If you do need individual assistance then you should
consider searching locally for assistance first to see what
resources are available before launching a full
internet search.
To help you find the answers
you need we would recommend you complete this free anonymous
questionnaire so you will be able to obtain the most accurate
list of benefit programs for which you may be eligible.
Click here to start!
Many people look to the government hoping to find out how to apply
for a grant or to get "free money." However, grants usually go to state
and local governments or nonprofit organizations, who then use
the money to operate assistance programs locally. USA.gov has information
about grants and loans.
Individuals looking
for government grants and loans should visit
GovBenefits.gov. States
and organizations looking for grants should visit Grants.gov.
Another source of
information is the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance, which is a directory of over 15
types of federal assistance, including grants and loans. There are
about 1,500 programs listed in the CFDA. Each program has a summary
which explains program eligibility requirements, agency contact
information, and application instructions. A
printed copy can also be ordered.
For further
information about grants and loans by category, please visit the
following links:
Business
Housing
Education
Medical needs
Rural
residents
Personal needs
We also suggest researching
the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance, which is a directory of over
15 types of federal assistance, including grants and loans.
There are about 1,500 programs listed in the CFDA. Each program
has a summary which explains program eligibility requirements,
agency contact information, and application instructions.
To access the CFDA website
please visit:
http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
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If you are looking for
grants then we suggest you try the FREE tool offered by the
Foundation Center below:
Foundation
Finder is a lookup tool provided to the public free of
charge by the
Foundation Center. It provides basic facts on private
foundations, community foundations, grantmaking public
charities, and corporate giving programs in the U.S.
Foundation Finder has been redesigned to allow you to:
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Below are some foundations that
give to individuals:
AIDS
Alabama, Inc.
Contact: Kathie Hiers, C.E.O.
P.O. Box 55703
Birmingham, AL 35255
Telephone: (205) 324-9822 Fax: (205) 324-9311
E-mail: kathie@aidsalabama.org
URL: http://www.aidsalabama.org
The organization provides housing assistance to persons who test positive for
HIV/AIDS, and who are homeless. Priority is given to the mentally ill.
Joseph C. Bancroft Educational & Charitable Foundation
c/o Trustmark National Bank
P.O. Box 291
Jackson, MS 39205-0291
Application address:
c/o Gerald M. Abdalla
P.O. Box 826
McComb, MS 39648
Telephone: (601) 684-6121
Giving primarily for a camp and youth organizations. The foundation will also
consider grants and loans to students in AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MI, MS, and NC; and
grants to needy immigrants who express desire to become U.S. citizens and live
in the above-mentioned states
Burning Bush Foundation, Inc.
1299 Old Brantley Luverne Rd.
Luverne, AL 36049
Giving to help individuals who are poverty stricken in Luverne, AL, with
emergency food, housing and clothing; an occasional individual grant awarded for
day care services and an annual college scholarship grant.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Foundation, Inc.
Contact: Ellen Sanfilipp
540 White Plains Rd.
Tarrytown, NY 10591-5103
Fax: (914) 785-2211
E-mail for Ellen Sanfilippo:
ellen.sanfilippo@cibasc.com
URL:
http://www.cibasc.com/index/cmp-index/cmp-worldwide/cmp-countries/cmp-ww-unitedstates/cmp-ww-us-communities.htm
The foundation supports programs designed to enhance the economic, social and
environmental progress in geographic locations where Ciba has operations through
science education, social service development, increasing environmental
awareness, and youth training programs. Special emphasis is directed toward
programs designed to promote learning experiences that bridge the transition
from school to career.
Civitan Child Welfare Auxiliary, Inc.
Contact: Hunter D. Heggle, Chair.
3712 Anderson Ave.
Chattanooga, TN 37412
Application address: P.O. Box 339,
Signal Mountain, TN 3737
E-mail: hheggie830327@comcast.net
Recipient institutes must use grants to benefit mentally or physically
handicapped children.
Community Action Partnership of North Alabama
1909 Central Pkwy., S.W.
Decatur, AL 35601-6822
Telephone: (256) 355-7843 Fax: (256) 355-7953
URL:
http://northalabamacommunities.org
The organization's goal is to seek solutions to social and economic problems
related to poverty. It provides direct utility assistance to individuals.
Decatur Policemen & Firemen Death Benefit Fund
c/o Regions Bank
Contact: Mary Ann Mulhern, Trust Off., Regions Bank
P.O. Box 1488
Decatur, AL 35602-1488
Application address: 401 Lee St. N.E.
Decatur, AL 35601-1908
Telephone: (256) 552-9317
Giving primarily to police and fire department employees of Decatur, Alabama.
The Dixie Group Foundation, Inc.
Contact: Starr T. Klein, Secy.-Treas.
c/o The Dixie Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 25107
Chattanooga, TN 37422-5107
The foundation supports organizations involved with education and human services
and awards grants to employees and former employees and scholarships to the
children of employees of the Dixie Group.
The Dixon Foundation
2830 Cahaba Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35223-2321
Fax: (205) 802-7855
Primarily awards grants to ministers of the North Alabama Conference of the
United Methodist Church for continuing study and programs; support also for
health organizations, medical research, and children's services.
David R. Dunlap, Jr. Memorial Trust
c/o Regions Bank
P.O. Box 2527
Mobile, AL 36622-0001
Telephone: (251) 690-1411
Awards student loans and grants for higher education to employees of Atlantic
Marine, Inc., employees of Regions Bank, and the general public.
Gulf Regional Childcare Management Agency, Inc.
P.O. Box 16005
Mobile, AL 36616
Telephone: (251) 473-1060
E-mail: trainingnews@grcma.org
URL: http://www.grcma.org
The organization helps people make informed childcare choices by providing
information and referral services and training programs which serve the entire
early care and education community as well as working parents and their
employers, with the hopes of improving the quality of early childcare and
education. It also provides funds for day care to special needs children.
James H. Hall Eye Foundation
Contact: Dinorah Hall, Exec. Dir.
P.O. Box 71288
Albany, GA 31708-1288
E-mail: halleyecenter@bellsouth.net
URL:
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/jameshall/
Application e-mail for individuals:
dinorahh@bellsouth.net
Giving for the diagnoses of eye diseases that damage or destroy eyesight, and to
prevent blindness in newborns and children through early intervention.
Harbert Employees Reaching Out Foundation
P.O. Box 1297
Birmingham, AL 35201-1297
Telephone: (205) 987-5500 Fax: (205) 987-5568
E-mail: skeeton@harbert.net
URL:
http://www.harbert.net/company/community-outreach/
The foundation provides direct financial or other appropriate assistance to
individuals or families in crisis due to a natural disaster, medical condition,
or temporary financial hardship.
Caroline Lawson Ivey Memorial Foundation, Inc.
c/o William L. Stephens, C.P.A.
2210 Gateway Dr., Ste. C
Opelika, AL 36801-6875
Telephone: (334) 298-9796
Application address: P.O. Box 2028, Auburn, AL 36830
Scholarship awards to individuals preparing to teach Social Studies in public
schools at the middle or secondary tiers.Grants to implement the Cultural
Approach in classrooms
and for teachers to learn the Cultural Approach to teaching history.
Kate Kinloch Middleton Fund
c/o Regions Bank
P.O. Box 2527
Mobile, AL 36622-0001
Application address: c/o Lola Melton
1507 Regions Bank Bldg.
Mobile, AL 36602
Telephone: (251) 438-9597
Giving primarily to help residents of Mobile County, AL cope with unexpected
medical expenses.
National Kidney Foundation of Alabama
Contact: Barbara A. Jackson, Exec. Dir.
5735 Carmichael Pkwy., Ste. 200
Montgomery, AL 36117-2356
Telephone: (334) 396-9870 Fax: (334) 396-9872
E-mail: nkfal@bellsouth.net
Toll-free Telephone: (888) 533-1981
E-mail for Barbara A. Jackson:
barbaraj@nkfalabama.org
URL: http://www.nkfalabama.org
The foundation works to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the
health and well-being of individuals and families affected by the diseases, and
increase the availability of all organ transplantation.
Parker Family Foundation
c/o Regions Bank
Contact: Jenks C. Parker, Dir.
P.O. Box 11647
Birmingham, AL 35202-1647
Application address: c/o Jenks C. Parker
5700 Peachburg Rd.
Union Springs, AL 36089-6507
Telephone: (334) 738-5135
Grant awards to financially needy primary or secondary public school students in
Bullock County, Alabama, for school uniforms and supplies, and scholarship
awards to Bullock County primary or secondary private school students and to
Bullock county residents for post-secondary education.
Pine Family Foundation
c/o Phillip Pine
Contact: Sharron Pine Catledge, Secy.
2613 Barbados Dr.
Gautier, MS 39553-6748
Telephone: (512) 467-6166
Application address: 1000 JoJo Rd.
Pensacola, FL 32514-3235
URL:
http://www.pinefamilyfoundation.org
Grant and scholarship awards to researchers and graduate students who are
working towards a cure for Alzheimer's disease and AIDS.
Riverbend Foundation
201 S. Court St., Ste. 410
Florence, AL 35630-5609
The foundation seeks to promote mental health awareness through support of the
Riverbend Center for Mental Health and other organizations; also provides direct
assistance to individuals for medical, dental and hospital expenses.
Servants of Christ Ministries, Inc.
925 N. 28th St.
Birmingham, AL 35203-1222
The foundation supports Christian agencies and churches and awards grants to
individuals who spread gospel.
Sexton Can Company Employees Aid Fund
3101 Sexton Rd., S.E.
Decatur, AL 35603-1491
The foundation awards grants to current and former employees and the dependents
of current and former employees of Sexton Can Company to assist in the payment
of medical expenses.
Andrew Shugart Charitable Trust
450 Iris Dr.
Gardendale, AL 35071-3685
Scholarship awards to graduating seniors of Mortimer Jordan High School, Morris
and Gardendale High School, Gardendale, Alabama.
Telamon Corporation
3937 Western Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27606-1936
Telephone: (919) 851-7611 Fax: (919) 851-1139
URL: http://www.telamon.org
The organization works to provide supportive assistance to numerous
disadvantaged individuals, including farm workers and their families,children
born into poverty, low-income and elderly residents of rural America, and youth
who struggle with societal challenges, and to manage federal funds for these
programs in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The Women's Fund of Southern Alabama
c/o The Community Foundation of South Alabama
P.O. Box 990
Mobile, AL 36601-0990
Telephone: (251) 438-5591 Fax: (251) 438-5592
E-mail: info@communityendowment.com
URL:
http://www.womensfundsal.org/index.htm
The fund is dedicated to improving the status and quality of life for women and
girls in the eight counties of southwest Alabama through purposeful philanthropy
and the establishment of a permanent endowment.
