Detwiler Family Foundation Grant

The Detwiler Family Foundation Grant aims to enhance the lives of children in local communities through support for educational and artistic programs. The foundation focuses on assisting children facing life challenges, including those experiencing food insecurity, mental health needs, and disabilities. Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations in specific U.S. regions, prioritizing projects that foster community growth and empowerment. This initiative exemplifies a commitment to enriching children's well-being and ensuring access to vital resources.

Improving The Lives Of Children In Our Communities
The Detwiler Family Foundation invests in local organizations to enrich the lives of children in our community who are dealing with difficult life challenges. We strive to support projects and programs that improve the health, safety and welfare of children with a focus on facilitating access to education and the arts.
The foundation focuses on creating a local impact by serving specific communities in the United States.
Areas of Service
The Detwiler Family Foundation supports organizations that enrich the lives of children and families though programing that focuses on the following areas of service:
Children and Families Experiencing Food/Housing InsecurityChildren in need of Mental Health/Medical ServicesEducation and After School Programming for Disadvantaged ChildrenChildren with DisabilitiesArts and Cultural Programs Benefiting Children Experiencing Trauma
Organizations may apply for a grant to support specific projects or programs that will enhance the organizations ability to serve the children in our communities.
Grants
The Detwiler Family Foundation has defined a grant structure that reflects our commitment to our local communities. We award several grants a year to organizations that further our mission.
Project Grants (75%): The Detwiler Family Foundation accepts applications for Project Grants on a rolling basis. Funding applications should be for programming in one of the following categories:

• The ArtsEducation/LiteracyCommunity Resource Improvement

Matching Grants (25%); The foundation supports successful fundraising through our Matching Program. Organizations with ongoing fundraising efforts may apply for funds that are conditional on the success of other efforts.

Eligibility

Currently, we serve communities in Chester and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania, Flathead County in Montana, Atlanta, Georgia, the Upper Valley Region in VT/NH and Portland, Oregon.Grant requests submitted by organizations outside these areas will not be considered UNLESS they are solicited by a representative of the Detwiler Family Foundation to apply.Grants are made only to nonprofit organizations certified as tax exempt under Sections 501(c)(3) or 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and are classified as “not a private foundation” under Section 509(a).Hospitals, educational institutions, and governmental institutions meeting these requirements are eligible to apply.

Ineligibility

Organizations that have completed and filed Form 1023 but not yet received an IRS determination letter are not eligible to apply.The Foundation does not make grants or loans to individuals.As a general practice, The Detwiler Family Foundation refrains from funding religious activities, political lobbying, or legislative activities or institutions that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, or sexual orientation in policy or in practice.