Disclaimer: Please note that none of the information contained in these files is meant to be professional information. Consult your vet, attorney or other professional for their advice. To: equinerescue@MyList.net From: Dnrooo@aol.com Subject: EQ-ResQ: Grants Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 09:54:21 EDT Hi Everyone, I have received a few emails from people wanting to start a rescue and asking about how they would apply for grants. To tell you the truth, I have no idea. I checked the archives and couldn't find anything but maybe I missed it. How would one go about finding out what grants are available in their state and would there also be nationwide grants available? Is there a particular state office they should contact? I was thinking about doing this as well now that my 501c3 has finally been mailed out. Whew....glad that's done. How many of you out there have received grants and what types of grants were they? Am I allowed to ask that? I mean were they grants to help build shelters, rescue horses, pay medical bills, etc? Or were they non-specific grants? Sorry if this topic has already been covered. Thanks, Deb Tri-State Equine Adoption & Rescue ========== Dnrooo@aol.com ====== To: equinerescue@MyList.net From: dlinkous@radix.net Subject: Re: EQ-ResQ: Grants Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 12:04:59 -0400 >I was thinking about doing this >as well now that my 501c3 has finally been mailed out. Whew....glad that's >done. Congratulations on getting over that hump! Of course, you can't begin to ask for grants till you receive your approval letter from IRS, as I'm sure you know. I too have received a fair number of emails asking about grants, and usually they are from very new organizations. Grants are usually given for specific projects, and grant givers like to see a track record, so new groups do not usually have much success in getting them. Grant givers want to be sure their donations will actually accomplish something. "Rescuing horses" is not specific. "Building a 12x20 shed for sun, wind and rain shelter" is specific. Moreover, if you can get a few of such things accomplished on your own and/or by local fund raising efforts, and rehabing and adopting out (or whatever you do, retirement perhaps) you will have then established a track record. I believe the topic of grants can be found in the class archives of this list -- check the link at the bottom of every post. Also, this link will take you to some tips on grant writing as well as more links to grant information: http://www.equinenet.org/ernet/ergrants.html There aren't that many foundations making grants specifically to equine rescue, so searching for a broader category of groups, such as animal welfare, will yield better results. Diana ERNi ========== dlinkous@radix.net ====== Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 09:05:12 -0700 To: equinerescue@MyList.net From: Pat Calloway Subject: Re: EQ-ResQ: Grants At 09:54 AM 10/12/99 -0400, Dnrooo@aol.com wrote: >I checked the archives and couldn't find anything but maybe I >missed it. How would one go about finding out what grants are available in >their state and would there also be nationwide grants available? If I'm recalling correctly, we tried to do it as a class/seminar and it fizzled out. I did a quick search using Alta Vista (http://www.altavista.com) and came up with this one that looks promising: http://nonprofit.about.com/business/industries/nonprofit/ and here's a direct link to the area on that site about foundations (those folks who give out the grants): http://nonprofit.about.com/business/industries/nonprofit/nonprofit/msubfou.htm This also looks useful - mostly tells how to write a proposal for a grant: http://www.granthelp.com and suggests some books - one is on funding for environmental and animal welfare - my main concern on that is that according to the writeup, the copyright was 1994 and stuff changes a lot over the years. http://granthelp.clarityconnect.com/newpage2.htm Here are listings of community, public & private foundations - this looks VERY useful: http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/gws_comm/comm.html http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/gws_corp/corp2.html http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/gws_priv/priv2.html Another suggestion - contact corporate offices of those companies that make products associated with equines and ask what grants they offer. I've talked to a woman who does grant research/writing for her library - will try to contact her and see if she has more info on where to find the most up to date info. The one to foundations currently looks the most promising to me. I know there are some tricks to writing the grant proposals too in order to get maximum funding $$. Pat Calloway, Equine Rescue Listowner epona@concentric.net (AZ) http://www.crt-stable.com/equinerescue ========== Pat Calloway ====== To: equinerescue@MyList.net From: HVIDEO885@aol.com Subject: Re: EQ-ResQ: Grants Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:09:59 EDT I have a database I have compiled of over 150 foundations that give grants to organizations such as rescues. If anyone is interested in receiving info for their area here is what you need to do: send an email to "hapbhors@aol.com" that contains your snail mail addy and what state you are incorporated in. It may take a week or so until you receive the packet but I will send you info on foundations that give to your area, or that give nationally. For each foundation I send the name and addy of the contact person, what type of grants they give, what type of organizations they give to (some rescues work with handicapped or at-risk youth which also qualifies), how to apply and what information they request, the deadline for filing, and the range amount of their grants. I also include a glossery of terms that they use. I think there are several people on this list that have received a packet already that can tell you about it. If you have any questions, please let me know. Sharon Rainbow Acres Horse Rescue (PA) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/7321/ ICQ # 13031954 ========== HVIDEO885@aol.com ====== To: equinerescue@MyList.net From: HVIDEO885@aol.com Subject: Re: EQ-ResQ: Grants Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:13:55 EDT In a message dated 10/12/1999 12:34:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dlinkous@radix.net writes: > Congratulations on getting over that hump! Of course, you can't begin to > ask for grants till you receive your approval letter from IRS, as I'm sure > you know. > Many foundations will consider your application if you send along the letter you receive from the IRS stating that your application has been received, and you put down that status is pending. Sharon Rainbow Acres Horse Rescue (PA) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/7321/ ICQ # 13031954 ========== HVIDEO885@aol.com ====== Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:05:36 -0700 To: equinerescue@MyList.net From: Pat Calloway Subject: EQ-ResQ: Grants Got a response from my librarian friend who does a lot of grant research. She recommends two sites: http://www.tgci.com/ - The Grantsmanship Center offers training/workshops in grantsmanship, proposal writing and fundraising. They also put out a magazine that's free to recognized non profits and they have a search engine for grants. The other is: http://fdncenter.org/ which I believe we'd already discussed on the list. She says: "Between them, they have the most comprehensive information available, including several articles about how to write grant proposals." There are definite "tricks" to writing grant proposals, but if you can do it successfully, it could be a great way to get some of the larger projects done via grant money. Pat Calloway, Equine Rescue Listowner epona@concentric.net (AZ) http://www.crt-stable.com/equinerescue ========== Pat Calloway ====== Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 21:04:50 -0700 To: equinerescue@MyList.net From: Pat Calloway Subject: EQ-ResQ: Grants & Fundraising More links for grants & fundraising: http://www.thegrantdoctors.com/ - The Grant Doctors consultant and proposal writing service with free online info on resources, a newsletter, news and a forum on grants. http://4pawsfundraising.com/ - Four Paws Fundraising - helps animal welfare organizations raise money. Lots of free tips and ideas at the website. Some for fee services. http://www.impactonline.org/ - Impact Online - free "matchmaking" service between volunteers and charities. http://www.idealist.org/ - Idealist - similar to Impact Online. http://www.philanthropy.com/ - Chronicle of Philanthropy - the newspaper for non-profits - some is free and some only available to subscribers. http://www.guidestar.org/ Guide Star is a searchable database of US non-profits. Will be posting tax returns on their website and according to a recent newspaper article, already have approximately 140,000 listed. Just hit the papers today, so may be busy/hard to access. I'm in the process of updating the Equine Rescue Mailing List Home Page and will be adding these to the RESOURCES section (along with lotsa links in other sections). Pat Calloway, Equine Rescue Listowner epona@concentric.net (AZ) http://www.crt-stable.com/equinerescue ========== Pat Calloway ====== To: equinerescue@MyList.net From: Kimberley D Sturgeon Subject: EQ-ResQ: Re: Grants Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:12:54 -0400 I rarely post to the list (I'm not actively involved in horse rescue currently) but the recent discussion about grant writing made me realize there's another way I can get involved and possibly help some of you who are hoping to secure some grant funding. I work as a professional grant writer (for a technical college), and I have done some grant consulting for local non-profits at very reduced costs. Some of the list members have offered very good suggestions about where to look for funding sources, foundations, etc. I don't have much to add to their suggestions - they've hit all the good sources. But I would be willing to provide some low-cost (maybe even free depending on your financial situation) consulting/editing services to horse rescues. Especially those who are making their first attempt at grant writing, because it can be daunting at first. There's no real magic to grant writing, but it sure helps if you know the ins and outs and understand what funders are looking for. I'm not offering to write a grant for you (I simply don't have the time to do this!), but I'd be happy to help with editing and/or defining a "fundable" project idea. If you are interested in my help, please contact me privately at ksturg@juno.com and we can discuss your situation and needs. Kim Sturgeon Hartsville, SC ksturg@juno.com ========== Kimberley D Sturgeon ====== Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 13:07:50 -0600 (MDT) To: equinerescue@imagicomm.com From: Pat Calloway Subject: EQ-ResQ: Grants A friend that is a grants officer ran a search on her database for foundations that give grants to animal welfare organizations. I'll post as I can. Please note that almost all of these require that you be 501(c)(3) in order to file. Don't waste their time or yours if you're not qualified. She also sent me an article she wrote on applying for grants. Let me make sure she doesn't mind and I may be able to put it into a Adobe format for viewing in the resource area (giving her credit and copyright of course!). Anyway - here are some of the foundations. I really don't have much further information, so read what they have on the website about it very carefully. Ambrose Monell Foundation - http://www.monellvetlesen.org/ - based in NY - seems to give the majority of its grants to NY based charities. Purpose and activities: "For the improvement of the physical, mental and moral condition of humanity throughout the world." Among the fields of interest - animal welfare. Their board meets in June and December and deadline is December 1st. Maddie's Fund - http://www.maddies.org/ - based in California - mission is to revolutionize the status and well being of companion animals. "Most interested in projects demonstrating the ability to build alliances and develop collaborative community-wide projects. Successful proposals will set forth comprehensive life-saving strategies that will involve the participation of cooperating animal shelters, rescue groups, volunteer foster organizations, local aniamla control agencies, vets and others." Geographic focus is national. No support for government funded agancies or wildlife or grants to individuals or for capital building projects. See http://www.maddies.org/grant/index.html for their specific guidelines. Looks like the major focus is on cats & dogs, but wasn't there a movement in California and elsewhere to legally make horses companion animals? Might work - might be worth a shot. I don't have time to read through all their material, but if you're interested, there's a lot of it to go through to see if you might be eligible. Panaphil Foundation - no website - c/o U.S. Trust Company of New York, 114 W. 47th Street, New York, NY 10036. Independent foundation established 1990 in PA and NY by Frances A. Velay. Gives primarily for environmental concerns and prevention of cruelty to animals. Gives primarily on the East Coast - no grants to individuals. Application information - initial approach - proposal (there's a lot involved with writing proposals that I'm certainly no expert on - do your research first!). No deadline. Trustees: Barbara Paul Robinson, Christophe J. Velay, Frances A. Velay. They gave out $1.2 million in 1997. That's enough for now! More later. Pat Calloway, Equine Rescue Listowner epona@concentric.net (AZ) http://www.crt-stable.com/equinerescue ========== Pat Calloway ====== Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 11:56:41 -0600 (MDT) To: equinerescue@imagicomm.com From: Pat Calloway Subject: EQ-ResQ: Grants Continuing to post information on grants for animal welfare per my note from yesterday. If I don't list a website, one was not provided in the sheet that I got from my friend. All of these will require that you be a 501(c)(3) charity and they generally will not give to individuals (that's why most charities incorporate - details on that in the archives as discussed yesterday). You also want to carefully research grant application - very emotional letters saying basically "please give me the money to help the horses" will probably not work - this is pretty much a business, so approach it professionally. Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation, Inc c/o Beacon Trust Company 97 Main Street Chatham, NJ 07928 Contact: William M. Ottterbein, Tr. (whether that means treasurer or trustee in this case, I'm not sure) Focuses on animal welfare with some emphasis on the states of New Jersey & New York. Applicants should submit the following - detailed description of project and amount of funding requested via letter. -- Hildegarde D. Becher Foundation, Inc PO Box 11 Hartsdale, NY 10530 Contact: Lawrence Dix, Treasurer Independent foundation established in 1995. Application form not required. Initial approach, letter. Supports annual campaigns, building renovation, general/operating support, research, scholarship funds. --- Jessie Margaret Wilson Budlong Foundation for Animal Aid c/o Hahn Gaintner & Associates PO Box 32369 Phoenix, AZ 85064 Contact: Leroy Gaintner, Secretary-Treasurer Indpendent foundation established in 1980. Focuses on animal welfare in Arizona. Applicants should submit the following - detailed description of project and amount of funding requested in letter form. Pat Calloway, Equine Rescue Listowner epona@concentric.net (AZ) http://www.crt-stable.com/equinerescue ========== Pat Calloway ====== To: equinerescue@imagicomm.com From: "Sharon Mckelvey" Subject: Re: EQ-ResQ: Grants Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 20:58:50 -0400 Rainbow Acres has a listing of over 150 foundations that give grants that rescues could qualify for. I have typed up sheets on each foundation, seperated them by state, and offer them to rescues who need funding. Each sheet contains basically the same info you are posting here about the foundation. In the packets we send out on request we also include a glossary of terms used by the foundations concerning grants as most people are unaware of them. If anyone is interested I will send packets to them with information for their area, or national givers if no local ones exsist. I have just got several requests for packets so it is taking me several days to get them together. There is no charge for this, but stamps or a small donation to help with postage is appreciated. Just send your request to me with your snail mail address and I will get a packet together for you. I think a few people on this list have already got a packet. I am trying to find the time to get it all on a web page like I have for the rescues nationwide, but it takes time. Sharon McKelvey, Founder Rainbow Acres Horse Rescue & C.A.R.E. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/7321/ ========== "Sharon Mckelvey" ====== Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 18:15:04 -0600 (MDT) To: equinerescue@imagicomm.com From: Pat Calloway Subject: EQ-ResQ: Grants Sharon and I are going to attempt to put our material together in the form of Adobe Acrobat files (subject to my learning curve on the program ). In the meantime, I'll go ahead posting a few here and there. -- Arizona Horse Lovers Foundation 27202 N. 150th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Contact: Bob Dorociak, President Application Address: 28635 N. 53rd Street, Dave Creek (I'm pretty sure they mean CAVE Creek), AZ 85331 telephone: 602-502-8368 Independent foundation established in 1986 to 'advance and improve the welfare of all animals in general and all horses of all breeds and classes in particular;" support includes scholarships for undergrad education in animal sciences and agricultural education. Some of the reported grants were to the Park Foundation and the AZ National Livestock Show. Focus is on AZ and giving primarily in AZ. Deadline for application form September 30. -- The Jaqua Foundation 100 Campus Drive PO Box 944 Florham Park, NJ 07932-0944 Chairperson: Eli Hoffman Independent foundation established in 1977. Primarily for arts and education (lists animal welfare as one of the fields of interest though). No support for private foundations or individuals. Application form not required. Initial approach - letter. -- Michael D. Dingman Foundation 1 Liberty Lane Hampton, NH 03842 Telephone 603-929-2203 Contact: Lenore Jennings, Assistant Secretary Independent Foundation established in 198 in NH. National focus - gives primarily to cultural institutions and for education. Supports building/renovation. Initial approach - letter. -- Pat Calloway, Equine Rescue Listowner epona@concentric.net (AZ) http://www.crt-stable.com/equinerescue ========== Pat Calloway ====== To: equinerescue@imagicomm.com From: keith_wheelis@webtv.net (Keith Wheelis) Subject: EQ-ResQ: Government loans & grants Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 11:51:19 -0600 (CST) Have any of you ladies on the list had experience obtaining a government loan or grant for a horse related business? We've seen some ads, but after looking into them, they all seem to be selling "how to get a loan" books. I'm wondering if there's really any truth to the notion that there are funds available for women interested in starting a business. I'd like to build a barn and riding arena for boarding. Thanks - Rae ========== keith_wheelis@webtv.net (Keith Wheelis) ====== Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 12:07:38 -0700 (MST) To: equinerescue@imagicomm.com From: Pat Calloway Subject: EQ-ResQ: State Grants Have any of you checked out your state horse councils or horsemen's associations for grants? Seems like it might be a good source. Here's one I found just wandering around on the 'net. http://www.chda.org/grants.htm - Colorado Horse Development Authority - not sure if they're aiming at rescues, but worth a try. Here's what the site says about their grants: "The program offers financial assistance in three areas: education - through scholarships; promotion - through sponsorships of equine events; and, development - through funding for the development of products/services which will enhance the State's horse industry." And one in Minnesota - http://www.horses-mn.org/grants/ - check this one out in particular - http://www.horses-mn.org/df/ which says: "Very simply, the Minnesota Horse Council Direct Funding Program will send a check for up to $500 to any non-profit horse-related organization to help cover the expenses of a product, program, or activity they organize which advances the goals of the Minnesota Horse Council." If your state doesn't mention grants, then ask! Since education seems to be a primary goal of most horse councils and rescues do a great deal of education - well seems like the two could help each other. Try http://www.google.com for searches - it seems to really have a lot of good hits. Here's what I used for the hits above: http://www.google.com/search?q=horse+council&btnG=Google+Search Pat Calloway, Equine Rescue Listowner epona@concentric.net (AZ) http://www.crt-stable.com/equinerescue ========== Pat Calloway ====== To: equinerescue@imagicomm.com From: keith_wheelis@webtv.net (Keith Wheelis) Subject: EQ-ResQ: Government loans & grants Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 13:40:15 -0600 (CST) Dody70 wrote, "I tried here in NC to get a loan for buying and building in an area where it would have been ideal." When we bought our farm we had a terrible time finding financing. At that time, no one wanted to do a loan on a property with over 10 acres. We have 50 acres. Even the real estate agents involved in our transaction were not much help....which is surprising because this area is very rural. But most of their buyers are out of town cash buyers who are buying weekend homes here. All of the old timers around here own their land outright as it has been in their families for generations. We ended up going to several small local banks. Most of them would not do the loan because it was too much money for them to handle. We finally found a local bank in a neighboring town that was a little larger. Was your problem acquiring a loan similar? A local bank may be more willing to help. And it's been really nice having a relationship with those people. Now if we need a loan for something, we don't have to feel like we're going around to a bunch of strangers begging. We can just call the bank VP. I don't think you find financial relationships like that in a city anymore unless you're a multi-millionaire or somebody's relative. What I am looking for now is more of a small business loan. I have heard that the government designates a certain amount of money each year for grants and loans with special terms for small businesses owned by minorities. I want to know if that's true and if it is, how to apply, terms, etc. Pat has given me some things to look into, so if I find anything out on my own, I'll let y'all know. Rae ========== keith_wheelis@webtv.net (Keith Wheelis) ====== To: equinerescue@imagicomm.com From: keith_wheelis@webtv.net (Keith Wheelis) Subject: EQ-ResQ: Horse Councils Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 22:19:30 -0600 (CST) I've been looking around trying to find the info about gov't loans, and I found a great site. I can't figure out the darned address now because of the way WebTV works, but if y'all will search the American Horse Council, it should come up. They have listings by state of horse organizations all over the country and several useful links including one to the USDA. There's a section there on small farms, and I've e-mailed them with my "loan/grant" questions. There are several horse organizations in Texas...I've gone from link to link...I had no idea! Several of you have e-mailed me privately wanting to know when and if I find anything. I'll post to the list if I do. Take care - Rae ========== keith_wheelis@webtv.net (Keith Wheelis) ====== Disclaimer: Please note that none of the information contained in these files is meant to be professional information. Consult your vet, attorney or other professional for their advice.