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Grant and Funding SourcesGrant SourcesPlease contact us if you have any comments or recommendations for additions to list for grant sources for libraries. Use the Contact Us page, choose Linda Lord. Recent Additions and Deadlines
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Kresge Foundation: Capital Challenge Grant Program The mission of the Kresge Foundation is to strengthen nonprofit organizations throughout the United States that advance the well-being of humanity. The Foundation’s six major areas of interest are health, environment, arts and culture, education, human services, and community development. Through the Capital Challenge Grant Program, the Foundation supports organizations’ immediate capital needs, such as building construction or renovation, the purchase of real estate, and the purchase of major equipment. Grants are awarded on a challenge basis, usually one-third to one-fifth of the amount an organization has to raise to complete its campaign goal. The Foundation accepts online letters of intent for this program throughout the year. Visit Kresge Foundation: Capital Challenge Grant Program to review the Capital Challenge Grant Program guidelines. BJ’s Charitable FoundationThe mission of BJ’s Charitable Foundation is the enhancement of community programs that benefit children and families in the locations served by BJ’s Clubs in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia. The majority of the Foundation giving is focused on nonprofit organizations that promote the safety, security, and well-being of children and families; support education and health programs; provide community service opportunities; and aid in hunger and disaster relief. The remaining application deadlines for 2008 are May 9 and August 8. BJ's application guidelines are available on their Charitable Foundation website Libri Foundation - 2008 Books for ChildrenThe Libri Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2008 Books for Children grants. The next deadline is April 15th. Libri Foundation BackgroundThe Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization which donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries throughout the United States. Since October 1990, the Foundation has donated over $3,500,000 worth of new children's books to more than 2,600 libraries in 48 states, including Alaska and Hawaii. Matching grantIn order to encourage and reward local support of libraries, The Libri Foundation will match any amount of money raised by your local sponsors from $50 to $350 on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050 worth of new children's books. After a library receives a grant, local sponsors (such as formal or informal Friends groups, civic or social organizations, local businesses, etc.) have four months, or longer if necessary, to raise their matching funds. The librarian of each participating library selects the books her library will receive from a booklist provided by the Foundation. The 700-plus fiction and nonfiction titles on the booklist reflect the very best of children's literature published primarily in the last three years. These titles, which are for children ages 12 and under, are award-winners or have received starred reviews in library, literary, or education journals. The booklist also includes a selection of classic children's titles. QualifyingLibraries are qualified on an individual basis. In general, county libraries should serve a population under 16,000 and town libraries should serve a population under 10,000 (usually under 5,000). Libraries should be in a rural area, have a limited operating budget, and an active children's department. Please note: Rural is usually considered to be at least 30 miles from a city with a population over 40,000. Town libraries with total operating budgets over $150,000 and county libraries with total operating budgets over $350,000 are rarely given grants. Applications are accepted from independent libraries as well as libraries which are part of a county, regional, or cooperative library system. A school library may apply only if it also serves as the public library (i.e. it is open to the everyone in the community, has some summer hours, and there is no public library in town). A branch library may apply if the community it is in meets the definition of rural. If the branch library receives its funding from its parent institution, then the parent institution's total operating budget, not just the branch library's total operating budget, must meet the budget guidelines. Previous Books for Children grant recipients are eligible to apply for another grant three years after the receipt of their last grant. Libraries that do not fulfill all grant requirements, including the final report, may not apply for another grant. DeadlinesThe remaining application deadlines for 2008 are: (postmarked by) April 15th and August 15th. Grants will be awarded April 30th and August 31st. Application guidelines and forms may be downloaded from the Foundation's website. For more information about The Libri Foundation or its Books for Children program, please contact Ms. Barbara J. McKillip, President, The Libri Foundation, PO Box 10246, Eugene, OR 97440. 541-747-9655 (phone); 541-747-4348 (fax); libri@librifoundation.org. Normal office hours are: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time. Motorola Abraham Lincoln Grants ProgramThe Motorola Foundation, in partnership with the Chicago History Museum, will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth through the Motorola Abraham Lincoln Grants Program. The program will provide grants to projects developed by U.S. civic, educational, and cultural organizations that actively engage the public in the lessons from Lincoln’s life. Funded projects should focus on one of the following three themes: bringing history into the future, engaging in current events, or leadership skills. Eligible applicants include schools and school systems; community organizations; arts and culture organizations; museums; universities; and, other nonprofit organizations with programming on diversity, freedom, history, and leadership. The application deadlines are March 30 and July 30, 2008. Online applications must be submitted through the website listed above. Complete details for Motorola Lincoln Grants and application Museums, Libraries, and Archives Urged to Apply for Free IMLS Connecting to Collections BookshelfDeadline extended - April 30, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC--The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), in cooperation with the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), has extended the deadline for applying for the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of books, online resources, and a user's guide that are essential for the care of collections. The bookshelf has received support from the Getty Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. A simple electronic application for the free IMLS Bookshelf is available at www.aaslh.org/Bookshelf. The IMLS Bookshelf focuses on collections typically found in art or history museums and in libraries' special collections, with an added selection of texts for zoos, aquaria, public gardens, and nature centers. It addresses such topics as the philosophy and ethics of collecting, collections management and planning, emergency preparedness, and culturally specific conservation issues. Recipients of the Bookshelf will also receive a guide with answers to common questions about collections care that can be answered by the Bookshelf. A guide to online resources on collections care has also been prepared by Heritage Preservation (HP), a national non-profit organization working to preserve America's collective heritage. Both documents are available online on the IMLS Web Site at www.imls.gov/collections. Two panels of experts, convened by HP, made recommendations to IMLS on the contents of the bookshelf. Among the publications selected were The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping (published by the British National Trust in 2005), the Field Guide to Emergency Response (published by Heritage Preservation in 2006), and Essentials of Conservation Biology (published by Primack in 2006). The IMLS Bookshelf will be awarded free in this last application period
Priority will be given to smaller institutions, but large museums and libraries with special collections are also eligible to apply. Federally operated institutions, for-profit institutions, and libraries that do not hold special collections are not eligible to receive the Bookshelf. For more information on the IMLS Bookshelf, email Terry Jackson at jackson@aaslh.org, or call 615-320-3203. The Bookshelf is part of Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action, a multi-year initiative to help improve the care of our nation's collections. IMLS began the initiative in response to A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America's Collections, a 2005 Heritage Preservation study supported by IMLS, which documented the dire state of the nation's collections. See www.imls.gov/collections for more information. Smart Investing @ your library®The American Library Association (ALA) and the NASD Investor Education Foundation announced today they are working together on a new grant program called "Smart Investing @ your library®." Through this program, the ALA and the NASD Foundation will help build the capacity of public libraries to provide effective, unbiased investor education. During the two-year pilot phase of this program, a select group of libraries will be invited to compete for up to 12 grants that range in size from $5,000 to $100,000. "Knowing where to go for reliable investor education resources is a challenge for many Americans," said ALA President Leslie B. Burger. "ALA is pleased to work with the NASD Investor Education Foundation to remind Americans that they can freely access this vital information at their local public libraries." "Smart Investing @ your library(r)" will be administered jointly by the Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, and the NASD Foundation. Margaret Monsour will be the ALA project director. The program will support public libraries in their efforts to meet investor education and protection needs at the community level. It will encourage innovation in library programming by helping libraries serve patrons not only at the libraries themselves, but also online and in a variety of community settings. Priority will be given to projects in which libraries work in partnership with civic groups, educational institutions and government agencies among others. In addition to the grant support, the program will provide objective investor education materials to the participating libraries, as well as professional development for librarians. For more information, visit http://www.ala.org. For details about grant programs and other NASD Foundation initiatives, visit www.nasdfoundation.org. Grants listed by ALABricks and Mortar Projects Funded
Company Communities Funded
Morton-Kelly Charitable TrustThe foundation's interests include historic preservation, historical societies, arts and cultural programs, vocational education, education and the environment. Initial approach should be made through a letter to: Michael J. Quinlan The Aldermere Foundation c/o Trust Co. of Maine The Aldermere Foundation c/o Trust Co. of Maine Independent Foundation was established in Maine in 1977.
Bangor Savings Bank FoundationFoundation was created in 1997 to improve community life in Maine. "Grant applications may be submitted for amounts from $2,000 to $50,000 annually. Applications are reviewed quarterly and must be received by April 1st, July 1st, October 1st, or January 1st for consideration. Eligible organizations may submit only one application per calendar year. Decisions and funding are generally announced within 30 days of each quarterly funding cycle application deadline". Visit Bangor Savings Bank Foundation's web site for information on eligibility. Program Officer Beaumont Foundation of AmericaBeaumont Foundation of America This foundation grants Toshiba branded equipment in three different programs, one being "Community Grants (for 501(c)3 organizations) of technology equipment to community-based organizations. Maine communities will be in the next round- 2004. Please visit the web site for complete information on eligibility requirements, for the other two programs, and the opening date for the new round of grants. The Libra FoundationElizabeth C. Flaherty
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy - The Maine Family Literacy InitiativeBecky Dyer
Maine Philanthropy CenterUSM Library
The following serve as affiliates to the Maine Philanthropy Center and can access the Foundation Center's CD-ROM for research on private and public foundation in Maine (and across the nation).
The Davis FoundationAttn: Nancy M. Wilson, Executive Director
Maine Community Foundation225 Main Street OR Portland: One Monument Square, Suite 200 Rose and Samuel Rudman Library TrustManaged by Maine Community Foundation, awards granted every year to public libraries in Maine communities with population under 10,000 people. Eligible libraries are located in Waldo, Knox, Hancock, Washington, Aroostook, Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation49 Florida Ave.
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