The Richard Davoud Donchian Foundation provides funds to nonprofit
organizations whose programs result in the strengthening of the human
spirit and the enhancement of personal integrity. The Foundation
channels most of its financial resources toward charitable organizations
whose attention is concentrated on character development through
leadership training, literacy, primary education, business integrity,
spiritual enrichment and ethics.
It is the expressed belief of the Donchian Foundation that every individual can become physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually stronger, resulting in the culmination of a more confident and scrupulous lifestyle. The primary objective of the Donchian Foundation's grant making activities is to ensure that its ultimate recipients become empowered to strengthen and build up their families and communities -- passing onto others that which was given to them.
The Donchian Foundation's goal is to help effective organizations advance their mission and meet their charitable objectives. Through its endorsement, the Foundation's secondary objective is to create a ripple effect that leverages new partners and greater visibility. Leveraging is a principle that the foundation believes in, and one that is applied to its efforts toward strategic philanthropy. Whether it's leveraging matching funds through challenge grants, or motivating like-minded organizations to participate in a foundation-initiated project, the ultimate intention is to foster the best possible results.
Qualities sought by the Donchian Foundation in its partner organizations
are: effective and dynamic personnel; passionate leadership; a bias
against bureaucracy; prudent management & governance practices; and
commitment to results and to the documented assessment of program
impact.
The Foundation focuses its grant making in three key areas: Literacy
& Education; Humanitarian Efforts and Ethics & Personal
Development.
Literacy & Education: With an interest in rethinking and reconfiguring curriculum, pedagogy, and the other academic resources in schools and communities, the Foundation focuses on programs that work toward long-term improvement in all aspects of education, but with an emphasis on literacy.
Humanitarian Efforts: To improve the lives and spirits of individuals and communities facing pressing circumstances, etc., including efforts to address Children’s Health.
Ethics & Personal Development: To enhance the moral, ethical, spiritual and physical well-being and progress of mankind. The Foundation's grantmaking activities are centered around the concept of social purpose enterprise that seeks to raise the standards of ethical excellence in society, moral character in the community, faith in the family, integrity in business and grassroots leadership in needy communities.
(NOTE: The Foundation will not fund "government agencies;" it's unclear if they consider a school district to be a government agency.)
Grant application is on website (click on Link to More Info, below).
» Link to More Info
For Grantwriting/Program Development Assistance:
Grants Office
Phone: (585) 352-2773
Email: [email protected]