Imagination Grants: Advancing Opportunity and Inclusion for People Experiencing Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Funding Amount
Up to US $75,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Geography
- Grants are limited to organizations based in—and directly serving residents of—these two states.
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- Applicants using a fiscal sponsor must have an agreement in place at least six months prior to the grant application date, and the fiscal sponsor must demonstrate a five-year history of successful operation.
Other requirements
- Organizations must have a primary focus of serving people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
- Programs eligible for funding include education, advocacy, employment, the arts, and supportive, inclusive or independent housing.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Grants to individuals
- Not eligible: Fundraising events
- Not eligible: Reserve funds or debt elimination
- Not eligible: Tuition assistance or tuition reimbursement
- Not eligible: Capital campaigns
- Not eligible: Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran, or disability statuses in the delivery of services and in their employment practices.
Overview
Kuni Foundation
We advance the promise of human potential by investing in cancer research and accelerating the inclusion of individuals experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Imagination Grants: Advancing Opportunity and Inclusion for People Experiencing Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Program Focus
Imagination Grants serve as a catalyst for strengthening or expanding the capabilities of an organization in service to its mission. These one-year grants are intended to fulfill an unmet need or provide a spark to advance initiatives or access additional funding in pursuit of broader community goals.
Eligibility
Organizations must have a primary focus of serving people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Programs eligible for funding include education, advocacy, employment, the arts, and supportive, inclusive or independent housing.
Grants are limited to organizations based in—and directly serving residents of—these two states.
Organizations must be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Applicants using a fiscal sponsor must have an agreement in place at least six months prior to the grant application date, and the fiscal sponsor must demonstrate a five-year history of successful operation.
Ineligibility
Capital campaigns
Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran, or disability statuses in the delivery of services and in their employment practices.
What Wayne D Kuni and Joan E Kuni Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 42
- Total given
- $7.61M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $200–$2.03M
- By dollars: Washington 78%, Oregon 22%, Virginia <1%. Top recipient cities: Portland, OR; Vancouver, WA; Seattle, WA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Seattle, WA
Innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and elimate cancer and infection…
$899K
Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR
To help make a healthier world through research, health care and education
$894K
Phame Academy · Portland, OR
Performance program
$102K
City of Vancouver · Vancouver, WA
Vancouver playground project
$100K
North Pole Studio · Portland, OR
Increase opportunities for artists with autism and other disabilities
$46K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Developmental disabilities
- Nonprofits
Categories
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