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Financial grants from organizations may help advance nutrition efforts in our schools and communities. On this page you will find descriptions of specific grants with upcoming deadlines, as well as a list of organizations that make grants on an ongoing basis to support local nutrition, fitness, health, education, and community initiatives. 


Grants Currently Accepting Applications:


Winston Equipment Award
Deadline: September 5, 2008
Winston Industries is awarding 10 pieces of equipment to one school district in need of improving its school meal kitchen equipment for schools in that district.
Applicants must be a member of the School Nutrition Association (SNA) for a minimum of 1 (one) year.
http://docs.schoolnutrition.org/files/WinstonIndustriesEquipmentAward.doc

Active Living and Healthy Eating Research Rapid-Response Grants
Deadline: October 15, 2008
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks time-sensitive, opportunistic studies to evaluate changes in policies or environments with the potential to reach children who are at highest risk for obesity. Grants may be up to $150,000 per research proposal.
www.healthyeatingresearch.org/HomeRapi-5309.html

Hidden Valley® Love Your VeggiesTM Grants
Deadline: November 7, 2008
The Love Your VeggiesTM grant program, sponsored by the makers of Hidden Valley® Salad Dressings in partnership with the School Nutrition Foundation and supported by Produce for Better Health Foundation, will award $15,000 grants to 10 U.S. elementary schools in support of innovative programs to increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.
http://loveyourveggiesgrants.org/apply.php

DairyMAX Expanding Breakfast Awards
Deadline: December 1, 2008
A first place award of $5,000, a second place award of $2,000 and a third place award of $1,000 will be awarded to three schools for successfully implementing an alternative breakfast serving method.
Open to School Breakfast Program participants in New Mexico and Texas with a potential of a 50% increase in breakfast participation.
www.dairymax.org/Portals/0/2008%20EB%20Grant%20App.doc

 


Organizations Making Grants on an Ongoing Basis:


Nutrition

Allen Foundation Inc.
Post Office Box 1606
Midland, Michigan 48641-1606
PHONE: (517) 832-5678
FAX (517) 832-8842
E-MAIL: d-baum@tamu.edu
https://www.allenfoundation.org

American Dietetic Association Foundation
120 South Riverside Plaza
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606
PHONE: (800) 877-1600, ext. 4793
www.adaf.org

Borden Foundation Grants Program
180 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215
PHONE: (614) 225-4580

Chase Manhattan Foundation/Corporation Grants
Texas Commerce Bank
707 Travis
Houston, TX 77002

Children's Nutrition and Fitness Grant Program
General Mills Foundation
www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/foundation.aspx

J.C. Penney Corporate Contributions Program
Proposals for local organizations, projects with a local scope, hospitals, museums, and individual colleges and universities should be sent to the managers of individual J.C. Penney stores and facilities.
www.jcpenney.net/social_resp/community/default.aspx

The Gregory Fund
Texas Commerce Bank, NA
PO Box 2558, Houston, TX 77252-8037
PHONE: (713) 216-4649

Fitness

Baseball Tomorrow Fund
245 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10167
www.baseballtomorrowfund.com

Bowerman Track Renovation Program
Nike, Inc.
One Bowerman Drive
Beaverton, OR 97005-6453
PHONE: (503) 671-6453
www.nikebiz.com/responsibility/community_programs/bowerman_track_program/downloads/Bowerman_Guidelines.pdf

Carol M. White Physical Education Program
U.S. Department of Education, OSDFS
400 Maryland Ave., S.W. Rm. 3E240
Washington, DC 20202
PHONE: (202) 260-1920
FAX: (202) 260-7767
www.ed.gov/programs/whitephysed

U.S. Soccer Foundation
1050 17th St, NW, Ste 210
Washington, DC 20036
Attn: Grants Department
PHONE: (202) 872-6651
E-MAIL: grants@ussoccerfoundation.org
www.ussoccerfoundation.org

Health & Education

Abbott Laboratories Fund
Dept. 379, Bldg. AP14C
100 Abbott Park Rd.
Abbott Park, IL 60064-3500
PHONE: (847) 937-7075
www.abbottfund.org

Amarillo Area Foundation, Inc.
801 S. Fillmore, Ste. 700
Amarillo, TX 79101
PHONE: (806) 376-4521
FAX: (806) 373-3656
www.amarilloareafoundation.org

Amon G. Carter Foundation
201 Main St., Ste. 1945
P.O. Box 1036
Fort Worth, TX 76102
PHONE: (817) 332-2783
FAX: (817) 332-2787
www.agcf.org

Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.
5500 Caruth Haven Ln.
Dallas, TX 75225-8146
PHONE: (214) 750-4222
FAX: (214) 750-4210
www.cftexas.org

Hallmark Corporate Foundation
P.O. Box 419580, Mail Drop 323
Kansas City, MO 64141-6580
PHONE: (816) 274-8515
FAX: (816) 274-8547
www.hallmark.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/article|10001|10051|/HallmarkSite/AboutHallmark/SupportingOurCommunity/VOLUNTEER_SUPPORT

Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund, Inc.
2201 Market St., Ste. 601
Galveston, TX 77550-1529
PHONE: (409) 762-1603
FAX: (409) 762-5435
E-MAIL: information@kempnerfund.org
www.kempnerfund.org

Houston Endowment Inc.
600 Travis, Ste. 6400
Houston, TX 77002-3007
PHONE: (713) 238-8100
Contact: H. Joe Nelson III, Pres.
FAX: (713) 238-8101
www.houstonendowment.org

John P. McGovern Foundation
2211 Norfolk St., Ste. 900
Houston, TX 77098-4044
PHONE: (713) 661-4808
FAX: (713) 661-3031 

Rockwell Fund, Inc.
1330 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 1825
Houston, TX 77056
PHONE: (713) 629-9022
FAX: (713) 629-7702
www.rockfund.org

Samuel Harris Fund For Children's Dental Health Dentistry Grant Program
ADA Foundation
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2616
PHONE: (312) 440-2547
FAX: (312) 440-3526
www.ada.org/ada/adaf/grants/harris.asp

San Antonio Area Foundation
110 Broadway, Ste. 230
San Antonio, TX 78205
PHONE: (210) 225-2243
FAX: (210) 225-1980
E-MAIL: gift@saafdn.org
www.saafdn.org

Scurlock Foundation
700 Louisiana, Ste. 3920
Houston, TX 77002
www.scurlockfoundation.org

Sid W. Richardson Foundation
309 Main St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102
PHONE: (817) 336-0494
www.sidrichardson.org

The Cailloux Foundation
(also known as Floyd A. & Kathleen C. Cailloux Foundation)
P.O. Box 291276
Kerrville, TX 78029-1276
PHONE: (830) 895-5222
FAX: (830) 895-5212
E-MAIL: info@caillouxfoundation.org
www.caillouxfoundation.org

The Hoglund Foundation
3729 Normandy
Dallas, TX 75205
PHONE: (214) 526-6522
FAX: (214) 526-6465
E-MAIL: info@hoglundfoundation.org
www.hoglundfoundation.org

The Kerr Foundation, Inc.
12501 N. May Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
PHONE: (405) 749-7991
FAX: (405) 749-2877
www.thekerrfoundation.org

The Meadows Foundation
3003 Swiss Ave.
Dallas, TX 75204-6090
PHONE: (214) 826-9431, (800) 826-9431
FAX: (214) 827-7042
www.mfi.org

The Moody Foundation
2302 Post Office St., Ste. 704
Galveston, TX 77550
PHONE: (409) 763-5333
FAX: (409) 763-5564
www.moodyf.org

The Powell Foundation
2121 San Felipe, Ste. 110
Houston, TX 77019-5600
PHONE: (713) 523-7557
FAX: (713) 523-7553
E-MAIL: info@powellfoundation.org
www.powellfoundation.org

The Priddy Foundation
807 8th St., Ste. 1010
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
PHONE: (940) 723-8720
FAX: (940) 723-8656
E-MAIL: info@priddyfdn.org
www.priddyfdn.org

Harold Simmons Foundation
3 Lincoln Ctr.
5430 LBJ Fwy., Ste. 1700
Dallas, TX 75240-2697
PHONE: (972) 233-2134

Clara B. and W. Aubrey Smith Charitable Foundation
c/o Bank of America
P.O. Box 831041
Dallas, TX 75283-1041
PHONE: (903) 465-2131

Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation
P.O. Box 909
Orange, TX 77631-0909
PHONE: (409) 883-3513
FAX: (409) 883-3530
E-MAIL: stark@starkadmin.org
www.starkfoundation.org

Sterling-Turner Foundation
815 Walker St., Ste. 1543
Houston, TX 77002-5724
PHONE: (713) 237-1117
FAX: (713) 223-4638
http://sterlingturnerfoundation.org

T. L. L. Temple Foundation
109 Temple Blvd., Ste. 300
Lufkin, TX 75901
PHONE: (936) 639-5197

George & Fay Young Foundation, Inc.
14850 Montfort Dr., Suite 269
Dallas, TX 75254
PHONE: (972) 404-4001
www.gfyfoundation.org

The Zachry Foundation
310 S. Saint Mary's St., Ste. 2500
San Antonio, TX 78285
PHONE: (210) 258-2663
FAX: (210) 258-2670
www.zachryfoundation.org

Community

Abell-Hanger Foundation
P.O. Box 430
Midland, TX 79702
PHONE: (432) 684-6655
FAX: (915) 684-4474
www.abell-hanger.org

Bank of America
www.bankofamerica.com/foundation

Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund
PHONE: (615) 872-1415 or
E-MAIL: BFSTrust-Fund@bfsusa.com
www.bridgestone-firestone.com/trustfund.asp

Corning Incorporated Foundation
One Riverfront Plaza
Corning, New York 14831
PHONE: (607) 974-9000
www.corning.com/about_us/corporate_citizenship/community/corning_foundation.aspx

El Paso Corporation
PHONE: (713) 420-2878
FAX: (713) 420-6341
E-MAIL: foundation@elpaso.com
www.elpaso.com/foundation/default.shtm

Gannett Foundation
1100 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22234
PHONE: (703) 284-6047
FAX: (703) 558-3819
E-MAIL: foundation@gannett.com
www.gannettfoundation.org

General Motors Foundation and Corporate Grants
MC 482-111-134
3044 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48202
www.gm.com/corporate/responsibility/community/guidelines/index.jsp

Plum Grants
PHONE: (212) 254-2390
E-MAIL: grants@dosomething.org
www.dosomething.org/plum_youth_grant_application

Proctor and Gamble Fund Grants
Contributions and Community Relations Dept.
1 Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202
PHONE: (513) 945-8454
www.pg.com/company/our_commitment/grant_application_guidelines.jhtml

The Brown Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 130646
Houston, TX 77219-0646
PHONE: (713) 523-6867
FAX: (713) 523-2917
E-MAIL: bfi@brownfoundation.org
www.brownfoundation.org

Youth Garden Grants
National Gardening Association Grant Programs
www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp