public charities, preferably those with 501(c)(3) status.
• The USV/SFF gives strong consideration to requests within their giving guidelines that show documented support (email, letters of support, board membership, donor or volunteer activity) from a U.S. Venture team member or shareholder.

Ineligible Expenses

• Grants to individuals or specific families, to underwrite conference expenses, or to fund medical procedures or research
• Events that occur before funding is awarded or previously incurred expenses
• Political organizations or causes
• Requests for support from schools or government agencies
• Annual meetings
• Religious organizations attempting to build membership or requiring specific religious affiliation for services rendered.
• Capital campaigns for schools, religious institutions, sports facilities and endowments
• Organizations outside the geographic footprint of U.S. Venture facilities and its team members

For more information, visit https://www.usventure.com/giving-back/us-venture-schmidt-family-foundation/program-grants/