National

Mission/Giving Statement: The American Medical Association Foundation's mission is to improve the health of Americans through philanthropic support of quality programs in public health and medical education.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Healthy Living

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions:

The Healthy Living Grant Program supports grassroots health education programs to develop school and community-based solutions to behavioral health challenges.

Application Instructions: Grant application instructions online.

Mission/Giving Statement: Our foremost philanthropic priority is to provide other nonprofit organizations with the means to educate the public about the special needs of children across this nation.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Child Welfare

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions: 

Childe Welfare: To contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth; and  to contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society.

Type of Funding/Funding Restrictions: Grants must have the potential of helping American children in a large geographic area (more than one state).

Application Instructions: Grant application instructions online. 

Mission/Giving Statement: Help meet the needs of American society in the areas of youth and scientific education by awarding grants to nonprofits, while strategically assisting communities in deriving long-term benefits.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Education

Grantmaking Program Areas Descriptions:

Education:  Engages in grant making that reflects the basic tenets, beliefs and philosophies of Honda companies, which are characterized by the following qualities: imaginative, creative, youthful, forward-thinking, scientific, humanistic and innovative. We support youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

Application Instructions: Grant application instructions online.

Mission/Giving Statement: We at the BrightFocus Foundation are committed to our ongoing mission of helping those affected by Alzheimer's disease, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. We offer support and assistance to people with these diseases, as well as the loved ones caring for them. We are also dedicated to raising public awareness and the search for a cure.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Alzheimer's Disease Research; National Glaucoma Research

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions:

Alzheimer's Disease Research:  BrightFocus Foundation seeks to avert this tidal wave by funding research to find a cure. We are also committed to fully informing the public, those directly affected and their caregivers about this disease by offering updates on the latest research, as well as risk factors, prevention and coping strategies. Since the program's inception, ADR has awarded more than $78 million to support promising research in fields ranging from molecular biology to epidemiology.

National Glaucoma Research: A program of the BrightFocus Foundation funds research on and educates the public about glaucoma. Since the program's inception, NGR has awarded more than $21.1 million to support basic research into the causes and potential treatments of this disease.

Application Instructions: Grant application instructions online.

Mission/Giving Statement: American Forests protects and restores forests, helping to preserve the health of our planet for the benefit of its inhabitants.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Global ReLeaf

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions: 

Global ReLeaf Project: Grants for restoration tree-planting on public lands designated for long-term conservation purposes and private lands with credible assurance of long-tern conservation uses (e.g. conservation easement), management capacity and public access.

Application Instructions: Grant application instructions online.

Mission/Giving Statement: To serve, advance, and lead the network of organizations and individuals who culitivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Community Revitalization

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions: 

Community Revitalization:  To fund and recognize the impact of artists and the arts in communities’ revitalization efforts. Creativity and innovation of  the revitalizaton project, must show evidence that the community has made artists and the arts central to their community revitalization strategies. Projects must show evidence that there was contributions to community revitalization and economic development.

Application Instructions: Grant application instructions online. Required supplementary material with application- a one-page letter of support from an elected official. (Mayor, etc.) and  one to three images relating to the project in jpg or png format.

Funding Restrictions: Applicants must be Americans for the Arts Organizational Members.

MIssion/Giving Statement:  A catalyst for uniting people and organizations to make a difference through better oral health.

Grantmaking Program Areas:  Disaster Assistance Grant Program; Relief Grant Program; Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Detal Health Grants Program; Give Kids A Smile Grants

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions:

Disaster Assistance Grant Program:  Provides financial assistance to dentists affected by devastation caused by natural disaster; like Hurricane Sandy.

Relief Grant Program:  Provide financial assistance to dentists and their dependents who, because of accidental injury, a medical condition, disability or advanced age, are unable to meet basic living expenses.

Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Detal Health Grants Program:  Grants of up to $5,000 each are offered to non-profit organizations and agencies that sponsor oral health instruction for mothers/caregivers to help reduce the incidence of early childhood caries.

Give Kids A Smile Grants: Dentists and other team members volunteer their time, and services, to provide screenings, treatments and education to children throughout the United States. Each year, approximately 450,000 children benefit from more than 1500 events, all because of the efforts of 40,000 or more  annual volunteers. See website http://www.ada.org/givekidsasmile.aspx for more information regarding the program.

Application Instructions:  Grant application instructions online.

Mission/Giving Statement: Advocates for children’s oral health, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry  promotes evidence-based policies and clinical guidelines; educates and informs policymakers, parents and guardians, and other health care professionals; fosters research; and provides continuing professional education for pediatric dentists and general dentists who treat children. Also, supports: Service, Education, and Research that advances the oral health of infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Oral Health

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions:

Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children: Provides matching grants of up to $20,000 to community-based organizations providing dental care services to underserved kids. Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children will explore its options for expanding our Access to Care initiatives to include multi-year grants to strengthen our impact on the access and underutilization oral health challenges facing U.S. children.

Application Instructions: Grant application instructions online. 

Mission/Giving Statement: To support programs for the education and training of mothers during pregnancy and after the birth of their children, so that good nutritional habits can be formed at an early age. To assist in the training of persons to work as educators and demonstrators of good nutritional practices. To encourage the dissemination of information regarding healthful nutritional practices and habits. In limited situations to make grants to help solve immediate emergency hunger and malnutrition problems.

Grantmaking Program Areas: Human Nutrition; Health; Education; Training & Research

Application Instructions: Grant application instructions online. 

Mission/Giving Statement: To sustain, restore, and enhance the nation's fish, wildlife plants and habitats through leadership conservation investments with public and private partners, the foundation is dedicated to achieving maximum conservation impact by developing and applying best practices and innovative methods for measurable outcomes. 

Grantmaking Program Areas: Acres for America; Alaska Fish & Wildlife; American's Great Outdoors; Bring Back the Natives; Chesapeake Bay Stewardship; ConocoPhillips SPIRT of Conservation Migratory Bird Program; Conservation Partners Program; Environmental Solutions for Communities; Fisheries Innovation; Fishing for Engery; Five Star & Urban Waters Restoration; Forestland Stewards; Pulling Together Initiative

Grantmaking Program Area Descriptions: 

Acres for America: A NFWF partnership with Walmart, conserves critical habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants in 25 states across the U.S.

Alaska Fish and Wildlife Fund: NFWF's Alaska Fish and Wildlife Fund supports local efforts in Alaska to protect, enhance and restore fish and wildlife habitat.

America's Great Outdoors: The America’s Great Outdoors Initiative is a national plan  to create and enhance urban parks and greenspaces, renew and restore rivers, and conserve large rural landscapes.

Bring Back the Natives: NFWF's Bring Back the Natives program supports conservation activities that restore, protect and enhance native populations of sensitive or listed fish species across the U.S.

Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund: NFWF's Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund accelerates local implementation of effective strategies to restore and protect water quality and vital habitats.

ConocoPhillips SPIRT of Conservation Migratory Bird Program: NFWF's ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation Migratory Bird Program provides grants for conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.

Conservation Partners Program: NFWF's Conservation Partners Program helps private landowners across the nation address crucial conservation issues through Farm Bill programs.

Environmental Solutions for Communities: A partnership between Wells Fargo and NFWF, helps communities throughout the U.S. create a more sustainable future through responsible environmental stewardship.

Fisheries Innovation Fund: NFWF's Fisheries Innovation Fund supports effective participation of fishermen and fishing communities in the implementation of sustainable fisheries in the U.S.

Fishing for Energy: NFWF's Fishing for Energy program a partnership with Covanta, works to reduce the amount of derelict fishing gear in U.S. coastal waterways.

Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program: NFWF's Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program works to restore coastal, wetland and riparian ecosystems across the country.

Forestland Stewards: A new partnership between International Paper and NFWF, will conserve and expand ecologically important forestlands and coastal savannas in eight southern states. The program will protect and enhance forest systems to create seamless habitats for wildlife and more sustainable forests to support local economies.

Pulling Together Initiative: NFWF's Pulling Together Initiative addresses one of the most significant threats to the economy and ecology of the United States: invasive weeds.

Application Instructions: Apply online through Easygrants which is found on NFWF's website.