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Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Grants

 
  For 2009 the Trust will not accept proposals for capital campaigns, either for building or endowment purposes.
Program
web site		 http://www.ninapulliamtrust.org
Deadlines September 8, 2009 Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose Funding is given for:
  • Basic Needs - The Trust supports organizations and programs that serve those who are without sufficient food, clothing, shelter, medical care and other necessities of life.
  • Elderly Persons - The Trust supports organizations and programs that assist elderly adults and preserve their mental and physical well-being and independence.
  • Physically and Developmentally Disabled Adults and/or Children - The Trust supports organizations and programs that provide services for people with physical and developmental disabilities.
  • Women, Children, Youth and Families - The Trust supports organizations and programs that improve the well being of and future opportunities for children, youth and their families. This also includes programs that provide health and educational services.

    The Trust awards grants for program projects and capital needs. The latter includes equipment and/or buildings, and to a limited extent, endowments. The Trust also will consider grants for overall operating support to stabilize management and finances of organizations that have been in existence for three years or less or for established organizations that can document major changes in income generation that threaten their future existence.

    • Eligibility The Trust makes grants only to tax-exempt organizations whose purposes are described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that are either (1) public charities described in Sections 509(a) or (2) private operating foundations described in Section 4942(j)(3).

    The Trust accepts requests only from charitable organizations located in and serving the metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona.
    Geographic
    coverage    		 Arizona
    Amount of
    funding    		 Requests for funding may be submitted at any time throughout the year; however, proposal review and funding decisions occur three times per year. In 2006, the Trust expects to distribute nearly $14 million in grants. Generally, the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust will disburse funds as a one-year grant or over a period no longer than three years.
    Application
    process    		 You may submit a proposal online on the Program web site. Requests for funding may be submitted at any time throughout the year; however, proposal review and funding decisions occur three times per year.
     

    For more information contact:
    Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
    2201 East Camelback Road, Suite 600B
    Phoenix, AZ 85016
    Phone: 602.955.3000
    Fax: 602.955.8029

    Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.