Grants

“Read Fresno” 2006 Grant Award $100,000.

The vision of Read Fresno is that every child will read at grade level by 3rd grade. Read Fresno gives new books to children participating in reading improvement programs. This project is administered by One by One Leadership.

The Foundation’s 2008 competitive grants program is funded by local donors and private foundations who have contributed to the Foundation’s field of interest funds or the Foundation’s unrestricted endowment. This year’s grantmaking program is made possible through the generous support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, Louis Gundelfinger Memorial Fund, Minnie R. Gundelfinger Fund, Fresno Metropolitan Projects Authority Fund, Arts and Cultural Advancement Fund, FRF Board Members, and funds donated by anonymous donors. Our goal is to distribute these funds to a variety of non-profit organizations supporting the Central San Joaquin Valley.

Download the documents below for more information (MS Word Format):

  1. 2008 Grant Guidelines
  2. Organization Profile Form
  3. Grantee Application Form
    (see separate Grant Application Sample Budget Format)
  4. Grant Final Report Form

You can also download all documents in a compressed, archived file (.zip).

Important dates

Arts and culture grants

May 1, 2008
1 p.m.		 Bidders Meeting
United Way of Fresno County
4949 E. Kings Canyon Rd.
Fresno, CA 93727
May 15, 2008
5 p.m.		 Application Deadline. Applications are accepted anytime prior to the deadline.
June 30, 2008 The board of directors and its grants committee will make final grant determinations, notifications and awards approximately June 30, 2008.