Free Government Grants

Free Government Grants and Loans Table of Contents Click on a topic below to be taken directly to that section CHAPTER 1 Overview How To Write Your Proposal Grant Request Finding A Funding Resource Proposal Checklist Why Proposal=s Fail Letter of Appeal A Wide Assortment Of Research Grants Special Emphasis Outreach Program Grants for Agricultural Research Free Foundation Grants For Personal Needs Education Grant Assistance Venture Capital Sources CHAPTER 2 Free Federal Money For Businesses Small Business Assistance Grant Sources Small Business Development Centers Low Interest Loans To Start A Business In A Small Town Unconventional Loan Programs State Women Business Assistance Programs Foundation grants For Business Related Purposes Employee Grants... Home Repair... Elderly and More Free Money for Housing and Real Estate Ventures Additional Sources for Money to Fix Up Your Home Foundation Grants For Foreign Individuals Other Small Business Administration Offices Most Frequently Asked Questions Sample Letter DISCLAIMER: This publication is designed to provide valuable information. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher or author is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advise or other assistance is required, the service of a competent professional should be sought. The author and publishers disclaim any personal loss or liability caused by utilization of any information presented in this book. Claims of liability, if any, shall be limited to the amount paid for the book less the amount paid for postage and handling. No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by an informational storage and retrieval system without written permission from the copyright owner. Any violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright 2004-2005. All rights reserved. Phone numbers can change periodically with out notice please refer to that states local 555-1212 directory. CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW We read nearly every day about government spending, but many of us do not realize that we might be eligible to receive some of the money the government gives away every year. There are thousands of grant programs for established businesses and newcomers. Whether it=s to develop a unique invention, continue or change your career path through education, work at your artistic vocation or simply obtaining help with living expenses, there are numerous sources out there for you to tap into. But how to identify them? This is the bigger stumbling block to those that even think they might qualify for government funds in some way. But the key to obtaining grant money is not a giant secret. Generally, if you are an organized, detail-oriented person who can follow instructions, chances are you could qualify for a grant. There is even a bimonthly magazine you can subscribe to called Humanities, which is published by the National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 410, Washington, D.C. 20506, phone number (202) 606-8443. This publication features listings of recent grants by discipline, a calendar detailing application, grant deadlines and guide sections for those who are thinking of applying for a National Endowment of the Humanities grant -- and there are many! This magazine can give you tips to help you qualify! Grant money can provide you with the independence you need to start your own business, expand or launch you on a new career destination. These dollars can help you acquire schooling you=ve either lacked or need to change course. All it takes is organizational skill, the ability to write a proper grant proposal and knowing who to write to for applications. This booklet will be your guide and can improve your chances of securing grant money. Let's start with the Government, there are federal level programs and state level programs. Federal Programs have billions of dollars available for new businesses start-up, expansion, medical, personal, inventions, research, and pretty much anything you can think of. The Federal Government resources are eminence not only for grants and loans, but for information. Example: If your business is growing corn, you need specific things to make your business grow. For example, you may want to know about new technology on seeding and fertilization. The Department of Agriculture has experts on how to grow corn effectively. If you want to expand your customer base, the Government does research on other parts of the country that consumes more corn than others, where in the world corn is in demand, and where the shortages are. If you need legal help with exporting your product overseas, you need to know the countries tariff's laws. And import restrictions. The government has the answers to these questions. They are the ones that write the laws and know the laws of the other countries. Virtually any type of information you need to get started with your project is available through the Federal Government Private Foundation's on the other hand are organizations created by large Corporations, they assist communities with funding for a wide variety of purposes. Their funding is limited to the guidelines outlined by the Founder and the Grant Administrator. How to start: Start by choosing one or several organizations from this guide and start making your contacts. If you are not able to find a certain organization, go to your Public Library and take a look at the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this is basically a master index of all Government programs that is updated every six months. Secondly, Start making contacts by either calling or writing to them and asking for all the necessary information for the agencies funding criteria. At first, please refrain from asking too many questions in your initial request. Keep your request only to asking for applications and guidelines. Remember, if your contact tells you they cannot help you with your project, just ask if you can be referred to an agency that can help. They may or may not know. Not every person knows what the government has to offer. In order to establish the right contact it may take several phone calls or letters. Remember don't burn any bridges on your pursuit, it may seem like your getting the run around, but the only way you can get anywhere with the Government is to be friendly and offer a positive attitude to everyone you talk to. Otherwise you may be dead in the water. After you have an established contact, ask them to send information regarding their guidelines and applications for funding. Read them thoroughly to enforce any advantages you can use to further pursue your project. When you find out that your project fits in their funding criteria, this is when you start on your proposal or letter of appeal, submit letter to as many agencies you can find. Being accepted by several agencies is not a bad thing. Please use this directory as a guideline. There will always be people and hurtles in your way. Please be patient, but persistent. Congratulations, you have just taken the first step to obtaining the money to finance your dreams Top HOW TO WRITE YOUR PROPOSAL Writing a grant proposal can be as simple as following the directions in your application packet. Add a little flare and your grant application can stand out, making your chances of selection better. Every agency bestowing grants has different rules for application which is why reading the packet you receive thoroughly is so important. The government is a stickler for details, so if you can=t follow directions or make just one small mistake, your application will be disqualified. There are reference sources in your library to consult about grant proposal writing in addition to the advice given here. It=s best to read as much as you can in preparation for your grant writing duties. If you are requesting a grant for a specific idea or project, contact the agency after you receive the packet to see if they have recently awarded any grants for this type of work. If they have, it may be that no further grant money is available for that project. You will then have to come up with another idea to obtain your dollars. Whatever your idea, try to enlist written support from individuals in your community who may know you and like your idea. Letters written by your local government, community and business leaders improves your chances of receiving the award. Federal grant money may actually require these letters of endorsement. Your application packet will inform you of the specific requirements. Even if not required, support letters are encouraged. It gives further credence to your idea and may make the difference if the grant award comes down to a couple of applications and the agency is forced to choose. If you have a partner or two who have a different expertise than you, add their names and qualifications to the overall proposal. Having assistance on the project often encourages agencies who make grants available as the project=s chances of completion are heightened. Relating your idea(s) to the agency individual agents who will be considering your grant request is a sound move. Many of these employees have been there a substantial length of time and will be well-versed in the ins and outs of obtaining grants. They often appreciate that you asked their advice up front and can do wonders for you in terms of saving time and effort. You could make it convenient, if it=s a local agency you can make a personal visit to that agency to meet the individuals who will be considering your proposal. There may be pertinent reference information in the agency which can help you with your proposal. By all means, stay in contact with these people, especially if they work in the agency to whom you will be submitting your bid(s). Even if you don=t get a positive response on the first grant proposal, keep in touch! They can often tip you off to what future projects have a chance of being funded. If it=s in your area of expertise, you have an inside track to the next funds availability. You will likely not be the only one writing for grant money, so you have to do a better job of it than your competitor. By making sure that there is: - a need for your idea or project; - sufficient research done on your part to satisfy the grantors; - no question that you are the best candidate to receive the grant; - time for you to spend reviewing the application process and preparing your grant proposal; Then you will be ready to write your first proposal draft GRANT REQUEST There are two documents you need when requesting a grant, The Grant Proposal and The Letter Of Appeal. Some Foundations would rather work with an organization than with an individual. If this is the case, you would greatly increase your chances of getting a grant, if you create a non-profit organization. First file a certificate for a non-profit organization with the Secretary of State. Next, file an application with the IRS and Treasury Department. For detailed information on steps to creating a non-profit, we recommend this publication: HOW TO FORM A NONPROFIT CORPORATION - BERKELEY, CA. NOLO PRESS. Top Here are the essential parts of a grant proposal: 1. Summary. This generally outlines the proposed idea or project and is naturally slotted for the opening paragraph. Keep it both brief and interesting. It will be the first impression the grantor(s) will have of you and your abilities, so work hard on this part of the document. Poorly written, this opener could end your chances immediately. Conversely, well-written beginnings are encouraging to the reader(s) and improve on your chances. Be sure only your key points are in this portion. Don=t oversell it with too much detail. Make this part easy to read, but informative. 2. About You (and your Business). The next section summarizes your qualifications and those of any others that will be working with you. You may want to include up to date biographies of all involved. Let the grantor(s) know about your recent work and success, especially if you=ve been successful with any other grant program. 3. Problem Statement. This is where you summarize the need for this project or idea. You will need to note your idea=s purpose, who will benefit, how they will benefit, what social-economic area will be affected, hard data supporting the nature of the problem, what is currently being done (or not done) about the problem, what will happen if your idea is not funded and implemented and how you intend to solve the problem. This may be the longest part of your proposal. Get any supporting documents you need from local community and government organizations. Be sure you can defend all your thoughts contained in this section. It=s the what, why and how of the grant proposal. 4. Objectives. These are the actual means by which you will solve the problem you outlined in step #3. Outline them in detail, provide cost analyses of each to support your funding request and lay them out in logical, sequential order. The agency will periodically review the progress of your project or idea once the grant is given and it will likely be these actual objective points that will be used to measure your work. 5. Detailed Objectives. While step #4 provided a summary of your objectives, all of the activities relating to accomplishing these objectives will be laid out in detail here. This could include dates, resources needed, staff needed, progress checkpoints, relevant diagrams, charts or drawings and all relevant detail. Highlight any innovative work that will be used to help accomplish your objectives. Provide any reference material necessary to back up your details. 6. Evaluation. Here, you will need to identify the results that will come from the project. You briefly stated these in your opening, but more specifics will be needed here. The only way to evaluate the project may be from seeing if it meets the results expected. You are solving a problem, after all, so your results should be your solutions and their resulting benefits. Some agencies have standard evaluation techniques, so be sure you reference those here if that is the case. 7. Future Funding. What will happen to the idea or project once finished? If it is self-completing, say so. If further maintenance will have to be done to keep the problem at bay, record how this is to be funded. You might be able to arrange for local support once the initial funding is depleted and the problem solved if it is something that requires ongoing work. 8. Budget. While it would be nice to see the grant money fund the full cost of your idea or project, current federal budget cuts may not make that feasible. If you are securing other funding or have a plan for money to pick up the additional expenses of the project, let the agency know that. Write out a detailed budget listing (and justifying) the assorted expenses. You may receive all of the funding you need from the one grant, but you really shouldn=t count on it. It=s often easier to secure government funding if you have also tapped into other sources to help cover the costs, even if it=s a small investment on your (and, if applicable, your partners=) part. While these are the key elements of a proposal you will write, get as much help as you need depending on the size of the project. Obtain as much input from area experts as you need before writing the proposal. They might have excellent suggestions and could play a role in helping you to complete the various activities associated with accomplishing your stated objectives. They might even be helpful in writing certain aspects of the proposal, especially the details of the work and tasks necessary to meet your objectives. Do a first draft. Then -- get feedback! Give it to people who have helped you, or whom you trust to be properly judgmental about it. The best writing is done during the rewriting phase, so it=s important to have people take a critical look at your first draft. You=re too close to be thoroughly objective. That=s O.K.! Just know that you should get others to help you analyze your initial work in preparation for a second draft. Go through the same process with your second draft. This should be shorter and less feedback should come in if you elicited enough comments the first time around. Make any changes necessary and get it to final draft form. Then have it proofread and bound into a booklet for submission purposes. You=re ready to submit! Remember that the grant should be written after you=ve obtained the agency=s application and grant guideline forms. There are many places to contact for potential grant information, and your decision should be closely allied with your skills and interests. The following list should help get you started isolating the agencies you fell are best possibilities for you. FINDING A FUNDING RESOURCE Top Review your catalog program the Grant Agency sends you. Special emphasis should be placed on the Objective and Uses and Use Restrictions sections of the Catalog. The description can tell you which programs might provide funding for an idea.. Do not overlook the related programs as potential resources. Both the applicant and the grantor agency should have the same interests, intentions, and needs if a proposal is to be considered an acceptable candidate for funding. When a potential grantor agency is identified, call the contact telephone number identified in Information Contacts and ask for a Agrant application kit@. Get to know some of the grantor agency personnel. Ask for suggestions, criticisms, and advice about the proposed projects. In some cases, the more the agency personnel know about the proposal, the better the chance of support and of an eventual favorable decision. Sometimes it is useful to send the proposal summary to a specific agency official in a separate cover letter, and ask for review and comment at the earliest possible convenience. Always check with the Federal agency to determine it=s preference if this approach is under consideration. If the review is unfavorable and differences cannot be resolved, ask the examining agency or the official to suggest another department or agency which may be interested in the proposal. A personal visit to the agency=s regional office or headquarters is also important. A visit not only establishes face-to-face contact, but also may bring out some essential details about the proposal or help secure literature and references from the agency=s library. Government agencies are required to report funding information as funds are approved, increased or decreased among projects within a given State depending on the type of required reporting. Also, consider reviewing the Federal and State budgets for the current and budget fiscal years to determine proposed dollars amounts for particular budget functions. Study the eligibility requirements for each Federal or State Government program under consideration. The applicant may learn that he or she is required to provide services otherwise unintended such as a service to particular client groups, or involvement of specific institutions. It may necessitate the modifications of the original concept in order for the project to be eligible for funding. Questions about eligibility should be discussed with the appropriate program officer. Deadlines for submitting applications are often not negotiable. They are usually associated with strict timetables for agency review. Some programs have more than one application deadline during the fiscal year. Applicants should plan proposal development around the established deadlines. PROPOSAL CHECKLIST 1. Confirm that the foundation/government source is interested in receiving your proposal. 2. Have the people you plan to serve been involved in planning the project. The proposal should reflect their involvement. 3. Does your proposal include information on other individuals or organizations working with your project? 4. Have I followed my funding sources guidelines to the tee? 5. Have I outlined and highlighted innovative features of my project to set it apart from others? 6. Has my draft been reviewed by a impartial party for clarity and understanding? 7. Have I accurately outlined my budget? Are all budget items complete and my math correct? 8. Has my proposal been proof read and free of typos? 9. Have copies of my proposal been distributed to other project participants? WHY PROPOSAL=S FAIL 1. The funding source did not request a proposal. 2. The project you proposed is not convincing or well documented. 3. Your proposal is poorly written, confusing or difficult to follow. 4. Your objectives are not within the interest of the funder. 5. Your proposal=s documentation is not convincing to funder=s interest. 6. Your goals and objectives appear to be unrealistic or overly ambitious. 7. Your budget is incomplete. 8. Your budget is to high for that particular funding agency. 9. Your proposal does not follow their guidelines. 10. There=s know indication that your project can be sustained beyond the funding period. Top Top LETTER OF APPEAL Top A letter of appeal is a summary of a proposal. Generally, if a small amount of money under $2,500.00 is requested a letter of appeal will usually be sufficient. For larger sums of money send both the proposal and letter of appeal. Your letter of appeal should be brief and to the point, long and unorganized letters could get passed by. Your letter of appeal should be composed in such a way as to grab the attention of the grantor. This will be your first impression, you should make it count. The letter of appeal, outlines your program/project in a clear unambiguous and a concise way. The following should be included. A. The Proposal B. A Statement of the Need C. Evidence of the Need D. How The Need Will Be Met E. Your Total Cost F. Amount Requested G. Complete List Of Other Supporters and Proposed Supporters H. Duration Of Program Or Project I. Staff Capabilities J. Future Funding K. Description Of The Individual, Corporation Or Organization 1. How The Organization Began, 2. How Long Has It Existed, 3. Significant Accomplishments 4. Support Received From Other Organizations. THE WIDE ASSORTMENT OF RESEARCH GRANTS Top Research opportunities exist in virtually every field imaginable. The proposal writing for this may not have to be as in-depth as a field project, but significant information is necessary and it=s a good idea to follow your proposal format without regard to the type of grant being sought. The more complete -- the better! Special Emphasis Outreach Program Grants for Agricultural Research Grants Office of Advocacy and Enterprise US Dept. of Agriculture 14th and Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Cooperative Forestry Research Administrator, Cooperative State Research Service Grants 14th and Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Animal Health and Disease Research U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education and Administrator, Cooperative State Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250 Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation & Management National Marine Fisheries Service 1335 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD. 20920 Marine Sanctuary Program Chief, Sanctuaries & Reserves Div. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management National Ocean Service, NOAA 1825 Conn. Ave., NW Room 714 Washington, D.C. Climate & Atmospheric Research Director, Office of Global Programs National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. Development Technical Assistance Division U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250 Sea Grant Support Director, National Sea Grant College Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin. 1335 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD. 20920 Undersea Research Director, Office of Undersea Research National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1335 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD. 20910 Rm. 323, 14th and Independence Ave. Washington, D.C. 20250 Higher Education Strengthening Grants U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250 Technical Agricultural Assistance Office of International Cooperation Top Research Grants Administrator, Cooperative State Resr. Service, US Dept. of Agriculture 14th and Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Grants for Agricultural Research Competitive Research Grants Chief Scientist, Competitive Res. Measurement & Engineering Research and Standards National Institute of Standards and 1335 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD. 20910 Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology Director, NIST MTC Program Room B112 Chemistry Bldg., NIST Gaithersburg, MD. 20899 Maternal & Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (SPRANS) Maternal & Child Health Bureau HRSA, Public Health Service Room 9-11, 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville MD.20852 Technology Gaithersburg, MD. 20899 Minority Business Development Centers Assistant Director, Office of Operations Room 5063, Minority Business Dev. Agcy. U.S. Department of Commerce 14th & Constitution Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20230 (202)482-3261 Adolescent Family Life Research Grants Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs Office of Population Affairs Office of the Ass=t Secretary of Health Hubert Humphrey Building Rockville, n 200 Independence Avenue, SW 736E Washington, D.C. 20201 Biological Response to Environmental Health Hazards Director, Div. of Extramural Research and Training, Nat=l Institute of Environmental Health Science, Public Health Service Dept. of Health & Human Services P.O. Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Biometry and Risk Estimation -- Health Risks from Environmental Exposures Director, Division of Extramural Research & Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Public Health Service Department of Health & Human Services P.O. Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, NC. 27709 Oral Disease & Disorders Research Extramural Program National Institute of Dental Research National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD. 20892 Food and Drug Administration Research Grants & Assistance Agreements Section Division of Contracts and Grants Food and Drug Administration HFA-520, Room 3-20 Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD. 20852 Applied Toxicological Research & Testing Director, Division of Extramural Research & Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Public Health Service Dept. of Health & Human Services P.O. Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 AIDS Activity Grants Management Branch Procurement & Grants Office Centers for Disease Control Dept. of Health & Human Services 255 E. Paces Ferry Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30305 AIDS Education and Training Ctrs. Director, Division of Medicine Bureau of Health Professions Health Resources and Services Admin. Room 4C05 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD. 20857 Conference Grant (Substance Abuse) Office for Substance Abuse Prevention Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health Administration, Rockwell II Bldg. 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD. 20857 Injury Prevention & Control Research Projects Division of Injury Epidemiology & Control Center for Environmental Health & Injury Control Center for Disease Control Public Health Service, Atlanta, GA. 30333 Health Services Research & Development Grants Agency for Health Care Policy and Research PHS, DHHS, Suite 601, Exec. Office Center 2101 E. Jefferson Street Rockville, MD. 20852 Mental Health Research Grants Director, Division of Basic Brain & Behavioral Sciences National Inst. of Mental Health 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD. 20857 General Clinical Research Centers General Clinical Research Ctrs. Program Nat=l Center for Research Resources National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD. 20892 Occupational Safety & Health Research Grants Procurement & Grants Office, CDC DHHS, 255 E. Paces Ferry Rd., NE MS-E14 Atlanta, GA. 30333 Biomedical Research Technology Biomedical Research Technology Program National Center for Research Resources National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD. 20892 Head Start Development Admin. for Children, Youth & Families Head Start U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services P.O. Box 1182 Washington, D.C. 20013 Social Security - Research & Demonstration Chief, Grants Management Staff Office of Acquisition and Grants, ODCM Soc. Sec. Admin., 1-E-4 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue Baltimore, MD. 21207 Aging Research Director and Contracts National Institute of Aging, NIH Bethesda, MD. 20892 Employment & Training Research and Development Projects Chief, Division of Research & Demonstration, Employment & Training Administration U.S. Dept. of Labor Washington, D.C. 20210 Engineering Grants Program Analyst, Directorate for Engineering National Science Foundation Rm. 1126e, 1800 G St. NW Washington, D.C. 20550 Safe Drinking Water Research & Demonstration Director, Office of Research Grants RD-675, EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 Social Services Research & Director, Div. of Research & Evaluation Office of Policy & Evaluation Administration of Children & Families Room 334-C, L=Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Population Research Chief, Office of Grants & Contracts National Institute of Child Health & Human Development National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD. 20892 Research for Mothers & Children Chief, Office of Grants Nat=l Inst. of Child Health & Human Devel. National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD. 20892 Promotion of the Humanities - Regrants Centers for Advanced Study Division of Research Programs Centers for Advanced Study, Room 318 National Endowment for the Humanities Washington, D.C. 20506 Mathematical & Physical Sciences Ass=t Director, Mathematical & Physical Sciences National Science Foundation 1800 G ST NW Washington, D.C. 20550 Toxic Substances Research Director, Research Grants Staff RD-675, EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 Energy-Related Inventions Director, Office of Technology Evaluation and Assessment National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD. 20899 Fossil Energy Research & Develop. Director, Dept. of Energy Fossil Energy Program, FE-122 Germantown, MD. 20545 Minority Educational Institution Research Travel Fund Office of Minority Economic Impact MI-2.2, DOE, Forrestal Bldg. Room 5B-110 Washington, D.C. 20585 Environmental Restoration Office of Environmental Restoration Office of Restoration & Waste Management Dept. of Energy Washington, D.C. 20545 Free Foundation Grants For Personal Needs Top Minnesota State Soldiers Assistance Fund Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Service Building 20 W. 12th Street, (612)296-2562 St. Paul, MN 55155-2079 P/D: To provide emergency financial assistance to disabled veterans and their families in Minnesota. To be eligible for assistance, the veteran must be disabled and prevented from working, the disability must be temporary in nature and the veteran must be able to resume his or her normal occupation once returned to health. The funds are to be used to provide food and shelter, as well as to cover utility payments. Contact foundation for further details. Applications may be submitted at any time. Armory S. Carhart Memorial Fund c/o The Fauquier Bank P.O. Box 561 Warrenton, VA 22186 Application Address: c/o Margaret A. Wilson, Trustee P.O. Box 630 (540)349-0223 Warrenton, VA 22186-0630 P/D: Financial assistance to persons who have incurred injury, illness or disability following activities in a fox hunt, hunter trail, horse show, hound trail, field trail steeplechase, point to point, hunt race, pony rally, or any similar activity. Navarro County Health Services Found P.O. Box 1022 Corsicana, TX 75151 Application Address: c/o Carol Myers Navarro Regional Hospital West Hwy 22 (903)872-4861 Corsicana, TX 75110 or c/o Jo Ann Means 121 N. Main Street, (903)872-8181 Corsicana, TX 75110 P/D: Funds are distributed directly to Navarro Regional Hospital on behalf of recipients. The financial resources of all recipients are below the Dept. of Health and Human Services Poverty Income Guidelines. Assistance to indigent Navarro County, TX residents of at least one year for medical expenses incurred at Navarro Regional Hospital. Applicant=s must be referred by a physician, a health care agency, or the hospital. Referrals accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required. South Carolina Homestead Tax Exemption Program South Carolina Comptroller General Attn: Local Government Division P.O. Box 11228 (803)734-2137 Columbia, SC 29211 P/D: To establish a homestead exemption for South Carolina residents who are elderly, disabled, or blind. Legal residents of South Carolina who own a house or mobile home are eligible for this exemption if they are aged 65 or older, totally and permanently disabled or legally blind. Spouses of deceased persons who were eligible also qualify to receive the exemption if they were at least 50 years of age when their spouse died. The exemption continues as long as the homeowners live in their primary residence in South Carolina. Volkswagen Mobility Access Program Volkswagen United States, Inc. 3800 Hamlin Road, (800)822-8987 Auburn Hills, MI 48326 P/D: To provide financial assistance for the purchase of a Volkswagen minivan for the orthopedically disabled. This offer is open to the disabled or anyone else purchasing a Volkswagen minivan to transport or drive a full-time wheelchair user. The Weinglass Foundation, Inc. Two Hopkins Plaza, No. 802 Baltimore, MD 21201 Application Address: Deborah Layman, Admin. Exec. 3300 Fashion Way, (410)538-1000ext.2240 Joppa, MD 21085 P/D; Grants to individuals, primarily for medical treatment and related expenses. Application accepted throughout the year. Initial approach by letter. Children=s Wish Foundation Grants Children=s Wish Foundation International 7840 Roswell Road, Suite 301 P.O. Box 28785 Atlanta, GA 30358 (404)393-WISH or (800)323-WISH P/D: To fulfill the wishes of terminally ill children. This program is aimed at children in the United States or Europe, up to the age of 18, who are facing life threatening illnesses. The amount varies, depending upon the cost of filling the child=s dream. Applications may be submitted at any time. Laurendeau Foundation for Cancer Care 2700 Iron Street, (360)671-7854 Bellingham, WA 98225 P/D: Grants to individuals residing in Bellingham, WA for outpatient cancer care. Completion of formal application required. Contact: Joanne Gardner, Manager Questar Corporate Giving Program 180 E. First South Street P.O. Box 11150 (801)534-5435 Salt Lake City, UT 84147 P/D: Funding interest include the aged, medical and health services, education, the disadvantaged, and arts and culture. Initial approach by letter. Mid-Iowa Health Foundation 550 39th Street, Ste., 104 Des Moines, IA 50312 (515)277-6411 P/D: Grant to fund health related service projects including drug abuse, mental health, and nutrition. Initial approach by letter. Contact: Kathryn Bradley West Virginia Homestead Exemption Department of Tax and Revenue Attn: Taxpayer Services Division P.O. Box 2389 (304)558-3333 Charleston, WV 25328-2389 P/D: To provide a partial exemption of property taxes on residences owned by disabled or elderly persons and retired veterans in West Virginia. Eligible for this exemption are single-family residences owned and occupied by any person who is permanently and totally disabled or at least 65 years old. Applicant=s must have been West Virginia residents for 2 consecutive calendar years prior to the tax year to which the exemption relates. Members of the U.S. military forces who maintain West Virginia as state of residence throughout military service and return to the state to purchase a homestead upon retirement or separation from the military because of permanent and total disability are considered to meet the residency requirement and also qualify for this exemption. Alexandra Eastman Foundation c/o New Hampshire Charitable Fund One South Street, P.O. Box 1335 Concord, NH 03302 (603)225-6641 P/D: Seeks to improve the quality and availability of health care and to promote the health and well-being of residents of the greater Derry, New Hampshire area. Initial approach by letter. Contact: Deborah Cowan, Program Director National Association For The Craniofacially Handicapped Grants-In Aid National Association for the Craniofacially Handicapped P.O. Box 11082 (615)266-1632 Chattanooga, TN 37401 P/D: To provide travel expenses for persons with severe facial deformities who travel to comprehensive medical centers for reconstructive facial surgery. Persons with craniofacial deformities resulting from birth defects, injury, or disease are eligible to apply for these grants in aid if they need to travel to comprehensive medical centers to undergo reconstructive facial surgery. Funds are available for transportation, food, lodging, parking, and tolls related to securing or undergoing treatment. No medical costs are covered. Grants also provide for 1 accompanying person for each trip. Application may be submitted at any time. Vermont Emergency Assistance For Disabled and Needy Veterans State Veterans Affairs 120 State Street, (802)828-3379 Montpelier, VT 05620-4401 P/D: To provide emergency financial assistance to disabled needy Vermont veterans or their dependents. Eligible to apply for this assistance are veterans and their dependents, if the veteran is both disabled and poor, served for at least 90 days (unless discharged earlier because of disability or the convenience of the government), has been a resident of Vermont for at least 1 year prior to application, and was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Applications may be submitted at any time. Pennsylvania Blind Veterans Pension Bureau of Veterans Affairs Fort Indiantown Gap, (717)865-8911 Annville, PA 17003-5002 P/D: To provide financial assistance to blind residents of Pennsylvania who lost their sight while serving in the U.S. armed forces. Persons who have 3/60 or 10/200 or less normal vision are eligible if they are honorably discharged veterans who were residents of PA when they joined the U.S. armed forces and whose blindness resulted from a service connected injury or disease. Applications may be submitted at any time. Alabama Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for the Blind Alabama Department of Revenue Attn: Ad Valorem Tax Division Gordon Persons Building, Room 4126 Montgomery, AL 36132-7210 (334)242-1525 P/D: To exempt residents who are legally blind from a portion of ad valorem property taxes in Alabama from ad valorem property taxes imposed by counties. Residents of Alabama are eligible to apply if they are over the age of 65 and have a net annual income of $12,000 or less for income tax purposes for the preceding year or are retired due to permanent and total disability regardless of age, or are blind, or retirement status. Must meet eligibility requirements. R. H. Wilkin Charitable Trust Program R.H. Wilkin Charitable Trust Attn: Peggy Pittman P.O. Box 76561 (405)235-7700 Oklahoma City, OK 73147 P/D: To provide financial support for needy, crippled children residing in Oklahoma County, OK. Funds are made available to maintain, improve or retard the deterioration of the physical, mental, or emotional health and well-being of the recipients. Expenditure may include physical and psychiatric examinations, physical therapy, occupation therapy, wheelchairs, crutches, braces, prosthetic devices, blood and vital organs, food, clothing and shelter. The amount provided to each recipient varies, depending upon individual needs and the funds available to the trust. Application may be submitted at any time. Federal Income Tax Deduction for Child and Dependent Care Expenses Internal Revenue Service, Service Headqrts. 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20224 (800)TAX-FORM P/D: To provide a federal income tax credit of a portion of the expenses of caring for a child. Eligible for this credit are U.S. citizens or residents who have earned income and who live with a qualifying dependent who was either a) under the age of 13. b) a spouse who was physically or mentally unable to care for himself or herself. c) another dependent who was physically or mentally unable to care for himself /herself and for whom the taxpayer can claim an exemption. Qualifying expenses. Schooling, care outside the home, transportation and household services. North Carolina Income Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans Division of Veterans Affairs Albermarle Building, Suite 1065 325 N. Salisbury Street, (919)733-3851 Raleigh, NC 27603-5941 P/D: To provide income tax relief to disabled N.C veterans. Any assessment of income tax due prior to the time a person was inducted into the armed forces will be cancelled if the serviceperson is receiving service-connected disability compensation. Disability payments to veterans by reason of service in the armed forces need not be reported for income tax purposes. Grants by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for motor vehicles for veterans who lost their sight or the use of their limbs are exempt from state income taxation. Grants by the VA to seriously disabled veterans for homes designed for wheelchair living are also exempt from North Carolina income taxation. The exemptions continue as long as the eligible veteran is a resident of NC. North Dakota Tax Refund For Senior Citizen or Disabled Renters Office of State Tax Commissioner State Capitol Building 600 E. Boulevard Ave., (701)328-3127 Bismarck, ND 58505-0599 P/D: To provide disabled North Dakota residents who live in rented quarters with a tax refund. Persons who are permanently and totally disabled, are residents of North Dakota, and are renters are eligible to apply for this refund, provided their annual income does not exceed $13,500 from all sources. Residents over 65 years of age are also eligible, whether they are disabled or not. Applications must be submitted to the county auditor at any time. Sidney S. and Grace G. Hirsheimer Grts. Sidney S. and Grace G. Hirsheimer Foud. c/o National City Bank Attn: Trust Department P.O. Box 868 (812)464-9800 Evansville, IN 47705 P/D: To provide financial assistance to the needy blind in Indiana. Eligible to apply are blind residents of Vanderburgh County, IN who require financial assistance to purchase food, clothing, health care, etc. The amount awarded varies, depending upon the needs of the recipient. Applications may be submitted at any time. Polish Army Veterans Association of America Assistance Polish Army Veterans Association of America 17 Irving Place (212)473-0580 New York, NY 10003 P/D: To provide assistance to Polish veterans who served in the Allied forces during World War II and are in need because of disability of other causes. Eligible for this assistance are Poles who served in the Allied forces during World War II but are living in the United States and are in financial need because of disability or other causes. They must be members of the Polish Army Veterans Association of America. German Protestant Orphan Asylum Association 5342 St. Charles Ave., (504)895-2361 New Orleans, LA 70115 P/D: Areas of support include medical services, and youth programs. Initial approach by letter. Contact: Everett T. Aultman, Exec. Dir. New Jersey Lifeline Program Department of Human Services Attn: Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services CN 714 (800)792-9745 Trenton, NJ 08625-0714 P/D: This program is open to residents of New Jersey who are either disabled or over 65 years of age and who utilize public utilities. Eligible applicant=s include those who pay utility bills to one or more electricity or natural gas companies as well as those whose utility bills are included in their rent. The program applies only to permanent New Jersey residents, not to those who maintain temporary or seasonal residence in the state. Contact foundation for further guidelines. Applications may be submitted at any time. Operation Liftoff of Main Grants Operation Liftoff of Main P.O. Box 29 (207)848-7144 Carmel, ME 04419 P/D: This program is open to the residents of Maine between the ages of 3 and 18 who are seriously or chronically ill. To fill the wishes of children in Maine who have life-threatening illnesses. The amount involved, varies, depending upon the cost of filling the recipients dream. Applications may be submitted any time. Idaho Property Tax Reduction For Disabled Veterans Idaho Division of Veterans Services Attn: Office of Veterans Advocacy 550 West Fort, Box 044 Boise, ID 83724-0044 (208) 334-1245 or (800)827-1000 P/D: Eligible for this reduction are a) veteran=s with a compensable disability who own property in Idaho that they utilize as their primary residence b) veteran=s (whether disabled or not) who served during the Indian Wars, The Spanish-American War, or World War 1. Eligible veterans are entitled to this exemption as long as they reside in Idaho. Otto Sussman Trust P.O. Box 1374 Trainsmeadow Station Flushing, NY 11370-9998 P/D: Financial assistance for medical bills and care-giving expenses to individuals with serious or terminal illnesses. Limited to residents of New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. Write letter requesting application form and guidelines, explain circumstances of need, formal application required. Contact: Edward S. Miller, Trustee Dexter G. Johnson Educational and Benevolent Trust P.O. Box 26663 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 P/D: Medical expenses to physically disabled children and young men and women in OK. Assistance includes corrective surgery and hospitalization and the necessities of life while in convalescence. Past grants have been for ear and eye surgery and prosthesis, and skin surgery. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required including financial information, family history, physical condition, age, education goals, and other data necessary to show need. Contact: Betty Crews Paul Motry Memorial Fund P.O. Box 357 Sandusky, OH 44870-0357 P/D: Grants for medical expenses to physically disabled children who are residents of Erie and Eastern Ottawa Counties, OH. Completion of formal application required, including a letter from the doctor proving need. Charlotte M. Robbins Trust c/o State Street Bank & Trust Company P.O. Box 351 (617)654-3360 Boston, MA 02101 Application Address: c/o State Street Bank, 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 P/D: Financial assistance to aged coupled and aged women for medical bills. Limited to aged residents of the towns of Groten, Ayer, Harvard, Shirley, and Littleton, Massachusetts. Write letter stating income, expenses, assets, and reason money is needed. Contact: Cheryl D. Curtin, Vice President Walter S. and Evan C. Jones Foundation 527 Commercial St., Rm. 515 Emporia, KS 66801 (316)342-1714 P/D: Assistance with medical expenses to individuals under the age of 21 who have been continuous residents of Lyon, Coffey, or Osage counties, KS for at least one year. The types of medical assistance given in the past include, dental care, medical procedures, mental health care, hospital stays, eye-care and eyeglasses, preventative care, and hearing aids. Initial approach by letter. Completion of formal application required. Interviews required. Renal Assistance, Inc. 3700 Washington St., Ste. 102 Hollywood, FL 33021 P/D: Grants to residents of Florida who require haematolysis therapy or have received a renal transplant for the purpose of medical assistance, travel assistance, and emergency assistance. The foundation contributes to preselected individuals. Nurses House, Inc. 350 Hudson Street (212)645-9685 New York, NY 10014 P/D: Short term assistance to ill and indigent registered nurses in the U.S. who are in need of financial assistance to help meet basic living expenses. Costs of medical care and education are not funded. Applications accepted throughout the year. Initial approach by letter. Completion of formal application required, except in some one-time emergency situations. Interview granted upon request. Charles E. Saak Trust c/o Wells Fargo Bank 5262 N. Blackstone Ave., (209)442-6232 Fresno, CA 93710 P/D: Dental and emergency medical assistance to children under 21 years of age from low income families residing in the Porterville/Poplar area of Tulare County, CA. Completion of formal application required, including purpose and estimate statement, parent=s financial statement, and copy of most recent income tax return. Contact: Christina M. Riley, Scholarship and Grant Director. Teddi Project Grants Camp Good Days Attn: Teddi Project (716)624-5555 1332 Pittsford-Mendon Road Mendon, NY 14506 P/D: To grant the wishes of seriously ill children in Florida and New York. This program is open to children (up to age 19) who have life threatening or terminal illnesses. Priority is given to children from central Florida and the upstate New York area, particularly Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and Binghamton. Application may be submitted at any time. Lotta M. Crabtree Theatrical Fund Grants Lotta M. Crabtree Trusts 11 Beacon Street, Ste. 1110 Boston, MA 02108 (617)724-5920 P/D: To provide financial assistance to disabled and other actors. Members of the theatrical profession are eligible to apply if they are disabled due to illness or some other misfortune. Requests for assistance must be made in writing. Rest Haven Preventorium For Children P.O. Box 23389 San Diego, CA 92193-0389 P/D: Grants to financially needy children only in San Diego County and Imperial County, CA for medical, dental, optical, therapy, hearing, childcare, and nutritional expenses. Write for guidelines People In Business Care, Inc. P.O. Box 39601 Minneapolis, MN 55439 P/D: Grants for medical assistance and emergency aid primarily to residents of MN and CA. Write for guidelines. Thursday=s Child Grants Thursday=s Child P.O. Box 9279 (608)988-4234 Madison, WI 53713-0279 P/D: To grant the wishes of seriously ill children in Wisconsin. This program is open to children (up to 19) who have life threatening or terminal illnesses. Priority is given to children from southwest and south central Wisconsin. Applications may be submitted at any time. James R. Nicholl Memorial Foundation c/o Bank One Ohio Trust Co., N.A. 235 West Schrock Road Westerville, OH 43081 Application Address: c/o Bank One Ohio Trust Co. N.A. Trust Dept 1949 Broadway Lorain, OH 44209 P/D: Medical and surgical expense assistance to needy children (2 to 21 of age) who have been residents of Lorain County, OH for at least two years. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required, including a letter indicating the medical need. Contact: David E. Nocjar, VP and Sr. Trust Office, Ban One Ohio Trust Co. Ontario Children=s Home P.O. Box 82 Canadaigua, NY 14424 Application Address: c/o Mrs. Richard Ogden 210 West Gibson Street Canadaigua, NY 14424 P/D: Grants for children=s medical and dental expenses for residents of Ontario County, NY. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required. Pardee Cancer Treatment Fund of Bay County 213 Center Avenue Bay City, MI 48708 Application Address: c/o Patricia White Manager 400 South Trumbull P.O. Box 541 (517)894-5332 Bay City, MI 48708 P/D: Payment of medical bills to cancer patients who are residents of Bay County, MI. Application by letter, including list of expenses incurred and other financial information. Interviews required. Butterworth Foundation, Inc. 75 Butterworth Road Royalston, RFD No. 2 (508)249-7612 Orange, MA 01364 P/D: Grants to fulfill the wishes of residents of Worcester and Franklin counties, MA who are diagnosed with AIDS. As funds are available, applications will also be considered from residents of Hampshire County, MA (Amherst-Northampton area) Cheshire County, NH (Keene area), and Windham County, VT (Brattleboro area). Application by letter outlining wish, including documentation from a health care provider or other qualified individual, indicating the applicant has not been an active drug abuser for the past six months or longer. Contact: Allen Young, President High Technology Fund Independence for the Blind 1278 Paul Russell Road (904)942-3658 Tallahassee, FL 32301 P/D: To provide an opportunity for the multi-handicapped blind in Florida to have access to assistive devices. The rental period can last as long as 5 years. Applications may be submitted at any time. Cornelia M. Moore Memorial Free Dental Foundation c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 525 Market Street, 17th Floor P.O. Box 63954 San Francisco, CA. 94163 P/D: Dental expense assistance to residents of Santa Barbara, CA who are under the age of 18. Funds are paid directly to dentists. Write for guidelines. Josiah Sleeper and Lottie Sleeper Hill Fd. c/o PNC Bank, N.A. 1632 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Application Address: c/o Taylor Hospital Ridley Park, PA 19078 P/D: Grants to women and children, primarily in PA to cover rehabilitative and convalescent expenses. Application accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required. Alice L. Carlisle Trust for Children of Town of Goshen, Bank of Boston, Conn. Trust Tax Dept., P.O. Box 2210 Waterbury, CT 06702 P/D: Medical expenses for children living in Goshen, CT. Application by letter. Foundation of the Alumnae Association of Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, Inc. One Gustave L. Levy Place New York, NY 10029 (212)289-5566 P/D: Grants to financially needy or ill nurses, and scholarships to financially needy nursing students. Write or call for further guidelines. A Helping Hand Feminist Health Fund P.O. Box 323 Yellow Springs, OH 45387 P/D: To help Ohio women with medical and related expenses during critical illnesses. Women who are residents of southwestern Ohio, at least 18 years of age, and are suffering from cancer, heart disease, severe allergies, depression, or other critical illnesses are eligible to receive support. Write for further guidelines. Requests for support may be submitted at any time. Physician=s Aid Association 10937 Hillhaven Ave., (818)951-0748 Tujunga, CA 91042-1417 P/D: Medical and financial assistance to physicians in Los Angeles County, CA who are disabled or retired and to their immediate families. Initial approach by letter or telephone. Completion of formal application required. Contact: Bonnie Ferris, Exec. Dir. Urann Foundation P.O. Box 1788 (508)588-7744 Brockton, MA 02403 P/D: Medical assistance grants for Massachusetts families engaged in cranberry farming and processing. Grants intended to assist in payment of hospital and medical bills. Limited to families located in MA. Initial contact by phone or letter. Contact: Howard Whelan, Admin. Brass Ring Society Grants 551 E. Semoran Blvd., #E5 Fern Park, FL 32730 (800)666-WISH P/D: To enrich the lives and fulfill the dreams of children whose lives are being threatened by illness or disease. This program is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 18 who are chronically or terminally ill. There are no restrictions on residency, illness, or dream wishes. Application may be submitted at any time. William J. Munson Fund c/o Bank of Boston, Connecticut P.O. Box 2210, Trust Tax Dept. Waterbury, CT 06702 Application Address: c/o Alfred Morency, Chair. 71 Scott Road Watertown, CT 06795 P/D: Medical expense assistance to residents of Watertown, CT. Completion of formal application required, including financial information. State of Arizona, Aging and Adult Admin 1789 W. Jefferson, 2 SW, 950 A Phoenix, AZ 85007 P/D: Grants and assistance for projects and programs related to the aged. The grant-seeker should contact the agency for the most recent data on the status of listed or planned programs, as well as be aware of the state=s priorities for the aged, such as housing, health, transportation, etc. Wishing Well Foundation Grant Wishing Well Foundation P.O. Box 717 St. Louis, MO 63188 P/D: To grant the wishes and dreams of chronically and terminally ill children in the St. Louis area. Children in the St. Louis area who are facing life-threatening illnesses are eligible for this program. Applications may be submitted any time. Chrysler Motors Physically Challenged Assistance Program Chrysler Corporation Attn: Automobility Program P.O. Box 3124 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-3124 P/D: To provide a reimbursement for the cost of installing adaptive driving aids on new purchases of new Chrysler Motors cars, trucks, or vans that required adaptive driving aids or conversion equipment for disabled users. Contact Corporation for further guidelines. James T. Hambay Foundation P.O. Box 6361 (717)652-7911 Harrisburg, PA 17112 P/D: Medical expense assistance to blind, physically disabled, and indigent children under the age of 18, who reside in Harrisburg, PA and vicinity. Application accepted throughout the year. Initial approach by letter stating medical expenses and current income. The Steeplechase Fund 400 Fair Hill Drive Elkton, MD 21921 P/D: Financial assistance and medical expenses only to former steeplechase jockeys and their widows and families. Application by letter including information about when applicant was disabled and medical bills. Contact: Charles Colgan Theresa C. Herron Memorial Scholarship National Federation of the Blind of New Hampshire, c/o Louis Gosselin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 361 Lincoln Street, (603)669-8733 Manchester, NH 03103 P/D: Grants to provide funding for high school expenses incurred by visually impaired students in New Hampshire. This program is aimed at high school students in New Hampshire who are either legally blind or visually impaired (20/60 in the better eye or worse). Selection is based on academic record, letters of recommendation, previous awards, personal activities, and personal goals. This is a one time award. Dexter G. Johnson Educational and Benevolent Trust P.O. Box 26663 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 P/D: Medical expenses to physically disabled children and young men and women of OK. Assistance includes corrective surgery and hospitalization and the necessities of life while in convalescence. Past grants have been for ear and eye surgery and prosthesis, and skin surgery. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required including financial information, family history, physical condition, age, education goals, and other data necessary to show need. Contact: Betty Crews Automobiles or Other Conveyances For Disabled Veterans Department of Veterans Affair 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20420 (202)418-4343 Or (800)927-1000 P/D: Grant funding for certain disabled veterans and current service personnel who require specially adapted automobiles. Write for guidelines. Applications must be submitted. A. C. Needles Trust Fund Hospital Care c/o First Union National Bank CHG- 1161 Charlotte, NC 28288 P/D: Grants for hospital care aid to preselected needy individuals in the Roanoke, VA area. Contact fund for current application deadline and procedures. Smock Foundation Grants Frank L. and Laura L. Smock Found. c/o Norwest Bank Fort Wayne Attn: Investment and Trust P.O. Box 960 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-6632 (219) 461-6444 fax: (219)461-6678 P/D: To provide financial assistance to disabled elderly, and ill individuals of the Presbyterian faith who reside in Indiana. Applications may be submitted at any time. Lena P. Frederick Trust Fund c/o Key Trust Company 35 State Street Albany, NY 12207 Application Address: c/o Christina Cook Key Trust Co. of Maine 288 Water Street Augusta, ME 04430 P/D: Grants to needy persons of Belfast, MD for medical and general assistance. Applications by letter accepted throughout the year. New Jersey Partial Exemption From Realty Transfer Fee for Senior Citizens or Disabled Persons New Jersey Division of Taxation Attn: Taxpayer Information Services 50 Barrack Street, CN 269 Trenton, NJ 08646-0269 (609)292-6400 Or (800) 323-4400 P/D: Grants to provide exemption from realty transfer fees paid by senior citizens, disabled persons, and blind people in New Jersey. Eligilbe for these exemptions are persons aged 62 and older, permanently and totally disabled individuals, and blind people who are legal residents of New Jersey. Write or call for guidelines. Idaho Income Tax Deduction For The Blind And Their Widow (ers) (FT) Idaho State Tax Commission Attn: Public Information Office 800 Park Blvd., Plaza IV P.O. Box 36 Boise, ID 83722 (208)334-7750 or (800)972-7660 (within ID, OR, UT, and WA) P/D: Grants to exempt a portion of the income of blind or elderly residents from state income tax in Idaho. Eligible for this deduction are blind residents of Idaho and residents over the age of 65. Children=s Dream Factory Grants Children=s Dream Factory of Maine 2273 Congress Street Portland, ME 04102 (207)774-1330 or (800)639-1492 P/D: To fulfill the dreams of children in Maine who are chronically or terminally ill. This program is aimed at children whose lives are threatened by illness or disease. They must be residents of Maine aged 3 to 16. Applications may be submitted at any time. Burks Charitable Trust f/b/o Fresno Lodge No. 247, F. & A. M. c/o Fresno Lodge No. 247, F.& A. M. 3444 E. Shields Avenue Fresno, CA 93726 P/D: Financial assistance including medical expenses, to needy families who are residents of CA. Applications by letter outlining financial need and reason for request. Committee interviews and investigation of all applicants required. No grants are made without a personal interview at the Trust=s Fresno CA office. Applicants must have resided in CA for at least 12 months prior to application. Charles Montague Charitable Trust c/o Fleet Bank, N.A. 915 Main Street, MSN 252 Hartford, CT 06103 Application Address: c/o Fleet Bank, N.A. P.O. Box 4276 Boston, MA 02211 P/D: Assistance to financially needy residents of Wakefield, MA to help cover hospital bills, including psychotherapy. Contact foundation for current application guidelines. Dream Factory Grant Dream Factory, Inc. P.O. Box 3942 (800)456-7556 Louisville, KY 40201-3942 P/D: To grant the wishes of children who are critically and chronically ill. This program is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 13 who are facing a life-threatening illness. One time gift. Southern Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Center, Inc. 228 N. Holly (541)779-3653 Medford, OR 97501 P/D: Grants to residents of southern OR particularly Jackson County, for vision and hearing medical care, including exams, surgery, eyeglasses, hearing aids, and travel expenses. Applications accepted throughout the year. Applications by letter outlining sight and hearing impairments. Contact: Exec. Secy. Louis S. Oppenheim Trust c/o First of America Trust Co. 301 S. W. Adams (309)655-5418 Peoria, IL 61652 P/D: Medical and living expenses to financially needy, blind residents of Peoria County, IL. Applications by letter or telephone outlining financial need. Contact: David Welch, VP. First of American Trust. Frank and Laura L. Smock Foundation c/o Norwest Bank Indiana, N.A. P.O. Box 960 (219)461-6451 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-6632 P/D: Medical and nursing care assistance to ailing, needy, crippled, blind, or elderly residents of IN who are members of Presbyterian churches and who have less than $3,000 in assets. Initial approach by letter. Completion of formal application required. Mary Mansfield Fund For The Aged c/o Fifth Third Bank of Central Kentucky Dept. 00858 Cincinnati, OH 45263 Application Address: c/o Fifth Third Bank of Central Kentucky 269 W. Main Street, Lexington, KY 40507 P/D: Grants for medical expenses to indigent residents of Bourbon County, KY. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required. Palestine Temple Charities Trust One Rhodes Place Cranston, RI 02906 P/D: Medical expenses assistance primarily to financially needy individuals living in RI. Grants help cover the costs of health care providers, doctor=s bills, hospital stays, drugs, and medical supplies. Applications by letter including medical information. Contact: A. Sheffield Reynolds, Treas. Alice M. G. Soper Fund Hawaii Community Foundation 900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300 Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 537-6333 or (808)521-6286 P/D: To provide financial assistance to older residents of Hawaii who are suffering from a disability or illness. Residents of Hawaii who are over 50 years of age and are experiencing financial difficulties because of a disability or illness are eligible to apply. This program is administered by the Hawaii Community Foundation and the Hawaiian Trust (111 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, (808)5384540). Fanny S. Gilfillan Memorial, Inc. P.O. Box 68 Morgan, MN 56266 Application Address: c/o Redwood County Human Services P.O. Box 27 Redwood, MN 56283 P/D: Medical expense assistance only to financially needy residents of Redwood County, MN who are otherwise unable to pay yet who are ineligible for government sponsored medical assistance. Contact: Arliss Becker Missouri Senior Citizen, Disabled Veteran, and Disabled Person Property Tax Credit Claim Missouri Department of Revenue 1617 Southridge Drive P.O. Box 2800 (314)751-7191 Jefferson City, MO 65105-2800 (800)877-6881 or TDD (800)735-2966 (within MO) P/D: Grants to provide a tax credit to low-income disabled veterans, senior citizens, and other disabled persons in Missouri. Eligible veterans, disabled people, and senior citizens may claim this credit when they file their state income tax return, in April of each year. The Christian Charitable Trust 14450 T.C. Jester, Suite 170 Houston, TX 77014 P/D: Relief assistance for medical treatment to indigent individuals primarily residing in TX. Previous assistance has aided people with cancer, leukemia, and arthritis. Write for further information. Southwest Michigan Rehab Foundation 723 Allison Drive, (616)781-2215 Marshall, MI 49068 P/D: Medical equipment expenses for patient rehabilitation to financially needy residents of southwestern MI. Recipients income must not exceed two and one-half times the poverty rate. Initial approach by letter requesting application form. Completion of formal application required. Contact: Carl F. Green, President Myra Deane Memorial Trust c/o Harrington & Merryweather 202 High Street P.O. Box 253, (410)228-3610 Cambridge, MD 21613 P/D: Financial assistance for nursing home costs to needy residents of Dorchester County, MD. Contact Trust for current application procedures. Edmondson-Telford Foundation P.O. Box 3430 (770)532-3228 Gainesville, GA 30503 P/D: Grants to financially needy residents of the Hall County, GA area, for medical expenses and general welfare assistance. A small amount is also given for educational expenses. Application by letter or telephone outlining financial need. Contact: William M. House, Trustee New Hampshire Property Tax Credit For Disabled Veterans New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration 61 S. Spring Street P.O. Box 457 (603)271-2687 Concord, NH 03302-0457 TDD: (603)225-4033 P/D: Grants to provide property tax credits in New Hampshire to disabled veterans or their surviving spouses. Eligible for this tax credit are New Hampshire residents who are U.S. citizens, veterans, and totally and permanently disabled from a service connected injury. Applications for a permanent tax credit may be made at any time. C. E. Gibbs Memorial Fund Trust c/o The Honesdale National Bank 733 Main Street, (717)253-3355 Honesdale, PA 18431 P/D: Medical expense assistance to residents of Wayne County, PA. Applications accepted throughout the year. Application by letter outlining financial and medical needs. Contact: Mary McElroy, Trust Mgr. The Honesdale National Bank Alabama Ad Valorem Homestead Exemp. Alabama Dept. of Revenue Attn: Ad Valorem Tax Division Gordon Persons Building, Room 4126 Montgomery, AL 36132-7210 (334)242-1525 P/D: Grants for disabled, blind and elderly residents of Alabama from ad valorem property taxes imposed by counties. Resident must meet the eligibility requirements. Federal Income Tax Credit For The Elderly or The Disabled Internal Revenue Service, Serv. Hdqrts. 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20224 (800)TAX-FORM P/D: To provide a federal income tax credit for certain elderly and disabled citizens. Write for guidelines. Loris and Pauline Keen Charitable Trust P.O. Box 404 (405)363-0800 Blackwell, OK 74631 P/D: Medical expenses for financially needy children with eye problems living in OK. Some assistance for children in OK in need of dental care. Assistance includes exams, screenings, and lenses. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required, including financial information. Josiah H. Danforth Memorial Fund Eight Fremont Street, (518)725-0653 Gloversville, NY 12078 P/D: Grants are awarded for the payment of medical expenses in times of illness need and misfortune for the residents of Fulton County, NY. Applications accepted throughout the year. Initial approach by letter. Completion of formal application required. Foundation For The Carolinas P.O. Box 34769 (704)376-9541 Charlotte, NC 28234-4769 P/D: Medical expense assistance to financially needy children who are residents of NC and SC. The Foundation administers the following funds for children: a) Children=s Medical Fund Provides asst. for the medical needs of children, age 17 and under that are beyond the means of the family income. b) E. F. Hutton Fund provides assistance to children under age 18 of NC who are disabled and in need of braces, corrective shoes, wheelchairs, and other orthopedic appliances. Contact foundation for current application deadline. Initial approach by letter. Completion of formal application required. North Dakota Property Tax Credit For Senior Citizens or Disabled Persons Office of State Tax Commissioner State Capitol Building 600 E. Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0599 (701)328-3127 Fax: (701)328-3700 TDD: (701)328-2778 P/D: Grants to provide property tax exemptions for disabled or senior citizen residents of North Dakota. To qualify for this program, applicants must be residents of North Dakota and either totally and permanently disabled (regardless of age) or at least 65 years of age. For husbands and wives who are living together, only one can apply for the credit. Applicant=s must reside in the property for which the credit is claimed. Write or call for further guidelines. Faye O. Schenck Trust c/o Bank One Trust 111 Monument Circle, Suite 1501 Indianapolis, IN 46277-0115 Application Address: c/o Lyle Fogle, VP. And Trust Officer Bank One Trust Group, (317)423-0889 Lafayette, IN 47901 P/D: Medical, surgical and hospital expense assistance to indigent residents of Montgomery County, IN. Individuals must be recommended by Montgomery County doctors, medical laboratories, hospitals, or school nurses. Recommendations by letter accepted throughout the year. Letters should accompany proof of individual=s inability to pay. Pharmaceutical Assistance To The Aged and Disabled Program Dept. of Human Services Attn: Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, CN 715 Trenton, NJ 08625-0715 (800)792-9745 Or TTY:(609)588-7180 P/D: To provide financial support to the disabled and others in New Jersey who use prescription drugs. This program is open to residents of New Jersey who are either disabled or over 65 years of age and who purchase prescription drugs, insulin and insulin needles, and certain diabetic testing materials. Applications may be submitted at any time. Portland Female Charitable Society 20 Noyes Street Portland, ME 04103 P/D: Aid limited to financially needy residents of the City of Portland, ME for dental care, prescriptions, hearing aids, glasses, or other needs having to do with health, food, or shelter, with emphasis on the needs of children, the elderly, and the ill. Requests usually presented by social workers, public health nurses, counselors, etc. Interviews required. Contact: Jean Leighton, Treas. Idaho Grocery Credit Idaho State Tax Commission Attn: Public Information Office 800 Park Blvd., Plaza IV P.O. Box 36 Boise, ID 83722 (208)334-7500 (800) 972-7660 (within ID, OR, UT, & WA P/D: Grants to provide a credit against withheld taxes to disabled veterans, the blind, and the elderly from state income taxation in Idaho. Call for guidelines. Avery-Fuller Children=s Center 251 Kearney Street, No. 301 San Francisco, CA. 94108 (415) 986-1687 P/D: Funds are to pay for medical services, physical and occupational therapy, psychotherapy, special school or remedial education, prosthetics, appliances, prescriptions, and related services for disabled children. The application must be submitted by the professional who has the primary case responsibility ( a social worker, teacher, physician, or therapist). Both the professional and the child must reside within the geographic specifications. Specific forms are required. Contact: Nancy J. Lobaugh, Exec. Dir. State of Alaska, Alaska Commission on Aging P.O. Box C Juneau, AK 99811 P/D: Grants and assistance for projects and programs related to the aged. The grant-seeker should contact the agency for the most recent data on the status of listed or planned programs, as well as be aware of the state=s priorities for the aged, such as housing, health, transportation, etc. Cloud County Children=s Trust c/o Citizens National Bank 115 West Sixth Street P.O. Box 409 (913)243-3211 Concordia, KS 66901 P/D: Grants to Cloud County, KS children age 12 and under with special needs, and their families. Needs and expenses must not be covered by insurance or other programs and charities. Write or call for program descriptions. Division of Public Health Health and Social Services Dept. P.O. Box 637 (302)739-4701 Dover, DE 19903 P/D: Health care for pregnancy and for children with special health-care needs. Stearns-Blodgett Trust c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. P.O. Box 30100 (702)334-5849 Reno, NV 89520-0100 P/D: Financial assistance to indigent residents of NV and northern CA who are in need of opthalmological care. Completion of formal application required. Application must be certified by a sponsor licensed MD, state-certified hospital, member of the Knight Templar of the Free and Accepted Masons, or a cooperating organization approved by the trust committee. Write or call for further guidelines. Contact: Leo Humphrey=s, Member Admin. Comm. Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Trust c/o Chase Manhattan Bank of Connecticut 999 Broad Street Bridgeport, CT 06604 P/D: Grants to financially needy residents of the greater Bridgeport, CT area for health care and home assistance. Recipients are referred by Family Services Woodfield in Bridgeport, CT and other community agencies in CT. Hoechst Marion Roussel Indigent Patient Program c/o Samples Dept. K2-M1216 P.O. Box 9950 (800)221-4025 Kansas City, MO 64134-0950 P/D: Prescription drugs to individuals who fall below the federal poverty level and who are in need of continual drug therapy. Applicants must be ineligible for third party medication payments. Initial approach by telephone. Completion of formal application required, including physician=s certification of patient=s medical and financial needs. Contact: Mr. Pat Mc Nerney, Dir of U.S. Commercial Services. All Indian Pueblo Council Speech and Hearing Program All Indian Pueblo Council, Inc. Attn: Speech, Language, and Hearing Pro 3939 San Pedro NE, Suite D P.O. Box 3256 Albuquerque, NM 87190 (505)884-3820 fax: (505)883-7682 P/D: Grants to provide hearing aids and other assistive devices to Pueblo Indian children and adults. All hearing aids and their related services are provided at no cost to children. Adults are charged on a sliding fee scale with the total cost not exceeding the manufacturer=s actual cost of the aid. Write or call for further guidelines. George S. Weeks Trust c/o Bank One, Lexington, N.A. 201 E. Main Street Lexington, KY 40507 P/D: Financial assistance to needy legally blind individuals of Fayette and Bourbon Counties, KY for equipment, supplies and training. Application by letter outlining financial need and verifying residency and blindness. Contact: C. K. Conrey Maternal and Child Health State Dept. of Health 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 95007 (402)471-2907 Lincoln, NE 68509 P/D: Health care for pregnancy and for children with special health care needs. Clarke (Louis G. & Elizabeth L.) Endowment Fund U.S. National Bank of Oregon P.O. Box 3168 (503)228-9405 Portland, OR 97208 Application Address: Scottish Rite Temple 709 SW 15th Avenue Portland, OR 97205 P/D: Grants to needy masons or their immediate family who require hospitalization in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. (Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties). Limited to Masons and their immediate families. Write for guidelines. Contact: G. L. Selmyhr, Exec. Sec=y Swiss Benevolent Society of Chicago 6440 N. Bosworth Chicago, IL 60626 P/D: Grants to elderly and other individuals of Swiss descent or nationally in cases of need or emergency. Limited to Chicago area residents of Swiss descent or nationality. Formal application required, write for program information and current program deadlines. Contact: Admiral Alan Weber, President Roy M. Speer Foundation 1803 U.S. Highway 19 Holiday, FL 34691-5366 P/D: Grants to individuals in financial difficulty as a result of medical problems. Limited to residents of Florida. Initial approach by letter. Inez Sprague Trust c/o Rhode Island Hospital Trust Bank One Hospital Trust Plaza Providence, RI 02903 (401)278-8700 P/D: Financial assistance and medical expenses for needy individuals. Limited to residents of Rhode Island. Initial approach by letter. Contact: Trustee The Ford (S. N. Ford & Ada) Fund c/o Key Trust Co. of Ohio, N.A. P.O. Box 849 (419)525-7668 Toledo, OH 44901 P/D: Grants for hospitalization and care of the aged and incurably ill. Limited to residents of Richland County, Ohio. Write for guidelines, and annual report. Contact: Tracey Williamson, Trust Officer, Key Trust Co. of Ohio, N.A. Grace Bryan Taylor Trust Estate c/o Hawaiian Trust Co. Ltd. P.O. Box 3170 Honolulu, HI 96802-3170 Application Address: c/o Hawaii Community Foundation 900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300 Honolulu, HI 96813 (808)566-5570 P/D: Grants to financially needy residents of Hawaii who suffer from angina pectoris. Write for guidelines. Hynd Blind Fund of the James Hynd Tr c/o Bank One, N.A. P.O. Box 4418 Boulder, CO 80306 P/D: Eyeglasses to financially needy individuals given with the cooperation of more than 40 local businesses. Charles D. Gilfillan Paxton Memorial c/o Thomas W. Murray, Vice President W-555 First National Bank Building St. Paul, MN 55101 (612)291-6236 Application Address: 511 Morten Drive Redwood Falls, MN 56283 P/D: Medical assistance to financially distressed Minnesota residents. Priority given to those in areas and towns with populations of less than 3,000. Limited to residents of MN. Formal application required. Contact: Marie La Plante, Sec=y. Butler Manufacturing Company Found. Penn Valley Park P.O. Box 419917, BMA Tower Kansas City, MO 64141-0197 (816) 968-3208 P/D: Hardship grants to aid individuals in emergency financial distress due to serious illness, fire or natural disaster. Limited to Butler Manufacturing Company employees, retiree=s and their dependents. Write for application guidelines and program information. Contact: Barbara Lee Fay, Foundation Adm Perkins (B.F. & Rose H.) Foundation P.O. Box 1064 (307)674-8871 Sheridan, WY 82801 P/D: Funding for medical assistance ages (2 to 10). Limited to individuals who have been residents of Sheridan County, WY for the last two consecutive years. Formal application required, obtain application forms from foundation. Contact: Margaret Sweem, Mgmt. The Kings Foundation P.O. Box 27333 Austin, TX 78755 P/D: Grants to individuals in financial need. Intended primarily for residents of Texas. Initial approach by letter. Society For The Relief of Families of Deceased & Disabled Indigent Members of The Medical Profession Of The State Of South Carolina c/o Ray Investor, M.D. 19 Guerard Road Charleston, SC 29407-2510 P/D: Grants to families of deceased or disabled SC physicians. The Benevolent Committee evaluates potential recipients throughout the year. Arkansas Income Tax Exemptions Dept. of Finance and Administration Attn: Revenue Division, Income Tax Sec. P.O. Box 3628 (501) 682-7250 Little Rock, AR 72203-3628 P/D: Grants to exempt a portion of the income of retired persons, including military personnel, veterans, and dependents of veterans, from state income taxes in Arkansas. Eligible are residents of Arkansas receiving military service pay, retired pay, survivor benefits, or disability income from any public or private employment related retirement system, plan, or program, including the armed forces. The exemption continues as long as the recipient resides in Arkansas. Lenna M. Keith Charitable Trust c/o Michigan National Bank P.O. Box 1707, Trust Tax Dept. Grand Rapids, MI 49501-1707 P/D: Medical and welfare assistance to financially needy individuals residing at Burcham Hills Retirement Center, Lansing, MI. Contact Trust for guidelines Thomas C. Burke Foundation 182 Riley Avenue No. B Macon, GA 31204-2345 (912)477-1934 P/D: Medical assistance in one of three forms: a) one-time payments for doctor bills, medical equipment and pharmacy bills, b) weekly grants of up to $60.00 to assist with medical expenses c) grants for transportation to medical facilities. Limited to residents of Bibb County, GA. Initial contact by phone. Contact: Carolyn P. Griggers Harrison and Conrad Memorial Trust c/o Nations Bank Trust Co., N.A. Two North Charles St., 3rd Floor Baltimore, MD 21201 Application Address: c/o Loudoun Memorial Hospital Office of the Administrator 70 W. Cornwall St., (703)777-3300 Leesburg, VA 22075 P/D: Grants only to children of Leesburg and Loudoun County, VA who are suffering from polio, muscular dystrophy or any other crippling disease, and whose families cannot afford treatment. Application by letter outlining financial need. Interviews required. George T. Welch Testamentary Trust c/o Baker-Boyer National Bank P.O. Box 1796 (509)525-2000 Walla Walla, WA 99362 P/D: Medical assistance for financially distressed individuals. Limited to residents of Walla Walla County, WA. Formal Application required. Contact: Holly T. Howard, Trust Officer State of Utah, Division of Aging and Adult Services 120 N. 200 West (801)538-3910 Salt Lake City, UT 84103 P/D: Grants and assistance for projects and programs related to the aged. The grant-seeker should contact the agency for the most recent data on the status of listed or planned programs, as well as be aware of the state=s priorities for the aged, such as housing, health, transportation, etc. Make-A-Wish Foundation Of The Mid-South Grants Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid South 5118 Park Avenue, Suite 504 Memphis, TN 38117 (901)680-9474 Fax: (901)680-0912 P/D: To fill the dreams of children facing life threatening illnesses. This program is aimed at children who are 17 years of age or younger and are chronically or seriously ill. They must reside in western Tennessee, the 17 northern counties of Mississippi, or Arkansas. Applications may be submitted at any time. VFW Charitable Trust 422 E. Brandon Drive. Bismarck, ND 58501 P/D: Medical assistance to veterans from ND. Applications accepted throughout the year. Contact: Richard Grenz, Secy. William B. Lake Foundation Fidelity Bank, N.A. Broad & Walnut Streets, 3 MBO Philadelphia, PA 19109 Application Address: c/o Sophia O=Lessker, Social Worker Foxcraft Sq. Apts. #185 Jenkintown, PA 19406 P/D: Aid to individuals suffering from respiratory tract, or pulmonary disease. Limited to residents of the Philadelphia, PA area. Initial approach by letter. Include details of physical condition and supporting documents. Completion of formal application required. Interviews required. Alabama Ad Volorem Homestead Exemp. Alabama Dept. of Revenue Attn: Ad Valorem Tax Division Gordon Persons Building, Room 4126 Montgomery, AL 36132-7210 (334)242-1525 P/D: Grants for disabled, blind and elderly residents of Alabama from ad valorem property taxes imposed by counties. Resident must meet the eligibility requirements. High Hopes Foundation Grants High Hopes Foundation of New Hampshire P.O. Box 172 North Salem, NH 03073 (603) 8987-5333 or (800) 639-6804 P/D: To grant the wishes of seriously ill children in New Hampshire. Chronically ill children and children with life threatening diseases who are between the ages of 3 and 18 are eligible for assistance if they live in New Hampshire. Applications may be submitted at any time. Black Students Crisis Fund Black Student Fund Suite Ag 15-19 3636 16th Street, N.W. 4th Floor Washington, DC 20010 (202)387-1414 P/D: Grants available to Black American families residing in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia who have emergency short-term needs for food, shelter, or medical care are eligible to apply. Funds are awarded to alleviate short-term crises only. G.M.L. Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 916 Port Angeles, WA 98362 P/D; Grants for individuals who need medical help. Write for guidelines. Contact: Reba Cornett, Exec. Secy. R. L. Davis Charitable Trust Fund, Inc. P.O. Box 112 Farmville, NC 27828 Application Address: c/o Cedric Davis 112 W. Wilson Street, (919)753-4520 Farmville, NC 27828 P/D: Medical assistance to financially needy individuals who live within a five mile radius of Farmville, NC or live on land owned by heirs of R. L. Davis. Applications accepted throughout the year. Initial approach by telephone. Interview required. Applications must be made in person. Information requested included the nature of the health problem, extent of financial resources, marital and dependent status, and place of residence. Rose Ladies Aid Society c/o Sackrider & Co., Inc. 1925 Wabash Avenue P.O. Box 330 (812)232-9492 Terre Haute, IN 47808 P/D: Grants for low income families in Virgo County, IN for medical, dental, and emergency living expenses. Recipients are referred by welfare organizations. Dorothy Ames Trust c/o Key Trust Co. of Maine Key Trust Company 35 State Street Albany, NY 12207 Application Address: c/o Christina Cook Key Trust Co. of Maine P.O. Box 1054 Augusta, ME 04332-1054 P/D: Grants to hearing impaired children only. Assistance is given for hearing aids, auditory trainers, and other expenses related to hearing impairment. Applications accepted throughout the year. Initial approach by letter stating need. The Geoffrey Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 1112 Kennebunkport, ME 04046 Application Address: c/o Chester E. Homer, 111, President 89 Ocean Avenue Kennebunkport, ME 04046 P/D: Grants to severely to profoundly hearing impaired individuals using auditory verbal as their primary mode of communication. Recipients must be residents of the U.S. and attending school Initial approach by letter. Idaho Circuit Breaker Property Tax Red Idaho State Tax Commission Attn: Public Information Office 800 Park Blvd., Plaza IV P.O. Box 36, Boise, ID. 83722 (208)334-7750 or (800)972-7660 within ID, OR, UT, and WA. P/D: Grant to reduce a portion of the property tax of disabled and other veterans and other disabled or elderly residents of Idaho. Must be residents of Idaho who are disabled (including the blind and veterans with at least a 10 percent service connected disability). Write for guidelines. Jefferson (John Percival and Mary C.) Endowment Fund 114 E. De La Guerra (805)963-8822 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 P/D: Emergency relief assistance for medical, dental and living expenses. Limited to residents of Santa Barbara County, California. Initial contact by letter. Formal application required. Contact: Susan Morales Alaska Property Tax Equivalency Division of Veterans Affairs P.O. Box 5800 (907)428-6016 Ft. Richardson, AK 99505-5800 fax: (907)428-6019 P/D: Grants to provide disabled veterans in Alaska an equivalency payment if they rent their primary residence. Eligible for this exemption are disabled veterans in Alaska whose disability was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and whose disability has been rated as 50 percent or more by the military service of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Qualified veterans are those who rent their primary residence. Call or write for further guidelines. Jones (Walter S. and Evan C.) Found. 572 Commercial Street, Room 515 Emporia, KS 66801 (316)342-1714 Application Address: c/o Bank IV Emporia Emporia, KS 66801 P/D: Financial assistance for medical expenses. Grants based on demonstrated financial need. Applicants must have been continuous residents of Lyon, Coffey or Osage counties, Kansas, for at least one year. Applicants must be under 21years of age. Initial approach by letter. Formal application required. Contact: Sharon R. Brown, General Mgr. Governor=s Office of Elderly Affairs P.O. Box 50063 Old San Juan Station (787)721-6121 San Juan, PR 00902 P/D: Grants and assistance for projects and programs related to the aged. The grant-seeker should contact the agency for the most recent data on the status of listed or planned programs, as well as be aware of the state=s priorities for the aged such as housing, health, transportation, etc. Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities 1901 N. Dupont Hwy. Admin. Bldg. Annex New Castle, DE 19720 (302)577-4791 P/D: Grants and assistance for projects and programs related to the aged. The grant-seeker should contact the agency for the most recent data on the status of listed or planned programs, as well as be aware of the state=s priorities for the aged, such as housing, health, transportation, etc. George S. Ladd Memorial Fund c/o Wells Fargo Bank, Trust Tax Dept. P.O. Box 63954 (800)435-2435 San Francisco, CA 94163 P/D: Financial assistance grants, including funding for medical treatment. Limited to elderly and retired employees of Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell and Pacific Northwest Bell. Write for guidelines. Mississippi Tax Deduction for The Blind State Tax Commission 102 Woolfolk Building P.O. Box 960, (601)359-1141 Jackson, MS 39205 P/D: To deduct a portion of the income of the blind from state income tax liability in Mississippi. Eligible for this exemption are residents of Mississippi who have been declared legally blind. The deduction must be requested on the resident=s state income tax return, which is due in April. Marion Isabelle Coe Fund c/o Bank of Boston, Connecticut P.O. Box 2210 Waterbury, CT 06710 P/D: Relief assistance to adults for living and medical expenses. Grants provide continuing assistance to needy individuals, enabling them to remain in their own homes. Award paid in monthly installments and are renewed annually. Limited to residents of Goshen, Litchfield, Morris and Warren, CT. Contact: Mrs. Speers. New Mexico Tax Exemption For The Blind and Elderly Taxation and Revenue Department P.O. Box 630 Santa Fe, NM 87504-0630 P/D: Grants to exempt a portion of the income of New Mexico residents who are blind or over the age of 65 from state income tax liability. The exemption continues as long as the qualifying resident remains in the state. Mallory-Taylor Foundation, Inc. 115 W. Main Street La Grange, KY 40031 P/D: Health care assistance to residents of Oldham County, KY who do not have any other form of medical coverage. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required. Contact: Barry D. Moore, Char The Elizabeth Church Clarke Testamentary Trust/Fund Foundation c/o U.S. National Bank of Oregon P.O. Box 3168 Trust Division Portland, OR 97208-3168 Application Address: c/o Mr. G. L. Seimyhr, Exec. Secy. Scottish Rite Temple 709 SW 15th Ave., (503)228-9405 Portland, OR 97205 P/D: Grants for medical assistance. Payments may be made directly to the individuals or to the physicians and hospitals providing services. Limited to residents of Oregon. Initial approach by letter, detailing needs and costs. State of Nebraska, Depart. Of Aging P.O. Box 95044 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509-5044 (402) 471-2306 P/D: Grants and assistance for projects and programs related to the aged. The grant-seeker should contact the agency for the most recent data on the status of listed or planned programs, as well as be aware of the state=s priorities for the aged, such as housing, health, transportation, etc. Kate Kinloch Middleton Fund P.O. Box Drawer 2527 Mobile, AL 36601 P/D: Grants to help defray the costs of unexpected serious illness. Limited to residents of Mobile County, AL. Contact: Joan Sapp Reade Industrial Fund c/o Harris Trust and Savings Bank P.O. Box 755 (312)461-7550 111 W. Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60690 P/D: Grants to individuals who through accidental injury, illness of themselves or family members, or inability to work, are unable to care for themselves, their spouses and their children. Limited to individuals who are currently or who have previously been employed in industry in Illinois. Initial approach by letter. Formal application required. Contact: Tony Abiera Gore Family Memorial Foundation 501 E. Las Olas Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 P/D: One-time and short-term assistance grants for medical expenses, equipment for the handicapped and housing and transportation costs. Limited to residents of Broward County, Florida and surrounding areas. Write for application guidelines. Robert B. Cranston/Theophilus T. Pitman Fund 55 Memorial Blvd., (401)847-0217 Newport, RI 02840 P/D: Grants to the aged, temporarily indigent and indigent people of Newport County, Rhode Island. Funds for medical assistance, food, utilities, clothing and housing. Limited to residents of Newport County, RI. Reference from a local welfare agency required. Contact: The Reverend D. C. Hambly, Jr. Admin. Christian Business Cares Foundation P.O. Box 36091 (212)621-0096 Cleveland, OH 44136 P/D: One-time grants for life-threatening medical emergencies. Limited to residents of northeast Ohio. Awards determined on basis of the effect of grant on applicant=s overall condition. Write for guidelines, brochure and newsletter. Formal application required. Montana Real Property Tax Relief Veterans Affairs Division P.O. Box 5715 (406)444-6926 Helena, MT 59604 P/D: Grants to exempt from taxation the real property of disabled or deceased veterans in Montana. Eligible veterans or spouses are entitled to total real property tax relief for one residence. Write for further details. A. V. Hunter Trust, Inc. 55 Madison Street, Suite 225 Denver, CO 80202 (303)399-5450 P/D: Grants for residents of Colorado who have financial needs and bills not covered by Medicare or Medicaid. Formal application required. Contact: Sharon Holt, Secretary The Hawaii Community Foundation 900 Fort St. Mall, Suite 1300 Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 556-5570 Program 1- Winifred D. Robertson Fund Description, One-time assistance to adult residents of Oahu, Hawaii. Program 2 - Alice M.G. Soper Fund Descr: One-time grants to adults, age 50 or older in financial need due to illness or disability. Program 3 - Irving L. Singer Fd Descr: One-time assistance to children of Hawaiian ancestry whose families are unable to pay for medical expenses, or for special education, social services, or mental health services. Program 4 - The Kitaro Watanabe Fund, Desc: Individual assistance to children in need. Restrictions (for all programs) Limited to residents of Hawaii. Call for application guidelines. Formal Application required. Contact: Suzanne Toguchi, Program Officer Hanna R. Kristianson Trust P. O. Box 1011 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Application Address: Clarks Grove, MN 56016 (507)256-4415 P/D: Financial aid to needy individuals over 50 years of age for medical bills. Limited to residents of Freeborn County, MN who are voer 50 years old. Call or write for guidelines. Contact: Richard S. Haug, Trst. Arkansas Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption Dept. of Finance and Administration Attn: Property Tax Refund Unit P.O. Box 1272 (501)682-7265 Little Rock , AR 72203-1272 P/D: Grants to exempt from taxation the property owned by disabled veterans, surviving spouses and minor dependent children in Arkansas. Applications accepted any time. Maternal and Infant Health 44 Medical Drive (801)584-8284 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 P/D: Health care for Pregnancy and for children with special healthcare needs. Herschend Family Foundation 2512 S. Campbell (417)883-9970 Springfield, MO 65807 P/D: Assistance for individuals in need of medical assistance. Intended primarily for residents of Missouri. Call or write explaining need. Contact: Gary Burgess, Manager The Gorgen (Peter and Anna) Fund Charitable Trust 141 S. Main Street, (307)684-2211 Buffalo, WY 82834-1824 Application Address: William J. Kirven 104 Fort Street (307)684-2248 Buffalo, WY 82834 P/D: Financial assistance for medical, dental and optical services. Limited to children in Johnson County, WY. Write for guidelines. Contact: Robert R. Holt, Trustee Johns Foundation (Formerly) Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospital Foundation) 1401 Johnston Willis Drive Richmond, VA 23235 (804)330-2049 P/D: Grants for cancer education, care and treatment primarily to residents of the Richmond, VA area. Applications accepted throughout the year. Application by letter outlining financial need and purpose. Contact: Dr. E. Forrest Jesee, Jr. Dallas Cotton Exchange Trust Dallas Cotton Exchange c/o Texas Commerce Bank P.O. Box 2320 Dallas, TX 75221-2320 P/D: Financial aid to persons engaged or formerly engaged in the cotton merchandising business in Dallas, TX, their employees and former employees, and the immediate families of the above, when they are unable to work or if able to work, unable to earn a sufficient amount to meet their needs because of medical problems. Formal application required. Contact: Joe Ferguson Graham Memorial Fund 308 W. Main Street, (803)479-6804 Bennettsville, SC 29512 P/D: Grants for medical assistance and general welfare. Limited to residents of Bennettsville, South Carolina. Formal application required. Contact: Chairman Make A Wish Foundation Grants Make A Wish Foundation of America 100 W. Clarendon Ave., Suite 2200 Phoenix, AZ 85013-3518 fax: (602)279-0855 or (800)722-WISH P/D: To grant the wishes of children with terminal or life threatening illnesses. Program open to children in the U.S. up to the age of 18 who are either terminally ill or have life threatening medical conditions creating the probability that they will not survive beyond their 18th year. Applications may be submitted at any time. Hudson-Webber Foundation 333 W. Fort Street, Suite 1310 Detroit, MI 48226 (313)963-7777 P/D: Counseling services and last resort financial assistance. Grants provided primarily in cases involving problems with physical or emotional health, and in financial, emergencies. Limited to employees and qualified retired employees of the J. L. Hudson Company. Formal application required for review by the foundation=s trustee=s, interviews required. Contact: Gilbert Hudson, President Anna Emory Warfield Memorial Fund c/o 1210 Mercantile Bank & Trust Bldg. 2 Hopkins Plaza (410)547-0612 Baltimore, MD 21201 P/D: Relief for medical assistance to elderly women in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Write to request application guidelines, formal application required. Contact: Thelma K. O=Neal, Secretary Baker (Clark And Ruby) Foundation c/o Bank South, Personal Trust Department P.O. Box 4387 - 678 Atlanta, GA 30302-4387 (770)989-6106 P/D: Grants primarily to retired Methodist ministers for pensions and medical assistance for residents of Georgia. Initial approach by letter or phone. Interviews required. Contact: Richard L. Watton, Trust Officer West Virginia Office of Aging Commission on Aging 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E. Holly Grove, Bl.10 Charleston, WV 25305-0160 (304)558-3317 P/D; Grants and assistance for projects and programs related to the aged. The grant-seeker should contact the agency for the most recent date on the status of listed or planned programs, as well as be aware of the state=s priorities for the aged. Iowa Disabled Veteran Property Tax Crt. Veterans Affairs Division Camp Dodge 7700 Northwest Beaver Drive Johnston, IA 50131-1902 (515)242-5331 fax:(515)242-5578 P/D: Grants to provide property tax credits to disabled veterans or their surviving spouses who are residents of Iowa. Must have an income under $10,000. Surviving spouses are eligible for this benefit, as well, as long as they do not remarry. Write or call for guidelines. Orion L. and Emma B. Hurlbut Memorial Fund c/o First Tennessee Bank, N.A. 701 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37401 Application Address: c/o Jo Ann Clifford Chattanooga Tumor Clinic. 975 E. Third Street, (423)266-3029 Chattanooga, TN 37403 P/D: Financial assistance for medical expenses to indigent cancer patients at Erlanger Hospital, outside of Hamilton County, TN. Payments are made directly to the physicians and health facilities providing medical treatment to the individual recipients. Burlington Cancer Relief Association 304 Maple Street Burlington, VT 05401-4573 Referral Address: c/o Edward Aiken, R.N. Snipe Island Road Jerico, VT 05465 P/D: Financial assistance to low-income cancer patients in the greater Burlington, VT area. Assistance includes payments for drugs, medical supplies, dental needs, nutrition, transportation, and other needs as determined by the associations visiting agent, a registered nurse. Individuals must be referred through the appropriate channels in order to be considered. Vincent Gaffney Foundation c/o American State Bank & Trust Co P.O. Box 1446 (701)774-4121 Williston, ND 58802-1446 P/D: Grants for the health and welfare of needy children under the age of 18. Applications accepted throughout the year. Initial approach by letter. Completion of formal application required. Contact: Noel Hanson, VP & Trust Officer Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service Federal Building 115- 4th Avenue, SE (605)226-7581 Aberdeen, SD 57401 P/D: Funding to American Indian projects designed to provide a full range of curative, preventive and rehabilitative health services. Assistance to federally recognized tribal organizations. Designed to increase the capability of American Indians to manage their own health programs. Contact local Health Service office for standard application forms. Contact: Kay Carpentier, Grants Management Contact (301)443-5204 or B. Bowman, Program Contact: (301) 443-6840 Local Contact person; Terrance Sloan, MD Addison H. Gibson Foundation One PPG Place, Suite 2230 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412)261-1611 P/D; Funds to cover hospital and medical costs for individuals with “correctable physical difficulties”. Limited to residents of Western Pennsylvania, with emphasis on Allegheny County. Applicant=s must be referred by a medical professional. Formal application required. Medical professional must provide name, age, sex, and address of person for whom funding is sought, describe the nature of recommended medical assistance and provide the name of the patient=s primary physician. Grants are made directly to the medical professional Institution providing services. Write for further information. Formal application required, interview required. Contact: Rebecca Wallace, Director Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Ser 215 Dean A. McGee Street, NW Oklahoma City, OK 73102-3477 (405) 237-4796 P/D: Funding for American Indian projects designed to provide a full range of curative, preventive and rehabilitative health services. Assistance to Federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations. Designed to increase the capability of American Indians to manage their own health programs. Contact local Health Service office for standard application forms. Contact: Kay Carpentier, Grants management contact. (301)443-5204 or B. Bowman, program contact (301)443-6840 Local Contact: Dr. Robert Harry, Dir. Phillips Foundation P.O. Box 471 (601)327-8401 Columbus, MS 39703 Application Address: c/o Atwell Andrews 116 Fifth Street North Columbus, MS 39701 (601)327-8401 P/D: General welfare grants to indigent sick residents of Lowndes County, MS for medical, surgical and hospital attention and services other than doctors bills or surgical fees. Completion of formal application required, including financial information. Beneficiary Travel Dept. of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20420 (202)418-4343 Or (800)827-1000 P/D: Grants to reimburse disabled and other veterans for the cost of travel to receive medical care at a VA facility. Eligible veterans write to or call for guidelines. The Lucy Daniels Foundation, Inc. 9001 Weston Pkwy., (919)677-9888 Cary, NC 27513 Application Address: c/o Heather Craiges, MSW, Clinical Coord 9001 Weston Pkwy. Cary, NC 27513 P/D: Grants for psychoanalytic treatment to creative individuals in the Raleigh-Durham and Chapel Hill, NC area. Contact foundation for current application deadline. Initial approach by letter or telephone. Completion of formal application required, including an autobiographical statement. Interviews and psychological testing required. Mosette Levin Trust c/o First Citizens Bank, N.A. Trust Department P.O. Box 1125, Michigan City, IN 46360 Application Address: c/o Justina Mejean, First Citizens Bank 515 Franklin Street, (219)874-9301 Michigan City, IN 46360 P/D: Medical aid grants to individuals over the age of 16 who are suffering from any childhood illness. Funds may be used for treatment, medication, and transportation to and from treatment facility. Limited to residents of La Porte County, IN. Formal application required. The Clark Foundation 30 Wall Street, (212)269-1833 New York, NY 10005 P/D; Financial aid for medical and hospital care to needy individuals in upstate New York and New York City. Application accepted throughout the year. Initial approach by letter. Contact: Joseph H. Cruickshank, Secy Ford Mobility Motoring Program Ford Motor Company Attn; Mobility Program P.O. Box 3185 TDD (800)TDD-0312 Ruston, LA 71271 (318)257-4562 or (800)952-2248 P/D: To provide a cash reimbursement for the cost of installing adaptive driving aids on the purchase of new vehicle=s from Ford or Lincoln-Mercury. This program also provides 24 hour roadside assistance and a complimentary Ford cellular telephone. The de Kay Foundation c/o Chase Manhattan Bank 270 Park Avenue, (212)270-6000 New York, NY 10017 P/D: Grants to elderly individuals in financial need, particularly to those who sick or disabled or who lack proper care. Limited to residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Initial approach by letter. Formal application required. Camden Home for Senior Citizens 66 Washington Street, (207)236-2087 Camden, ME 04843 Application Address: Belfast Road (207)236-2014 Camden, ME 04843 P/D: Grants for medical care and drugs. Limited to residents of Camden, Rockport, Lincolnville and Hope, Maine. Write or call for guidelines. Contact: Charles Lowe, Pres William Babcock Memorial Endowment 305 San Anselmo Ave., Ste. 219 San Anselmo, CA 94960 (415)453-0901 P/D: Grants to persons burdened with exceptional medical expenses which exceed insurance coverage and fall outside the purview of other community agencies. Limited to persons who have been residents of Marin County, CA, for two or more years. Call for application guidelines, application required. Contact: Executive Director Science Science Service Westinghouse Science Scholarships and Awards 1719 N. Street, N.W. (202)785-2255 Washington, DC 20036 P/D: Study of science, engineering, math, and related fields; must be high school senior and plan to complete college entrance qualifications before October 1 of the following year, 1,000 word essay, U.S. citizen or legal resident, requests for applications must be made by high school official. Contact: Karen Royden, Director of Youth Program. Real Estate American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers Trust American Institute of Real Estate Educational Trust Scholarship 875 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 2400 Chicago, IL 60611-1980 (312) 335-4100 P/D: Full-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in real estate appraisal, land economics, real estate, or allied fields. Contact: Charlotte Timms Music Mercyhurst College Creative Arts Scholarship Glenwood Hills 501 E. 38th Street, (814)824-2564 Erie, PA 16546 P/D: Talented young musicians, dancers and artists ready to begin their college education, for full-time study at Mercyhurst College only. Contact: Michael Fuhrman Law Enforcement Assoc. of Former Agents of the U.S. Secret Service, Inc. J. Clifford Dietrich & Julie Y. Cross Scholarships, P.O. Box 11681 Alexandria, VA 22312 P/D: Sophomores working toward degrees in law enforcement or police administration U.S. citizens. Contact: P. Hamilton Brown Executive Secretary Top Education Grant Assistance This section list's sources of educational support for secondary, undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate study, and advanced research. "' 1. Scholarship's- awarded directly to a student to help with tuition costs. 2. Fellowship's- awarded to graduate student's in college's, universities, or other institutions. 3. Internship's- support undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate students. 4. Residencies- for study, research, advanced training in a medical specialty, and teaching at a college, university, or research institute. 5. Research grants- support individuals engaged in independent scholarly project's, medical or scientific investigations. Adams Scholarship Fund A-T Medical Research Fond Barrows (Augustus & Kathleen) 16255 Ventura Blvd., #803 Memorial Trust Fund Encino, CA 91436 271 South Union Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 Burlington, VT 05401 Allen (Rita) Foundation, Inc. Foundation Blackwelder Foundation, Inc, 550 Park Avenue 111 W. Downer Place,#312 P.O. Box 1431 Aurora, IL 60507-5136 Lenoir, NC 28645 Baker (Jessie H.) Education Fund Brightwell (A.T.) School, Inc. c/o Marine Midland Bank 254 Oakland Avenue P.O. Box 4203 Athens, GA 30606 Buffalo, NY 14240 Bamberget (Ruth Eleanor and John Bush Foundation Ernest)Memorial Fund. East 900 1st Nat'l Bank Bldg. 1201 Walker Center St. Paul, MN 55101 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Alpert (Ida & Benjamin) Fund. Bank of American-Giannia Fund. Charles Foundation Box 37000, Dept. 3246 c/o Steven Charles San Francisco, CA 94137 1700 N. Alpine, Suite 3 II Aurora c/o First Agricultural Nat'1 Bank 99 West Street New York, NY 10021 Andalusia Health Service, Inc. c/o William H. Mc Whorter P.O. Box 1418 Andalusia, AL 36420 Allied Education Fund B 467 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 31275 Northwestern Hwy, #233 Farmington Hills, MI 48018 Anderson (WilliamP.) Foundation Rockford, IL 61107 Baker Foundation, Inc. Cogan (George T.) Trust P.O. Box 328 P.O. Box 418 Nashua, NH 03061 Portsmouth, NH 03801 3552 Bayard Road Cincinnati, OH 45208 Ann Arbor Area Foundation 125 W. Washington, Ste. 400 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 More Listings Journalism Dow Jones Newspaper Fund P.O. Box 300 (609) 452-2820 Princeton, NJ 08543-0300 P/D: Open to college juniors, seniors, graduate students studying journalism. Contact: Intern coordinator Scholastic Inc. Scholastic Writing Awards Scholarships 555 Broadway (212)343-6100 New York, NY 10012 P/D: High school seniors demonstrating outstanding creative writing ability combined with high academic standing, U.S. citizens or legal residents. Hotel/Restaurant The Statler Foundation Statler Towers, Ste., 508 Buffalo, NY 14202 (716)852-1104 P/D: Students of hotel or food service management. Contact: Peter J. Crotty, Chairman Engineering National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. Incentive Grants Program 3 West 35th Street, (212)279-2626 New York, NY 10001 P/D: Engineering studies, American Indian, American black, Mexican-American. Or Puerto Rican enrollment in participating college or university, demonstrate need or receive merit award, U.S. citizen Rican entering freshman or transfer students, Full-time. Society of Women Engineers MASWE Memorial, Lillian M. Gilbreth Ivy Parker Memorial, RCA Corporation Grumman Corporation, Digital Equipment Scholarships 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005 (212) 509-9577 or (800)666-1793 P/D: Women upper-division students who are majoring in engineering at accredited U.S. Colleges and Universities. Art National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Arts & Recognition & Talent Search 800 Brickell Ave., (305)377-1148 Miami, FL 33131 P/D: High school seniors to study any of the creative & performing arts, demonstrate talent, U.S. citizens. Business FYI Memorial Scholarship Awards Financial Women International 200 North Glebe, Ste., 814 Arlington, VA 22203 (703) 807-2007 P/D: Awards to women working in the fields of business, banking, or finance who wish to further their education. Must be a member of FYI. James S. Kemper Foundation N-4 1 Kemper Drive, (708)320-2847 Long Grove, IL 60049-0001 P/D: College freshman who are business majors, must reside on campus, list of 16 participating 4-year schools across the country available from the above address. Broadcasting KATU-Dargan Minority Scholarship P.O. Box 2 (503)231-4222 Portland, OR 97220 P/D: Minority students enrolled in first three years of communication curriculum with emphasis on broadcasting, at colleges in Oregon and Washington, minimum 3.0 GPA. Contact: Rich Dargan Women Business and Professional Women=s Fd BPW Loans for Women in Engineering 2012 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (202) 293-1200 P/D: Women accepted for undergraduate or graduate study in a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, for last 2 years of study, U.S. Citizens, financial need. Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Scholarship 330 W. 58th Street, (212)265-2565 New York, NY 10019 P/D: Full-time students who live within a 50 mile radius of New York City (including New Jersey and Long Island). Handicapped American Council of the Blind Scholar. American Council of the Blind Suite 720, 1155 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 (202)467-5081 P/D: Legally blind U.S. citizens or resident aliens accepted into postsecondary programs, several award categories, students with 3.3 GPA. Contact: Jessica Beach, Asst. Schol., Cor. Handicapped Ruth A. Cantrall Trust c/o Bank IV Kansas 10000 College Blvd., (913) 752-4745 Overland Park, KS 66210 P/D: For needy, hearing-impaired students at attend Kansas State School for the Deaf. Contact: Louisa Grill Stanley E. Jackson Scholarship for the Handicapped Foundation for Exceptional Children 1920 Association Drive Reston, VA 22091 P/D: Disabled incoming freshmen enrolling full-time in undergraduate or vocational training programs, two awards specified for members of ethnic minority groups. Contact: Kenneth Collins Special Grant Categories Ethnic Students American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Minority Scholarship Program 1211 Avenue 4 of the Americas New York, NY 10036 (212)596-6200 P/D: Black Americans, American Indians, Asians, and Hispanic undergraduates to major in accounting. Graduate students may study taxation, finance, or business administration. Commission for Racial Justice Special Higher Education Program United Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice 700 Prospect Ave., (216)736-2169 Cleveland, OH 44115 P/D: Non-Caucasian students in financial need, priority to members of United Church of Christ. Contact: Carmen Williams, Coordinator, Special Higher Education Program Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance Florida Education Center, Room 1344 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 (904) 487-3260 P/D: U.S. citizens residing in and attending school in FL. Must be Hispanic or of Spanish culture, e.g., Mexico, South America, Central America, or the Caribbean, financial need, minimum 3.0 GPA, FL. residence. Bristol Children=s Home 26 Acacia Road, (401)254-7070 Bristol, RI 02809 P/D: Scholarships for higher education to residents of Bristol, RI only. Completion of formal application required. Contact: Gail L. Nunnery, Trust Officer, John Warner Bank. Marie D. Berry Funds H and H-1 c/o Key Trust Co. of Ohio, N.A. 127 Public Sq. Trust Tax, 01-127-1603 Cleveland, OH 44114-1306 Application Address: c/o Hon. John T. Patterson Court of Common Pleas., Hancock Cty. Findlay, OH 45840 P/D: Applicants are selected on the basis of character, financial need, and academic ability. Scholarships to financially needy male residents of Findlay, OH for study at colleges, universities, trade and business schools, graduate schools, postgraduate schools, and professional schools. Contact fund for application. Completion of formal application required. Educational Fund of the Honolulu Branch of the American Association of University Women 1802 Keeaumoku St., (808)537-4702 Honolulu, HI 96822 P/D: Graduate and undergraduate scholarships to female residents of HI. Awards also provided to Asian and Pacific women professionals for specific two-to six-month projects or graduate study in HI, Completion of formal application required. Initial approach by letter. Contact: Adele D.S. Mitchell, Chair. Boettcher Foundation 600 17th , Suite 2210 South Denver, CO 80202 (303) 534-1937 P/D: Scholarships bases solely on merit to CO high school students for attendance at CO colleges and universities. Separate programs to provide scholarships to minorities living in CO to attend specific CO institutions, and to provide recognition awards to CO teachers. Contact foundation for current application guidelines. Adams Educational Fund Inc. c/o First National Bank Bldg. 400 W. Benson Ave., Wilmar, MN 56201 Application Address: c/o Donald D. Elmquist, Pres. 411 W. Litchfield Ave., (320)235-5267 and Brett N. Aamot, Secy-Treas. P.O. Box 570 (320)235-3311 Wilmar, MN P/D: Student grants to residents of the Wilmar, MN area. Applications accepted throughout the year. Completion of formal application required. Bour Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Boatman=s First National Bank of Kansas City, (816)979-7481 14 West 10th St., P.O. Box 419119 Kansas City, MO 64141 P/D: Scholarships to needy high school graduates residing in Lafayette County, MO to attend any accredited MO college. Completion of formal application required. Application forms available early each year from Boatman=s First National Bank of Kansas City or Lafayette County, MO schools. Davis-Roberts Scholarship Fund, Inc. 116 Lummis Court (307)632-2948 Cheyenne, WY 82007 P/D: Members or former members of the order of De Molay or Job=s Daughters, Bethel, in Wyoming, for full-time study. Contact: Charles H. Moore, Secy Treas. Camp Foundation P.O. Box 813 (757)562-3439 Franklin, VA 23851 P/D: Scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are residents of the city of Franklin and the counties of Southampton and Isle of Wight, VA. Recipients are selected on the basis of character, leadership, community service, academic achievement, and value to the community after graduation. Recipients are chosen with regard for financial need. Both types of scholarships are renewable for up to three additional years. Contact: Bobby B. Worrell, Exec. Dir. Bristol Bay Native Corp. Educ. Fond. 800 Cordova St., (907) 278-3602 Anchorage, AK 99501 P/D: Scholarships to shareholders of Bristol Bay Native Corp. Completion of formal application required. Contact: Marie Nash, Dir. and P