Public Welfare Foundation, Inc. Multiple Addresses (see below)

Countries Served..........................................................................

Newly Independent States

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia	Kazakhstan Kyrgystan Moldova Russia	Tadjikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan
Balkans Albania Bulgaria Romania former Yugoslavia	Baltics Estonia Latvia Lithuania	Central Europe Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia

Other: ALL COUNTRIES

Program Topics............................................................................

Arts and Culture Community Development Democracy and Governance Economic and Business Development Education Environment

Health Human Rights Media and Communications NGO Development Peace and Security Social Welfare Women

Other: Disadvantaged and Low-Income Populations

Types of Support..........................................................................
Grant Range: $1,000 - $250,000

Annual Campaign Building and Renovation Capital Campaign Conferences and Seminars Consulting Services Continuing Support Curriculum Development Debt Reduction Emergency Funds Employee Matching Gifts Employee-related Scholarships Endowment Funds Equipment

Exchange Programs Fellowships General Operating Support Individuals Inkind Gifts Internships Land Acquisition Lectureships Loans Matching Funds Operating Budgets Professorships Program Development

Program Related Investments Publication Renovation Projects Research Scholarship Funds Scholarships to Individuals Seed Money Special Projects Student Aid Student Loans to Individuals Technical Assistance

Program Areas...............................................................................

The Public Welfare Foundation focuses its funding on seven program areas:
1) Community: low income housing; countering hate-motivated activity and discrimination; immigration and refugees; international human rights
2) Criminal Justice: advocacy and policy development to foster a more equitable criminal justice system
3) Disadvantaged Youth: services to prevent disadvantaged young people from suffering education failure, developmental delays, health conditions, neglect, delinquency, or other problems that compromise positive youth development
4) Disadvantaged Elderly: direct services and general advocacy focusing on basic needs of indigent elderly
5) Environment: support for environmentally sound, sustainable development efforts, in the U.S. and other countries
6) Health: health advocacy, access, and reform to improve the health care infrastructure serving low-income populations and link low-income people with community-based services
7) Populations and Reproductive Health: international family planning programs that enhance the status of women and connect family planning to other reproductive health issues in countries with the greatest needs; AIDS prevention, education and advocacy programs that work to prevent the spread of AIDS

Restrictions and Limitations............................................................

No support for religious purposes; no grants to individuals; no grants for building funds, capital improvements, endowments, scholarships, graduate work, foreign study, conferences, seminars, publications, research, workshops, consulting services, annual campaigns, deficit financing, or loans.

Publications...................................................................................

Application Guidelines

Grant List

Annual Report

Application Procedures..................................................................

Letter of Inquiry Required
Length: 2 pages
Contents:
Initial approach: letter of inquiry; may call for guidelines
Maximum two page cover sheet which includes:
name and address of organization
name of director and contact person(s), telephone and fax numbers
one paragraph summarizing the organization's mission
one paragraph summarizing the reason for the organization's request
the relationship of the request to the organization's mission
dollar total of annual organizational budget and fiscal year
dollar total of project budget (if other than general support)
dollar amount being requested
dollar total committed from other funding sources
time frame for conducting this work and dates for which grant funds would be needed (beginning and ending dates)
tax exempt or non-profit status

Narrative which should consist of a maximum of three pages regarding:

the purpose of the request
the problem or need being addressed
the population or community served by your program or organization and how it is involved in the design and implementation of your work
how you address the problem or need that you have identified

Application Form Provided
Proposal: Application guidelines available upon request.
Requirements:
Applicant should submit:
- name, address and phone number of organization
- contact person
- detailed description of project and amount of funding
- copy of current year's organizational budget or project budget
- copy of most recent annual report/audited financial statement
- timetable for implementation and evaluation of project

Submission Date...........................................................................

Anytime

Funding Decision.........................................................................

3 - 4 months

Appendix........................................................................................

Note: Application guidelines, grant list and annual report available through website.