Deadline: 15-Aug-22
The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust Grant Program is now open for applications.
For potential grantees serving students in earlier grades (K–8), the Trust gives preference to programs that devote at least 70 percent of their time directly to instruction and activities in reading and writing. In high school grades (9–12), the Trust seeks to fund organizations that provide innovative approaches to students in underserved areas for success in higher education, from the college admission process and acceptance through to completion. The Trust also funds job skills training with a proven record of successful workforce placement.
Focus Areas
The Trust seeks primarily to fund data-driven literacy-based programs—focused on developing robust reading and writing skills—with a strong history of success. These can be programs that:
- take place during school hours, after school, or during the summer.
- take place across school systems, but the funding can support only nonsectarian programming—including within a religious institution.
Funding Infromation
First-time Grants generally range from $5000 to $10,000.
Geographical Focus: The Trust funds projects serving children and youth in Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, and Camden counties.
Eligibility Criteria
- First-time applicants must provide documentation verifying tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status. For an organization that is part of a larger group, such as a religious affiliate, the ruling organization’s 501(c)(3) letter will suffice.
- They require a project budget as well as the organization’s overall operating budget. An applicant with revenue over $100,000 but less than $750,000 may submit either two-year internally prepared, reviewed or audited financial statements.
- Applicants with revenue over $750,000 must submit financial statements audited by a CPA. All applicants must provide their IRS Form 990, which should not be older than 10.5 months after your most recent year-end.
- Programs must serve children and youth in grades K-12. College programs are not funded.
- They generally fund programs whose recipients of direct services are generally in economically underserved areas—more than 70 percent of all participants in the organization’s groups or classes should be eligible for free or reduced-rate lunch in schools.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Organizations outside of the counties of Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, and Camden (unless invited by a board member or the Trust’s executive director)
- Individuals
- Projects that involve: human services or capital
- Endowment funds
- Other foundations or family trusts
- Programs focusing on/serving: school assembly, religious education, or college or university students
- Entry fees for museums or other cultural institutions
- Projects with unpaid teaching artists
- Political candidates, parties, or PACs
- Debt-reduction programs
- Pilot programs
For more information, visit Hamilton Family Charitable Trust.
For more information, visit https://www.hfctrust.org/grant-process/
