Margoes Foundation Grant Program

_NOTE:  In 2024, the foundation will accept grant applications on an invitation-only basis. Unsolicited proposals are not accepted at this time._

_New applicants- it is recommended that you contact the Managing Director before applying. Follow the instructions here to submit your grant request._

_Review the Foundation’s focus areas and guidelines to determine if your request meets the eligibility criteria. If you are not sure if your request is aligned with the focus areas, please contact the Managing Director._

_If your request is aligned with the Foundation’s focus areas, submit an application through the online grants portal._

The Margoes Foundation was established in 1984 by the will of John A. Margoes. John Margoes envisioned the Foundation to be a resource and catalyst to support imaginative and creative program opportunities that enabled low-income and other disadvantaged youth to obtain a college education and people with mental disabilities to live in non-institutional environments and lead productive lives.

College Access And Success

We place a high priority on funding college access and success programs that prepare low-income and other disadvantaged students to qualify for college and graduate with a degree. Programs include:

• After-school and academically focused summer college access programs that help students improve competencies in secondary school subjects and better qualify them for college admissions. These programs include: tutoring, mentoring, computer literacy, supplemental math and science, and arts and music.
• Institutional college scholarship and financial aid programs, and student support programs for promising low-income and disadvantaged students.

Independent Living

We place a high priority on programs that help people with mental illness live in non-institutional environments and lead productive lives. Programs include:

• Support to community-based programs that empower people with mental illness to live independently and lead productive lives.
• Support to programs that improve delivery of mental health services for young people turning 18 and who are transitioning from residential therapeutic care to independent living.

Focus Area

The foundation is interested in proposals from organizations that integrate its two focus areas, such as:

• Programs that assist mentally ill youth or young adults to attend or complete college.
• Programs that encourage low-income, first generation, and other underserved students to pursue an education in the fields of mental health or social work.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• Grants are awarded to organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Applicants must be registered as 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.
• Only one grant will be made to the same organization in a 12-month period.

Ineligibility

• Grants are not made to individuals, annual appeals, sectarian religious purposes, to cover deficits, or for conferences and events.
• Funding for endowments, capital campaigns, arts institutions, and other grants are made at the discretion of the board; proposals are not accepted for these purposes.