National Foundations
Foundation	Purpose	Initial Approach	Application Deadlines	Board Meetings	Notification
Anheuser-Busch Foundation	Child/youth services, community development, health care, human services	Letter	None	Quarterly	Following board meetings
Bank of America Foundation, Inc.	Early childhood development, health care, human services	Brief letter to local Bank of America office
Casey Family Programs	Mental health services, children in foster care, substance abuse services
Annie E. Casey Foundation	Foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports to meet the needs of vulnerable children and families	Letter - max 3 pages	By invitation following letter	5 times annually	Invitation to submit is 30 days after receipt of letter
The Eaton Charitable Fund	Child/youth services, economic development, health care, human services	Contact local Eaton manager	None	Monthly	60-90 days
Emerson Charitable Trust	Health agencies, youth agencies, health care	Letter	None	3 times per year
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	Education, health care, human services	Letter of inquiry - max 2 pages	By invitation following letter
Robert G Hemingway Foundatrion	Mental health services, child development, child services, economically disadvantaged	Letter requesting guidelines	Final business day of calendar year	Varies	April 30th
Ittleson Foundation, Inc.	Start-up funds for pilot, model, and demonstration mental health projects with plan for dissemination beyond the local area.  Fighting stigma, improving services, advancing prevention for youth.	Letter	April 1 and September 1	June and December	3 weeks to 3 months
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	Improving organization and provision of services for persons with chronic health conditions	Letter - max 5 pages	None	Quarterly	6-12 months
W.K. Kellogg Foundation	Integrated, comprehensive health care systems organized around public health, prevention, and primary care	Letter - max 2 pages	None	Monthly
Key Foundation	Health care, human services, education, community development	Letter	One month prior to committee meetings	March, June, September, and December
The Kresge Foundation	Health care, human services	Letter or telephone	None	March, June, September, and December	4-6 months
Lerner Foundation	Health care, Jewish agencies, Jewish federated giving programs	Letter	None
John D. and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation	Advancing policies that improve mental health, access to housing, juvenile justice	2-3 page letter of inquiry and one page summary	None	March, June, September, and December	8-10 weeks
The May Department Stores Company Foundation, Inc.	Health care, human services, education	Letter
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.	Health care, education, government/public administration	Letter of Inqury	None	March, June, September, and December	3 months
MetLife Foundation	Child services, health care, human services, homeless services, housing	Letter	None	6 times per year	4-6 weeks
The Ambrose Monell Foundation	Mental health services, health care, human services, aging	Proposal - 10 page maximum	December 1st	June and December
Nationwide Foundation	Persons with disabilities, jobs for the disadvantaged, social services to families, aging, youth services	Letter	September 1st	February, May, and November	February
Public Welfare Foundation, Inc.	Mental health advocacy and services that promote empowerment, self-help, and recovery for mental health consumers, criminal justice, disadvantaged youth	2 page letter of inquiry	None	8 times per year	3-4 months
SBC Foundation	Programs that support at-risk students and parental involvement	Letter to SBC external affairs manager	None	Twice per yerar	6-8 weeks
Dr. Scholl Foundation	Mental health services, health care, human services, aging, homeless services	Proposal - application form required	May 1st	February, May, August, and October	November
United States Steel Foundation, Inc.	Mental health services, child services, violence prevention	Proposal	July 15th	April, July, and October	Following board meetings