Butler Foundation’s mission is to respond as directly as possible to our neighbors in need by addressing the entanglements of poverty, primarily in Northern Kentucky.

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Submissions for LOIs open October 1-December 31.
By submitting an LOI during this time your request will be considered by all eight foundations and trusts listed in the Guidelines for Grantseekers document as well as the Louis & Melba Schott Foundation.

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LOI deadline for grants that will be awarded the following March.

Eligible organizations include non-profit organizations with active 501(c)(3) status and that directly benefit residents of greater Cincinnati in the areas of health, education, and/or arts.

Considerations:

• Millstone Fund is committed to inclusion, equity, and a sense of belonging for all people in our community. Requests should reflect the ways in which programming aligns with these values.
• Before submitting an LOI or reaching out to the Grants Director, please review our priorities in health, education, and arts.
• Millstone Fund typically expects an organization to complete a full grant cycle, including an evaluation follow-up report, prior to submitting a new LOI for the same need.
• Currently, unsolicited grant awards, especially those for operating/program support, will average $20,000-$30,000. Unsolicited grant requests, operating/program support requests (unless approved by board), and/or requests from organizations new to Millstone Fund should not exceed $50,000. Requests will generally not be considered for less than $10,000.
• The Board of Directors takes many factors into consideration when determining whether to award grants and at what level, including:
  • alignment with Millstone Fund strategies and priorities;
  • the quality of the application and promise to address a problem or advance work integral to the mission;
  • the full scope of need and commitments in the grant cycle including other requests received, Millstone Fund investments in collaborative initiatives, and any funds already committed to funder-initiated Request for Applications (RFA);
  • the request amount relative to the organizational and program budgets; and
  • additional funding resources outside the request.
• Any request in excess of $50,000 requires communication and approval from Millstone Fund staff prior to LOI submission.
• We welcome innovative ideas! We encourage these written innovative ideas to be shared for feedback and/or discussion as time permits prior to LOI submissions for these projects.
• Our responsive grantmaking is only a portion of the entire Millstone Fund grantmaking portfolio. These awards require a competitive review process. Due to limited responsive grantmaking funds, some well-aligned requests may not be awarded.
• We recognize that indirect costs are important in keeping an organization strong and do allow for a percentage of overhead commensurate with the unique circumstances of the request, organization, and other support.
• We strive to provide strategic funding. Millstone Fund continues to evolve as engaged funders by building strategic investments with well-aligned organizational partners, collaboration efforts and larger projects.
• Multi-year awards will be by invitation only or in response to a specific Request for Applications (RFA).

$65 Million in grants issued annually to recipients in the fields of Health, Social Services, Education, the Environment, Religion, the Arts and the Welfare of Animals

Also manages these trusts with the same deadline: The Josephine Schell Russell Charitable Trust, Helen Coard Charitable Trust, Robert H. Reakirt Foundation, and John Schroth Family Charitable Trust
https://www.pnc.com/en/about-pnc/corporate-responsibility/philanthropy/charitable-trusts.html

https://www.pnc.com/en/about-pnc/corporate-responsibility/philanthropy/charitable-trusts.html

Deadlines: 2/1, 5/1, 8/1, 10/1

They do not give grants for:
General operating costs
Event, conference or seminar sponsorships or entry fees
Pilot or new programming
Multi-year commitments
For-profit organizations
Individuals or private foundations
Fraternal, political, advocacy or labor organizations
Organizations that discriminate based on race, color, creed, gender, or national origin

GCF administered grant
The Foundation supports various organizations that have as one of their stated purposes the support of and/or aid to the visually impaired and the hearing impaired. Sixty percent of the assets of the Foundation will be devoted to Visually Impaired Organizations and forty percent of the assets of the Foundation will be devoted to Hearing Impaired Organizations.

LOI due October 1; proposal deadline is November 1.

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MISSION: Zonta International is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy.

VISION: Zonta International envisions a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men. In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.

To Request Donation:

• The organization/project must be aligned with the mission, goals and strategies of Zonta International and the ZCC which relates to women and children’s health, education and advocacy.

• The organization must be a not-for-profit (preferably an IRS qualified 501(c)3).

• The majority of the clients served by the organization must be women or girls.

• The organization must be established for a minimum of 18 months.

• The proposed use of the donation must have a direct impact.