The Sheltering Arms Foundation (SAF) has launched its Grant Program to support Minnesota’s Children.
Donor Name: The Sheltering Arms Foundation
State: Minnesota
Counties: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $ 20,000
Details:
The Sheltering Arms Foundation’s mission is to invest in the lives of Minnesota’s children and help them reach their full potential. The Foundation fund non-profit organizations and support policies that benefit children and their families who have the least access to resources.
Funding areas
- Early childhood
- The Sheltering Arms Foundation’s vision of success is that all Minnesota children with the least access to resources are socially and emotionally, as well as physically and cognitively ready for kindergarten.
- To achieve this goal, they fund high quality culturally appropriate early childhood programs that support children’s social, emotional, physical and academic development with strong family engagement strategies. Eligible programs include innovative early care and education, targeted home visiting and parent education, or early childhood mental health programs.
- A high quality early care and education program has the following elements:
- A 3 or 4 star Parent Aware rating or is on a pathway to attain it
- A research based high quality curriculum
- Opportunities for family engagement in programming
- Quality assessment tools where data informs program improvement
- Access to professional development for staff that supports growth in their job in areas such as: program design, evaluation and assessment, inter-cultural skills, and child development.
- Youth Development
- To achieve this goal, they fund high quality culturally appropriate youth development programs for 5-12 year olds that support children’s social, emotional, physical and academic development with strong family engagement strategies.
- Eligible programs are out of school time and mentoring programs in school based settings, community settings or affordable housing locations.
- A high-quality youth development programming should include the following elements:
- Sequential activities that teach skills
- Active and experiential learning
- Focused and explicit skill development
- Developmentally and culturally appropriate program design
- Intensity and duration of contact
- Social and Emotional Learning competencies (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making)
- Opportunities for family involvement and participation in programming
- Quality assessment tools where data informs program improvement
- Access to professional development for staff that supports growth in their job in areas such as: youth programming, evaluation and assessment, inter-cultural skills, and program design.
- Advocacy
- The Sheltering Arms Foundation’s vision of success is that the opportunity gap will be significantly diminished because broad public will exists to make investments to ensure that all Minnesota children succeed in school and life.
- To achieve this goal, they fund advocacy efforts that increase access to high quality, culturally appropriate early childhood care and education and youth development / out of school time opportunities.
- They fund political networks, coalitions and campaigns that lobby, advocate and organize for children’s early learning and life success. They also support training to help parents become advocates for their children’s early learning and out of school time success.
Funding information
The Foundation accepts grant requests up to $ 20,000 with an average grant award of $ 10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Before submitting a funding request, please read the following list to ensure you are eligible to apply for a grant to the Sheltering Arms Foundation.
- IRS classification as a tax-exempt, non-profit organization that is not a private foundation.
- Located and provide services within the state of Minnesota.
- Focus on activities benefiting children ages 0-12 and their families who are most vulnerable.
- Request is for a new or ongoing program or program expansion but not general operating support.
They do not fund:
- General operating support
- One-time events or overnight camps
- Capital requests or campaigns
- Grants to individuals, fundraising events, or scholarship funds
- Individual public agencies or school districts.
For more information, visit The Sheltering Arms Foundation.