Hendrickson Family Foundation Grant

Hendrickson Family Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation
Amount: US $10,000 - US $50,000
Last Updated: August 22, 2024

Summary

The Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation, established in 1991, focuses on supporting educational and healthcare programs for underserved populations. Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000 for organizations with budgets under $10 million. The foundation emphasizes entrepreneurial spirit in applicants and provides special consideration to organizations that address both basic and spiritual needs. As a private foundation, it encourages impactful initiatives while limiting grant requests to one per calendar year from similar organizations.

Overview

Mission The Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation was established in 1991 to support and promote quality educational, human services and health care programming for underserved populations. Carl R. Hendrickson was a Chicago entrepreneur who, along with his father and brothers, built the Hendrickson Trucking Company. He established the Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation in 1991. Carl and his wife, Agnes, had 1 child, Virginia. Virginia followed in her father's footsteps by leading the family business and by serving as President of the Hendrickson Foundation. Virginia died in 1995, leaving no heirs. The Hendricksons prided themselves on their entrepreneurial spirit, having been in the forefront of the trucking business by inventing the tandem truck. They encouraged others to embrace their entrepreneurial spirit as well and to pursue philanthropic objectives. Program/Operating Support Grants Applicants with organizational budgets of $10 million or less may apply for grants of $10,000 up to $50,000 for program or general operating support. For program support, the request may not be more than 30% of the program’s budget.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation supports and promotes quality educational, human services and health care programming for underserved populations.Applicants must demonstrate a strong connection with the Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation’s entrepreneurial spirit.The majority of grants from the Hendrickson Family Foundation are 1 year in duration.

Ineligibility

In general, grant requests for individuals, endowment campaigns or capital projects will not be considered.Grant requests for support usually exceed available resources, organizations may only submit 1 application to 1 of the following foundations within the same calendar year.Alfred Bersted Foundation Grace Bersted Foundation Henrietta Lange Burke Fund Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation Colonel R. Stanley McNeil Foundation