Christine and Katharina Pauly Charitable Trust Grant

The Christine and Katharina Pauly Charitable Trust Grant supports educational, health, and human services for underserved populations in Springfield, Missouri. Grants typically last one year, with special consideration for organizations with operating budgets under $1 million. This trust aims to enhance the quality of life for vulnerable populations in the region.

Program Type
Consequently, we are interested in systemic school improvement, particularly in the areas of management and teacher quality; academic programs that address the needs of disadvantaged children and efforts to better connect schools with their communities. Specifically, we fund programming that: Promotes effective teachingImproves the academic achievement of, or expands educational opportunities for, disadvantaged studentsImproves governance and managementStrengthens nonprofit organizations, school leadership, and teaching Bolsters strategic initiatives of area colleges and universities.Health: We pay special attention to the needs of society's most vulnerable people, including low-income children and their families, frail older adults, adults with disabilities, the homeless, and those with debilitating diseases and illnesses.We fund programming that:Improves the delivery of health care to the indigent, uninsured, and other vulnerable populations
Addresses health and health care problems that intersect with social factors.Human Services:We fund programming that:Strengthens agencies that deliver critical human services and maintains the community’s safety net
Helps agencies respond to federal, state, and local public policy changes.
The majority of grants from the Pauly Trust are 1 year in duration.

Eligibility

The Fund will consider requests for general operating support only if the organization's operating budget is less than $1 million. Area served: MORestrictions: Springfield, Missouri and surrounding SW Missouri

Ineligibility

In general, grant requests for individuals, endowment campaigns or capital projects will not be considered.