Kampe Foundation General Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Overview
_NOTE: Grant submissions by invitation only until further notice._
Our Mission
The Kampe Foundation is a private foundation that provides programs and funding to nonprofit organizations in the fields of community development, social justice, and environmental issues.
How We Accomplish Our Work
The Kampe Foundation serves nonprofit organizations and communities in most of the western United States. Special project areas include San Mateo County, California and Western Colorado, especially the North Fork of the Gunnison River Valley.
Grants are awarded in our 4 program areas:
* Healthcare and education for special populations (youth, disabled, low-income and senior citizens)
* Christian ministry, ethics and social justice.
* Science and engineering
* Sustainable agriculture and environmental issues.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
* Requests will be considered for either general support or specific project support.
* To be eligible for consideration, applicants must:
* Be actively involved in a Kampe Foundation program area.
* Illustrate financial need.
* Be geographically located in the western states of: CA, OR, WA, ID, MT, UT, NV, CO or WY.
* Applicants are eligible to reapply at the end of the grant period if a final report is on file for the previous grant award or is included with new application.
What Kampe Family Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 31
- Total given
- $138K
- Median grant
- $4,500
- Range
- $500–$12K
- By dollars: California 26%, Colorado 19%, North Carolina 9%. Top recipient cities: Paonia, CO; Half Moon Bay, CA; Hotchkiss, CO.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 58% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Samaritan's Purse · Boone, NC
Operating support
$12K
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod · St Louis, MO
Operating support
$10K
Vida Verde Nature Education · San Gregorio, CA
Operating support
$10K
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod · Wauwatosa, WI
Operating support
$10K
Children of the Night Inc · Los Angeles, CA
Operating support
$7,000
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