The Jefferson Foundation provides grants for charitable and educational activities promoting individual and community health and well-being.
Donor Name: Jefferson Foundation
State: Missouri
County: Jefferson County (MO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/18/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grant Categories
Funding will be awarded in the following categories: program support; capacity building; and capital projects.
Grant Topics 
Grants will be made to qualified public charities and government units to support activities that increase the health and well-being of Jefferson County residents. Grant topics include but are not limited to:

Academic scholarships
Basic needs limited to food, shelter and rent/mortgage and utility assistance
Dental services
Drug and alcohol abuse (treatment and prevention)
Exercise and healthy lifestyle education
Foster care and adoption services
Health and health-related education
Homelessness and domestic violence shelters and services
Medical equipment
Mental health counseling
Obesity
Physical and mental disabilities
Prescription assistance
Preventative health care
Safe housing
Transportation assistance.

Funding Information
Grant sizes will be a minimum of $5,000 and a maximum of $250,000. Larger or smaller grants are awarded at the discretion of the Jefferson Foundation Board of Directors.
Geographical Area
Grants will be awarded to qualified public charities and government units that are located in or serve residents of Jefferson County, MO.
Eligibility Criteria

Grants will be made only to tax-exempt public charities as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with a designation of 509(a)(1) or (2). Grants to government units will be made under special circumstances.
Grants will not be awarded for endowment funds, loans, deficit financing, travel, political activities, fundraising activities or to individuals.
Grants will not be awarded to programs that are political in nature. Grants will not be awarded for lobbying activities or to influence political elections.
Grants will be awarded to religious organizations as long as the agency does not discriminate based upon clients’ religious preference. Grants will not be awarded for general operating expenses of churches.
Grants will not be provided to fund overhead or the payment of general, administrative, or other expenses that are not directly associated with the activities related to the Grant.
Grants will not be made for dinners or other ticketed events.
Organizations are only eligible to receive one grant per grant category during the grant year (January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024).
All progress and final grant reports that are due for any previous grant must be on file before the next grant will be awarded.

For more information, visit Jefferson Foundation.