Pohlad Foundation Offers After-School Academic Enrichment Funding

The Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation, Minneapolis, welcomes grant proposals for its After-School Academic Enrichment Initiative for the 2004-2005 school year. The foundation launched the initiative last year to strengthen its commitment to economically disadvantaged youth.

The initiative's desired outcome remains improved educational success of participating youth, but the program will also work with grantees to learn which activities have the greatest positive impact on youth and document adjustments to external challenges (e.g., transportation, funding cutbacks, etc.). This year, the initiative's geographic scope has been expanded to include effective programs operating in the entire 13-county region - both urban and suburban.

A total of $250,000 is available through the initiative for the 2004-2005 school year. Grants will range from $10,000 to $20,000. Support is available only for direct program expenses during the 2004-2005 school year. Expenses for 2003-2004 activities should not be included in a proposal.

Completed application forms must be received on or before 3:30 p.m. on May 4, 2004. Proposal reviews will be completed by mid-June and applicants will be notified of decisions no later than June 25, 2004.

Qualified applicants must be established (at least two years old), independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that serve Minneapolis, St. Paul and suburban youth who face educational challenges because of economic disadvantages. An applicant's after-school services must operate during a significant portion of the school year (at least half of the school year) and serve a minimum of 25 youth in grades 3-8 at any one time.

For more information and a application form, visit the foundation's Web site starting April 1, 2004, at www.pohladfamilygiving.org. Or contact Dianne Lev, consultant for the Pohlad Family Foundation, at 612/661-3911, diannelev72@usfamily.net.

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