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Maine

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Foundation Provides Social Services Grants

Private Funder: Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation; Opportunity: 2015 Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Community services; Geographic Focus: Maine; Eligibility: Nonprofits (No applications will be considered from any organization without 501(c)(3) status, unless the applicant is a town, fire or em...

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(FUNDING TIPS) King Foundation Offers tips to Getting Grants

Private Funder: Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation; Opportunity: Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Community services; Geographic Focus: Maine; Deadline: Dec. 31. Stephanie Leonard, foundation administrator, offered tips on getting a grant. The foundation was established by author Stephen King to ...

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(ARTS) MDU Resources Foundation Offer Education Funds

Funder: MDU Resources Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Education and human services; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies; Deadline: Oct. 1. Summary: The MDU Resources Foundation launches its giving program to support an array of projects in the a...

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(MINORITIES) Moriah Fund Supports the Disadvantaged, Social Justice

Private Funder: Moriah Fund; Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: The disadvantaged and social justice; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $380,000; Deadline: Rolling (Letter of Inquiry) & Sept. 1 (proposal). Summary: The Moriah Fund is a private foundation ...

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(HOUSING) Freddie Mac Foundation Supports Stable Homes, Families

Private Funder: Freddie Mac Foundation; Opportunity: 2011 grants; Funding Focus: Nonprofits promoting stable homes, stable families, youth development, better foster care and adoption, and ending homelessness; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: There is a $50,000 limit for...

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(SERVICES) MacArthur Foundation Offers Range of Grants

Private Funder: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation;Opportunity: 2011 Juvenile Justice grants; Funding Focus: Public safety, juvenile justice and youth; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: In 2011, the grant budget for this program area is $18 million;Deadline: ...

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(ARTS) AMPAA Offers Education Program Funding

Private Funder: Academy Foundation, the educational and preservation wing of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAA); Opportunity: 2012 Institutional Grants; Funding Focus: Education and the arts; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: In 2010, the program di...

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(INTERNET) Online One-Stop Fundraising Resource Available to Nonprofits

  The Internet is an amazing thing. Among its many wonders, the 'Net now makes it possible for people to go online and, with the single click of a button, donate money or volunteer time to any nonprofit organization or charity in the country. And www.NetworkForGood.org is the online resource t...

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(ARTS) Target Offers Locally Based Grants

Private Funder: Target; Opportunity: Store-based arts grants for 2012; Funding Focus: K-12 education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $2,000; Deadline: April 30, 2012. Summary:  The Target Foundation, the giving arm of the national retailer, offers grants fo...

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(EDUCATION) Kauffman Foundation Provides Entrepreneurship Awards

Private Funder: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; Opportunity: entrepreneurship grants; Funding Focus: Education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $156,000; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The foundation searches for applicants for its national initiatives which encou...

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