Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Foundation Grant

Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Foundation
Amount: US $5,000 - US $25,000
Last Updated: May 21, 2025

Summary

The Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Foundation, founded in 2001, focuses on supporting organizations for charitable, educational, and religious purposes, particularly in Florida. Funding priorities include vocational rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities, educational scholarships, health and comfort for the elderly, and prevention of cruelty to children. The Foundation does not fund capital improvements but emphasizes project support and general operating costs for eligible organizations.

Overview

About the Foundation The Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Foundation was established in 2001. It was the desire of Mr. & Mrs. Williams that the foundation be used exclusively for contributions to organizations, including governmental bodies, operated for religious, charitable, educational, veteran rehabilitative service, literary or scientific purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children. Funding Priorities Vocational rehabilitation for the blind and other handicapped persons. Educational purposes, provided, however, that such distributions shall not be made for capital improvements of educational facilities but rather shall be used by the educational institutions to establish scholarships for needy students. Supplementing the needs for health and comfort of sick and elderly people being cared for by governmental or qualified private charitable organizations, such as county nursing homes. Care and education of needy children through qualified children’s homes. Prevention of cruelty to children. Surgical and other treatment of cancer and/or heart disease to indigent or needy people in the Lake County community. Types of Support Project Support General Operating Scholarships

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Trustees shall consider all qualified applications received from organizations that are exempt from taxation under the Internal revenue Code Sections 501 (c) (3) and 509.The Williams Foundation generally restricts its funding policy to Florida organizations.

Ineligibility

No grants are made for capital improvements.