Mimi Washington Starrett Foundation Grant

The Mimi Washington Starrett Foundation is the culmination of a lifetime of generosity aligned with our namesake's specific vision to create a foundation to continue to do good work and have meaningful impact in the community Mimi and her husband Cliff called home. Mimi Washington Starrett was a creative, intelligent, and bold woman who was also incredibly generous. It is in her legacy that we are able to provide grants to those in Mimi’s community and beyond, supporting causes near and dear to her heart, as well as those we know Mimi and Cliff would be proud to support.

The Mimi Washington Starrett Foundation’s primary objective is to provide grants to facilitate opportunities for nonprofit organizations to achieve their goals. Mimi and Cliff devoted passion, time and resources to support diverse causes in the greater Morris County community.

Our mission is to provide a range of grants to nonprofit organizations of various sizes that have a meaningful impact on the well-being and economic development of the greater community, including those that address issues surrounding health, addiction, and homelessness; animal welfare; equal education opportunities; access to the arts; and environmental and historical preservation.

We provide single-year or multi-year funding as a way to best support mission-driven efforts and sustainability of the organization. To provide sufficient consideration to the growing number of applicants, the areas of interest we provide for have been categorized into two grant cycles. This allows each organization to apply for a grant annually, as consistent with our previous grant cycle. It also allows for MWSF to dedicate the time required to establish meaningful relationships with applicants, give fair due diligence and consideration to each application, and to continue to offer Beyond Grantmaking opportunities.

Areas of interest for January 2025:

• Education
• Community Services

Areas of interest for June 2025:

• Human Services
• Environment & Animal Welfare
• Arts & Culture

Eligibility

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

• Our discretionary grantmaking is informed by the following criteria in alignment with our mission:
  • Applicants must be incorporated as 501(c)(3) organizations.
  • Applicants must serve the greater Morris County, NJ area.
  • Applicants must submit all required information and documentation in the online application submission, including everything listed in the application guideline.
  • Applicants submitting only one application per calendar year will receive priority consideration.

Ineligibility

• We do not offer grants to:
  • Organizations that are not classified as 501(c)(3) public charities by the Internal Revenue Service
  • Organizations that cannot demonstrate an active nondiscrimination policy for employees and services
  • Individuals
  • Loans
  • General fundraising benefits and events
  • Endowment campaigns
  • Research unless it contains an explicit and practical application or outcome
  • Support candidates for political office or to lobby in support of or against legislation or any political action