Strong Foundation Grant - Program Grants

The Strong Foundation Grant provides support for youth-oriented programs in Hawaii. Organizations can apply for a grant every three years, with a maximum of one grant per organization. It is essential to have a trustee sponsor from the Strong Foundation to support the application, ensuring that the charity's needs are well understood. Grants are focused on capital needs and are designed to make a significant impact in the community.

There are no multi-year grants or grants to endowments, and each organization will be
limited to a maximum of one grant every three years.
Program Information
Grants are primarily to be for programs and organizations that are youth oriented.
Specific Eligibility Criteria
Grant requests must be supported by a Strong Foundation trustee.
Requesting organization is responsible for obtaining a commitment from the foundation’s trustee prior to submission of the request; the trustee should be sufficiently knowledgeable about the charity and its request to be its champion at the foundation’s annual meeting.

Eligibility

Trustee sponsorship: You must obtain a trustee sponsor in order to apply for a grant. Proposals that don’t have sponsorship will be declined.The following are the grantmaking criteria established by the Strong Foundation
Trustees:

• Grants will be made to Hawaii 501(c)(3) charities only.
• Grants are predominantly for capital needs and of a major nature.
• Grants are primarily to be youth oriented.