Guidelines
Founded in 1989, the Samuel P. Pardoe Foundation intends to continue the project-oriented giving style of the donor who supported a wide range of needs during his lifetime.
Geographic Restrictions
Grantmaking will be limited to organizations located within or serving the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, with a priority focus on Laconia.
Areas of Interest
The Foundation's interests include education, land and resource management, and social services. There is a particular interest in programs that provide opportunities for disadvantaged persons, especially children.
Education
The focus is on support for programs on a pre-collegiate level that enhance the educational experiences of New Hampshire children. There is a special interest in increasing access to educational opportunities, particularly experiential learning. The Foundation will also support literacy, tutoring and arts education programs.
Land and Resource Management
The focus is on support for programs related to specific conservation initiatives. The Foundation will also support programs that educate New Hampshire residents about conservation and other environmental issues.
Social Services
The focus is on support for programs that provide for basic human needs including housing, job training, counseling, and health.
Types of Support
The Foundation prefers to fund specific projects and special programs, capital improvements, and equipment purchases. Multiple year awards will be based on careful review of a grantee's performance.
Grants are made only to organizations which are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are classified as "not a private foundation" under Section 509(a).
Exclusions
The Foundation does not fund endowments, individual scholarships, loans, deficits, sectarian religious or political activities, or advertising. Grants are not made to individuals. Grants for operating expenses are normally excluded.
The directors reserve the right to modify these guidelines as necessary.
Grant Range
Grants from the Samuel P. Pardoe Foundation normally range from $5,000 - $20,000.
Application Procedures
Requests for support may be submitted in a letter addressed to the Foundation office and must include two copies of:
- the two-page Proposal Cover Sheet, available here or from the Foundation office (three copies);
- a description of the proposed project and the staff who will carry it out (two copies);
- a description of the evaluation process for the project (two copies);
- a budget for the proposed project, with an indication of amounts already received and other sources of support (two copies);
- a list of officers and directors (two copies);
- evidence of tax-exempt status under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (one copy);
- a copy of audited financial reports for the previous two years and a copy of the most recent 990 tax form (two copies).
All materials must be submitted in duplicate. The directors are unable to review incomplete proposals. Incomplete proposal cover sheets will not be accepted and will delay review of the proposal. Please keep your proposal cover sheet to two pages and feel free to submit supplemental materials. Please do not enclose your proposal in a notebook or binder. Thank you.
Meeting Schedule
The directors normally meet for grantmaking purposes in the spring. Applications may be submitted at any time but must be submitted by Tuesday, January 15, 2008, for consideration at the spring grantmaking meeting. Applicants will be notified by letter of the directors' decision. Telephone calls to the Foundation's office are welcome at any time.
Reporting
The Foundation maintains a list of prior year grants which is available upon request from the Foundation office.
Foundation Office
The Samuel P. Pardoe Foundation
c/o Mary Phillips, Administrator
Grants Management Associates
77 Summer Street, Suite 800
Boston, Massachusetts, 02110-1006 USA
V 617 - 426 - 7080
F 617 - 426 - 7087
Last updated 08/21/07.
