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Funding Sources

Search our list of organizations that provide funds for service-learning on an ongoing basis.

For time-sensitive funding and grants competitions, visit our Funding Opportunities page. For general information on grants and funding, visit our Funding topic page.

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Gannett Foundation	The Gannett Foundation, a corporate foundation sponsored by Gannett Co., Inc., serves local organizations in those communities in which Gannett Co., Inc. has a local daily newspaper or television station. The program makes contributions through grants and a matching gifts program to qualified nonprofit organizations to improve the education, health and advancement of the people who live in Gannett communities. The Foundation values projects which take a creative approach to such fundamental issues as education and neighborhood improvement, economic development, youth development, community problem-solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment.
Garvey Fellowships	A monetary prize is based on the following essay question: "The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace and the spread of commerce and the diffusion of education than upon the labor of Cabinets or Foreign Offices."
Girls Going Places	Girls Going Places College Scholarship Program is the annual initiative of The Guardian Life Insurance Company. Guardian awards college scholarships to 15 girls who demonstrate budding entrepreneurship; are taking the first steps toward financial independence; and make a difference in their school and communities. Scholarship prizes totaling 30 thousand dollars are awarded among three top winners and 12 finalists each year.
Grant Writing Tips	Written by Jeff Singleton for the PSLA (Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance), this helpful document answers questions about what should be included in a grant document. Sample grant application links are also provided.
GrantStation	This online site includes grant and funding resources, news items, newsletter, success profiles, blog, trends, case studies, and more. Membership includes access to toolkits and to funders by name, area of interest, and by type of support.
Greenworks Grants! Project Learning Tree (PLT)	GreenWorks! offers educators the opportunity to apply for grants ranging from 50 to 1000 dollars to implement community action and service-learning projects. Note that only PLT trained educators teaching in both formal and non-formal settings are eligible to apply for and receive GreenWorks! grants.
GuideStar	GuideStar is a searchable national database of more than 700,000 nonprofit organizations. Can be used to search for information on foundations. Register for free to see the full information on each listing.
Hasbro Children's Fund	The Foundation supports innovative health, education, and social services programs that share the Foundation's key values: caring, opportunity, and joy. Local, national, and replication/expansion grants are available ranging from 500 to 35,000 dollars over one to three years. Rolling deadline.
Hesburgh Awards	The Hesburgh Award honors faculty development programs in the field of service-learning. Each year the award is presented to a faculty development program judged to have best met three criteria: significance of the program to higher education; appropriate program rationale; and successful results and impact on undergraduate teaching and student learning.
Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award	Campus Compact member presidents recognize five students each year for their outstanding public service and provide financial support toward their continued efforts to address societal needs.