Deadline: 15-Jan-21
The U.S. Venture/Schmidt Family Foundation (USV/SFF) is seeking applications for its grant program to help the disadvantaged, improve the quality of people’s lives, and strengthen the communities.
The Foundation will consider a broad range of requests including specific program needs, capital, or general operating support.
Funding 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.
Program Will 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, the 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.
- Typically outside program grant funding:
- 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.
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 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.
For more information, visit https://www.usventure.com/giving-back/us-venture-schmidt-family-foundation/program-grants/