The Perlman Foundation is pleased to announce the second annual Bridging the Gap Awards (BGA), a matching grant that assists smaller sized charitable organizations that exemplify the Perlman Foundation’s mission.
This funding opportunity targets organizations that use innovative methods to positively impact individuals living in low-income communities. Recipients will be awarded a one-time, unrestricted, matching donation between $5,000 and $20,000 to further their mission. Recipients will also become eligible for other Perlman Foundation initiatives, such as the My Future College Scholarship.
The Foundation will also award one $5,000 Community Builder grant to an individual working hard in their community to make a difference. If you know a local “Community Builder”, post their name what they do, where we can find information on their work on Twitter- @thepfoundation or under the daily “Community Builders” post on Facebook, with the hash tag #BGACommunityBuilder.
Applications Accepted: October 10, 2013 through October 31, 2013
Finalist Announced:November 15, 2013
Donations Accepted: November 22, 2013 through December 13, 2013
Donations Presented: January/February 2014
Grant Award: up to $20,000
Number of Awards: up to 20
Eligible States: AL, CA, OH, NC, SC, or TX
Priority given to organizations assisting residents in: Los Angeles County in California, Wake County in North Carolina, Jefferson County in Alabama, Cuyahoga County in Ohio, Dallas County in Texas, and Greenville County in South Carolina.
What Type of Organizations Are Eligible?
· College preparation organizations that focus on disadvantage communities
· Organizations that support elderly in low income communities
· Organizations that feed low income communities, that are not Food Banks
· Mentoring organizations
· Organization that focus on foster youth and aged out foster youth
· Family and parental development organizations
· Literacy organizations
· Youth leadership organizations
· Arts organizations that focus on bringing art to low income communities
· Community beatification organizations*
*restrictions may apply
What Type of Organizations Are Not Eligible?
· Animal rights organizations
· Community Activism Organizations
· Food Banks
· Organizations that do not have a PRIMARY mission of helping low income communities
· Community Housing Corporations
· Adult Homeless Shelters
· Health and Wellness Organizations (such as diabetes research)
· One-time programs or events that do not work continuously with the same families or individuals
· Programs that do not work directly with participants (advocacy programs)
· Programs in existence less than 1 year
· Existing scholarship, internships or fellowship organizations
· Fraternities and sororities*
· Public or private educational institutions (smaller programs within educational institutions may be eligible) *
· For-profit organizations
· Politically focused, Political campaigns and legislative lobbying organizations
· Projects that exclusively serve a religious purpose
· Endowments
· Local, state and national government agencies
· Film, video or exhibitions projects
· Academic research
· Sport clubs*
· Funding or re-granting organizations
· Organizations related to the Perlman Foundation or which have individuals within the organization which have a personal or business relationship with the Perlman Foundation or any of its officers or directors
*Will be considered on a case by case basis
A complete list of the grant rules and guidlines can be found here, Good luck from your friends here at BCG!
