The Cullen Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Responsive Grant – Education.
Donor Name: Cullen Foundation
State: New York
County: Erie County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/26/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
In Education, they seek applications from organizations offering Supplemental Academic Programs (SAP). All programs should have direct academic outcomes, be evidence-based, and primarily serve economically disadvantaged students. Programs must support students from multiple schools.
Types of Support
Cullen Foundation has established the following types of support for responsive grants in the education focus area:

Program/project support
Capital/physical infrastructure
Capacity building

Funding Information
An organization may apply for 1, 2 or 3 years of funding, ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 per year (for a $300,000 total maximum).
Eligibility Criteria
Cullen Foundation has the following eligibility criteria for all applicants:

The organization is a 501(c)(3)
The organization must submit audited or reviewed financials prepared by a CPA for its most recently completed fiscal year. This is Cullen’s requirement and is not related to NYS requirements
Erie County is their primary geographic service area. Education applicants not located in Erie County must serve at least 80% Erie County residents
No funding received will be used for partisan political activity
No funding received will be used for expenses already incurred
No funding will overlap with an existing grant from the Cullen Foundation
The request must fit within Cullen Foundation’s education focus area (evidence-based programs with direct academic outcomes, serving economically disadvantaged students in grades pre-K through 12); and requests for the following will not be considered:

Recreational camps or recreation-based programs
Internship programs
Education resource rooms and drop-in centers
Museum exhibits
Professional development programs and services
Field trip funds and programs
Skills and job training programs
Transportation requests
Arts education programs
Requests from Individual schools
Request for programs that serve students from only one school
Individual scholarships will not be awarded other than those provided by the Cullen Scholars program.

For more information, visit Cullen Foundation.