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Our Grants – The Lodestar Foundation The Lodestar Foundation is focused in its grantmaking and will consider funding only organizations, projects, and programs that further our mission, although we also choose to support special projects from time to time. Moreover, our grants are designed to fully leverage our assets as much as possible.
Not only do we try to maximize strategic impact by focusing on projects that support systemic changes in the way nonprofits conduct business, but we also often leverage our funds by establishing challenge and matching grant requirements which may be applicable to our grantees and their boards as well as third parties.
We require our grantees to report to us periodically for at least two (2) years after funding to let us know how the grant has impacted their work. In addition to making direct grants, we also engage in field-building activities to build knowledge and to educate others in the areas of encouraging philanthropy and fostering collaboration.
To implement our strategy of encouraging philanthropy, we focus on strengthening organizations that primarily exist to encourage philanthropy, volunteerism, or public service generally for the public good.
We support donor networks as well as nonprofits that have as a primary mission the desire to generally (a) grow philanthropy, (b) promote the concept of volunteerism (but not individual volunteer programs), or (c) support, encourage or train citizens to participate in public service. Along with these initiatives, one of the primary strategies of The Lodestar Foundation is to encourage philanthropy in others.
We believe that fostering a spirit of philanthropy can lead to a more generous, empathetic, and cohesive society, benefiting individuals and communities alike. One way in which we are fulfilling this goal is to highlight and honor special individuals who chose a path of service to others, foregoing fame or fortune. The individuals are accomplished, generous, and largely unknown to the general public.
They had the opportunity for a lucrative, for-profit career path and chose not to. These quiet, values-driven, determined philanthropists are the real difference makers and seek to make a definable difference in a particular area of human endeavor. Visit our Resources page to learn more about these unsung heroes in philanthropy.
We support those nonprofits that have made the joint decision to explore and/or implement permanent relationships. We support sustained collaborations of all types, ranging from joint programming to administrative consolidations (sharing office space and/or services) to mergers and acquisitions to associations and confederations.
We also initiate and support efforts to build resources and knowledge about collaboration as a strategic capacity-building tool for nonprofits. In addition to our two strategic funding areas, we make investments in a number of important projects that deserve to be highlighted.
A number of our grants in these project areas qualify as Philanthropy and Collaboration grants and are listed in one of those two categories, as well as being listed as Special Projects. In addition to the Strategic Funding Areas described above, Lodestar has been a long-standing supporter of local issues of general community concern and selected international NGOs. To date, these general grants total almost $4.
1 million. For ease of access to our grants database, we have provided quick links via the categories listed below, or please select one or more choices from the drop down menus to view a customized list.
Encouraging Philanthropy Grants Volunteerism/Public Service Grants Exploration/Implementation Grants (Subdivided by the following grant types: Joint Programming, Alliance/Network, Back Office Collaboration, Merger/Acquisition) International Peace and Stabilization Grants Pro-Democracy & Justice Grants For ease of access to our grants database, we have provided quick links via the categories listed below, or please select one or more choices from the drop down menus to view a customized list.
Example: arts, merger, Colorado All 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Alliance/Network Back Office Consolidation Capital Grant Collaboration Collaboration Exploration/Implementation Grants Collaboration Field-Building Grants Collaboration Grants Encouraging Philanthropy Encouraging Philanthropy Grants Exceptional Grants Exploration Exploration/Implementation Field Building General Implementation Joint Programming Merger/Acquisition Philanthropy Philanthropy Grants Special Project Special Project Grants Volunteerism/Public Service Volunteerism/Public Service Grants --> All Grants in the Database Encouraging Philanthropy Grants Volunteerism/Public Service Grants Collaboration Field-Building Grants Collaboration Exploration/Implementation Grants Example: arts, merger, Colorado All 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Alliance/Network Back Office Consolidation Capital Grant Collaboration Collaboration Exploration/Implementation Grants Collaboration Field-Building Grants Collaboration Grants Encouraging Philanthropy Encouraging Philanthropy Grants Exceptional Grants Exploration Exploration/Implementation Field Building General Implementation Joint Programming Merger/Acquisition Philanthropy Philanthropy Grants Special Project Special Project Grants Volunteerism/Public Service Volunteerism/Public Service Grants --> All Grants in the Database Encouraging Philanthropy Grants Volunteerism/Public Service Grants Collaboration Field-Building Grants Collaboration Exploration/Implementation Grants All Merger/Acquisition Alliance/Network Joint Programming Back Office Consolidation Field Building Encouraging Philanthropy TO SEE THE FULL EXTENT OF LODESTAR GRANTMAKING, EXPLORE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF OUR GRANTEES.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: 501(c)(3) nonprofits focused on systemic change and collaboration in Arizona. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000 - $100,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Lodestar Foundation Strategic Collaboration and Philanthropy Grants is funded by The Lodestar Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Arizona. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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