College of Humanities - Grants

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES (ACLS)

• 633 3rd Ave., Ste. 8C New York, NY 10017-6795
• Phone: (212) 697-1505
• Fax: (212) 949-8058
• E-mail: grants@acls.org
• URL: www.acls.org
• Award Amount: Varies
• Deadline:

Grant Name	Deadline
ACLS Fellowship	October 2, 2008
Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships	October 2, 2008
Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars	October 2, 2008
ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships	October 2, 2008
NEW ACLS Collaborative Research Awards	November 12, 2008
Andrew W. Mellon/ACLS Early Career Fellowships
Dissertation Completion Fellowships	November 2, 2008
Fellowships for Recent Doctoral Recipients	December 10, 2008
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art	November 12, 2008
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in Eastand Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History	November 14, 2008
American Research in the Humanities in China	November 12, 2008
Chinese Fellowships for Scholarly Development These fellowships will not be offered in 2008-09. The program will resume in 2009-10 (pending confirmation of funding).
New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society	November 12, 2008
East European Studies Programs
Dissertation Fellowships	November 12, 2008
Postdoctoral Fellowships	November 12, 2008
Conference Grants	January 30, 2009
Travel Grants	January 30, 2009
Language Grants to Individuals for Summer Study	January 16, 2009
Language Grants to Institutions for Summer Courses	January 16, 2009
Heritage Speakers Research Grant	January 16, 2009
ACLS Humanities Program in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine	November 17, 2008
NEW African Humanities Program	December 1, 2008

• Fields of Interest: Education, Humanities
• Geographical Focus: Giving on a national and international basis.
• Purpose and Activities: The council's activities are directed toward the advancement of humanistic learning. The council awards individual scholarships in all fields of the humanities, as well as sponsoring projects and working with other organizations dedicated to the benefit of scholars in this country and abroad.
• Types of Support: Grants to individuals, Research

ALBERT SPENCER ANDREW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

• 8882 Collingwood Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90069-1244
• Contact: Eugene Kapaloski, Tr.
• Award Amount: N/A
• Deadline: N/A
• Fields of Interest: LGBTQ
• Geographical Focus: Giving primarily in California
• Purpose and Activities: Funding primarily for a private grantmaking foundation, a gay and lesbian services center, and for AIDS and eye disease research.
• Types of Support: N/A

ARCUS FOUNADTION

(formerly Jon L. Stryker Foundation)

• 402 E. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3888
• Phone: (269) 373-4373
• Contact: Carol Snapp, Comms. Mgr.
• Fax: (269) 373-0277
• E-mail: contact@arcusfoundation.org
• URL: www.arcusfoundation.org
• Award Amount: Varies
• Deadline: Rolling
• Fields of Interest: LGBTQ
• Geographical Focus: National; international
• Purpose and Activities: The mission of the foundation is to achieve social justice that is inclusive of sexual orientation, gender identity and race, and to ensure conservation and respect of the great apes.
• Types of Support: Curriculum development, Endowments, Program development

DAVID BOHNETT FOUNDATION

• 245 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-3807
• Contact: Michael Fleming, Exec. Dir.
• Fax: (310) 276-0007
• E-mail: michael.fleming@yahoo.com
• URL: www.bohnettfoundation.org/
• Award Amount: Varies
• Deadline: Varies
• Fields of Interest: Civil/human rights, LGBTQ
• Geographical Focus: Giving on a national basis, with emphasis on southern CA.
• Purpose and Activities: The purpose of the foundation is to improve society through social activism. The foundation supports:
  1. Positive portrayals of gays and lesbians in the media;
  2. The reduction and elimination of the manufacture and sale of handguns;
  3. Eliminating the rare animal trade;
  4. The development of mass-transit and non-fossil fuel transportation and
  5. Voter registration activities.
• Types of Support: Program development

THE DAVID GEFFEN FOUNDATION

• 12011 San Vincente Blvd., Ste. 606, Los Angeles, CA 90049-4926
• Phone: (310) 581-5955
• Contact: Richard Sherman, Tr.; J. Dallas Dishman Ph.D, Exec. Dir.
• Fax: (310) 581-5949
• E-mail: ddishman@dreamworks.com
• Award Amount: N/A
• Deadline: N/A
• Fields of Interest: Asians/Pacific Islanders, Adults -Women and Men, Civil/Human Rights, Jewish Agencies & Temples, LGBTQ
• Geographical Focus: Giving primarily in Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY. Some giving in Israel as well.
• Purpose and Activities: The foundation has focused its giving in five major areas: populations affected by HIV/AIDS; civil liberties; the arts; issues of concern to the Jewish community, and health care.
• Types of Support: Program development

THE GILL FOUNDATION

• 2215 Market St., Denver, CO 80205-2026
• Phone: (303) 292-4455
• Contact: Tim Sweeney, Exec. Dir.
• Fax: (303) 292-2155
• E-mail: info@gillfoundation.org
• URL: www.gillfoundation.org
• Award Amount: Varies
• Deadline: N/A
• Fields of Interest: Civil/human rights, LGBTQ
• Geographical Focus: Giving on a national basis to national and state-wide organizations.
• Purpose and Activities: The mission of the foundation is to secure equal opportunity for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression. The mission is accomplished by: providing grants to nonprofit organizations, strengthening the leadership and managerial skills of nonprofit leaders, increasing financial resources to nonprofit organizations, strengthening democratic institutions, and building awareness of the contributions people of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions make to American society.
• Types of Support: Conferences/seminars, Continuing support, Program development

CHARLES M. HOLMES FOUNDATION

• 1600 S.W. 4th Ave., Ste 870, Portland, OR 97201-5520
• Phone: (503) 223-9000
• Contact: Terry Bean, Tr.
• Award Amount: N/A
• Deadline: N/A
• Fields of Interest: Civil/human rights, LGBTQ, Education
• Geographical Focus: Giving primarily in California and Oregon.
• Purpose and Activities: Giving primarily to organizations with a focus on the civil and human rights of gay men and lesbians, and AIDS awareness.
• Types of Support: N/A

LAINE FAMILY FOUNDATION

(formerly Laine Memorial Fund)

• 101 E. 5th St., St. Paul, MN 55101-1801
• Award Amount: Varies
• Deadline: October 15, 2008
• Fields of Interest: LGBTQ
• Geographical Focus: Giving on a national basis.
• Purpose and Activities: N/A
• Types of Support: N/A

LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION

• 2121 Cloverfield Blvd., Ste. 113, Santa Monica, CA 90404-5299
• Phone: (310) 453-3611
• Fax: (310) 453-7806
• Contact: Jeffrey Richardson, Exec. Dir.
• E-mail: info@libertyhill.org
• URL: www.libertyhill.org
• Award Amount: Varies
• Lesbian and Gay Community Fund

  The fund was created to provide critical support for programs serving the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities. Grants are targeted to groups actively working for institutional, policy, or public opinion changes that improve LGBTQ life and well-being and build alliances between LGBTQ and straight communities. Grants range from $7,500 to $35,000.

• Queer Youth Fund

  The fund supports innovative programs and organizing projects that improve the quality of life for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (GLBTQQ) youth. Up to four $100,000 grants, payable over three to five years, will be made to grassroots, local, state, national and international nonprofit organizations that empower queer youth to improve societal conditions for GLBTQQ youth. Eligible organizations must have a total budget for their youth work of $750,000 or less.

• Seed Fund

  The fund provides grants to emerging and developing community-based organizations that work for social, racial, and economic justice. It helps groups establish themselves to become effective organizers through constituency building, leadership, and outreach. Only projects that have received funding form the Seed Fund from the previous year are eligible to re-apply for this grant. Grants range from $7,500 to $20,000.

• Deadline: Varies
• Fields of Interest: Community/economic development, Minorities/immigrants, LGBTQ
• Geographical Focus: Giving limited to Los Angeles County, CA.
• Purpose and Activities: Arts and Cultural Work that actively engage community or audience members as part of an ongoing social change effort. The foundation partners with innovative and effective Los Angeles grassroots organizations to combat poverty and injustice, and help transform the "City of Angels" into a place that promises safety, equality and opportunity. The foundation believes that its dollars go the next step- organizing, advocating, creating change for the long term by:
  1. Making grants to groups working in their neighborhoods and communities toward social justice;
  2. Providing tailored training, coaching and networking to help grassroots leaders reach their goals;
  3. Helping shape the debate on key issues in the region; and
  4. Providing programs and services to promote strategic and thoughtful philanthropy.
• Types of Support: Varies

THE WILBUR FOUNDATION

• P.O. Box 3370, Santa Barbara, CA 93130-3370
• Fax: (805) 563-1082
• Contact: Gary R. Ricks, Pres.
• E-mail: Info@WilburFoundation.org
• URL: www.wilburfoundation.org
• Award Amount: Varies
• Deadline: Grant applications will be accepted between September 1st and December 31st of any year.
• Fields of Interest: Humanities, Literature, Philosophy/Ethics, Political Science, Religion
  Geographical Focus: Giving on a national basis.
• Purpose and Activities: Giving primarily in the field of Humanities, especially History, Literature, Religion and Philosophy.
• Types of Support: Conferences/seminars, Fellowships, Program development, Publication and Research

WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA

• 340 Pine St., Ste. 302, San Francisco, CA 94104-3235
• Phone: (415) 837-1113
• Fax: (415) 837-1144
• E-mail: info@womensfoundca.org
• URL: www.womensfoundca.org
• Award Amount: Varies
• Community Action Fund The fund works to link the foundation’s priority issue areas of Reproductive Justice and Sexual Rights, Economic Justice, Environmental Health and Justice and Youth leadership with the goal of achieving greater and longer-term systemic change. One-year grants from the Community Action Fund will be awarded in the following amounts: Planning grants of up to $10,000; General operation, program or project grants of up to $15,000; and Collaborative grants of up to $25,000.
• Deadline: Letters of Inquiry will be accepted until August 15, 2008. Please note that submissions beyond two pages will not be accepted.
• Fields of Interest: Civil/Human Rights, Minorities/immigrants, LGBTQ, Women
• Geographical Focus: Giving limited to California.
• Purpose and Activities: As a community-based grantmaker, the foundation invests primarily in movement-building strategies - community organizing, policy advocacy and implementation, leadership development and research - funding some models of direct service if and when they pave the way for systemic change. The foundation's theory of change rests on a key belief and value that by focusing its work on marginalized and disenfranchised populations, it will increase the well-being of all women and girls and ultimately their families and communities. The foundation supports organizations that work with low-income women and girls in California. Priority is given to projects serving any of the following groups: young women or girls, women over 50, lesbian/bisexual/transgender/intersex/queer/gender queer/questioning women or girls, immigrant or refugee women or girls, women or girls with disabilities, single or young mothers, women or girls of color, women or girls who are incarcerated or involved (past or present) in the criminal justice system and homeless women or girls. The foundation's work is informed by an understanding of the intersection of race, class, sexuality and gender. It is committed to an articulated strategy that incorporates the principles of applying gender justice and racial justice analyses, utilizing a human rights framework and working toward long-term systems change.
• Types of Support: Internship funds, Program development