White Foundation Grants

_NOTE: Applicants are encouraged to contact our office for further clarification of the Foundation’s grantmaking policies. As part of the review process, staff often make site visits to requesting organizations._

White Foundation Grants

The Thomas H. White Foundation will consider requests from tax-exempt, non-profit charitable and educational institutions located within Cuyahoga County, Ohio, if such organizations, and their services and facilities, primarily serve residents of the City of Cleveland.

Four Areas of Funding

Specifically, the Foundation is interested in supporting programs that address three critical areas:

* Early Childhood Enrichment
* Programs which enhance and promote early learning for children ages 0-5:
* Literacy supports
* Parent support and engagement
* Professional development for early childhood educators
* Early intervention services
* Early mental health services
* Educational Success
* Programs that support students in grades K-12:
* Academic enrichment programming, including in-school residencies and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) activities
* Out-of-school time activities that support learning
* Social-emotional development
* Workforce readiness and mentoring
* Post-secondary preparation and access
* Workforce Readiness:
* Programs that help adults prepare for, secure, and maintain employment with the goal of self-sufficiency:
* Soft skills development
* Barrier removal
* Job search and placement services
* Job retention support

Eligibility

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

* Your organization or your program must be consistent with one of our focus areas:

* be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code
* be located in Cuyahoga County and your services and facilities primarily serve residents of the City of Cleveland
* have submitted an interim or final report on any previous grants before a new request can be considered

Ineligibility

* No capital campaign requests will be considered.