Funding Opportunities

ExCEL After School Programs will post new funding opportunities for your programs every other month. Additional mini-grant opportunites can be found at the Service Learning (formerly Cesar Chavez Club) Google Group.

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The California Fertilizer Foundation
The California Fertilizer Foundation offers funding for the continuation and/or    implementation of after school garden programs. The use of the funds are in order to increase understanding and awareness of agriculture in California's youth through school gardens. For more information, go to: www.calfertilizer.org/

Award Amount: $1200
Deadline: Applications are accepted anytime and are  reviewed twice a year after January 15th and June 15th

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Do Something GRANTS
Do Something offers various grants for students involved in community service. 

For more information, visit: http://www.dosomething.org
Awards: From $500-$100,000
Eligibility: Most grants are intended for applicants under 25
Deadline: Grants are awarded throughout the year

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Mix It Up Grants

Have a great idea about how to challenge social boundaries and bring down the walls that divide your school? Teaching Tolerance wants to help, and, to prove it, they’re giving $500 grants to support youth-directed programs and projects that address social boundaries in schools or communities.

For more information or an application, visit www.tolerance.org/teens/grants.jsp. There are also some great activities for youth of all ages on diversity, tolerance, civil rights, etc. at www.tolerance.org!

Deadline is rolling.

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The Mockingbird Foundation
The Mockingbird Foundation offers competitive grants to schools that help to affect improvements in areas of importance to the Phish fan community. Programmatic focus is on diverse music styles and genres, education, and children, particularly those that benefit disenfranchised groups. For more information, go to: www.mockingbirdfoundation.org.

Award Amount: $50 to $5,000
Deadline: Letters of inquiry must first be submitted and are accepted twice a year.

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Target Grants

Target is accepting applications from organizations in communities where the company does business for its Local Store Grants program.

Grant applications are accepted from nonprofit programs that impact any of the following areas: arts, early childhood reading, and family violence prevention.

To learn more and apply online, visit the Target website at: sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-001818

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More Funding Opportunites

For more funding opportunities, visit the Foundation Center website at: www.fdncenter.org.

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