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    Be sure your proposal aligns with:

    Geographic Areas of Interest

    We consider grant proposals that benefit people in communities where our founder, Mr. Chet Dekko, had an interest during his lifetime. Those communities are:

    • Alabama: Limestone County
    • Indiana: DeKalb, LaGrange, Kosciusko, Noble, Steuben and Whitley Counties
    • Iowa: Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, and Union Counties
    • Minnesota: Norman County

    Concentration on Young People

    Our grantmaking is focused on projects that support the healthy development of children from birth to age 18.

    Our Desire to Invest in Specific Results

    In each of our grantmaking areas of interest, we have selected specific results that we believe will most directly help us accomplish our mission. For maximum flexibility we also offer an “Other” category that allows for creativity and innovation.

    • Early Childhood
    • Middle Childhood
    • Adolescence
    • Community Development

    Please help us understand your project by completing the following sentence:

    We want to…

    Offer a Program or Service

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    Receive Operating Funds

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    Construct/Remodel a Building

    NOTE TO GRANTSEEKER: The present economic environment has created challenges for many organizations, foundations included. Like other funders, we’re prioritizing our grantmaking based on our mission and current commitments. We wish to be respectful of the time and effort you devote to a proposal. So before you begin, we want to make you aware of our limited capacity to invest in new capital projects.

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    Make Our Organization Stronger

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    Engage Young People in Philanthropy

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