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www.legion.org/cwf/grantseekers/overview

American Legion Child Welfare Foundation¶

The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation works to provide other nonprofit organizations with the means to educate the public about the needs of children across the United States.

The foundation accepts funding proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects that meet one of the foundation’s two basic purposes: 1) to contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth; and 2) to contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society.

Grants must have the potential to help American children in a large geographic area (more than one state). Grants will be awarded to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations only. Grants are not made for any of the normal day-to-day operating expenses of the grantee or special operating expenses connected with the grant.

Grants are awarded for one year. In past award cycles, grants have ranged from $1,500 to $70,000 each.

Visit the foundation’s Web site for complete program information and examples of funded projects.