OVERVIEW: This funder supports causes for underserved youth in disadvantaged neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Arts education and environmental education are top priorities for Rosenlund.
FUNDING AREAS: Underserved youth, disadvantaged neighborhoods, arts education, environmental education
IP TAKE: Early in the calendar year, pitch a Philadelphia-based arts or environmental project that works with underprivileged youth. The foundation only supports organizations with operating budgets of $1.5 million or less, prioritizing local and grassroots Philadelphia organizations.
PROFILE: Established in 1962, the Rosenlund Family Foundation is a private grantmaking organization that continues the generosity of Arthur O. Rosenlund. It is “dedicated to enhancing the lives and strengthening the future of under-served children and youth in the Philadelphia area’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods.” The foundation invests in “ arts and/or environmental education,” and programs that provide work and college readiness skills.
Rosenlund prioritizes small and medium-sized organizations in Philadelphia with an operating budgets of $1.5 million or less. Within arts education and environmental education, it prefers projects that “foster knowledge, creativity, interest in the preservation of our natural environment, and that provide the skills necessary to be successful in school and today’s workforce.”
Most grants range from $2,000 to $5,000. Past grantees include the Asian Arts Initiative, The Clay Studio, Enchantment Theatre Company, Musicopia, and Smith Memorial Playground. Past projects supported include a youth arts workshop, poetry program, arts and garden program, music theory and instruction, and an after-school children’s farm. In a recent year, the funder reported over $3 million in assets and $153,000 in total giving. A list of recent grants can be viewed here.
Grantees can download grant guidelines and an application online, and must submit proposals to:
Ms. Dale Mitchell, Executive Director
via e-mail at dalemitch@verizon.net, or mail to
Ms. Dale Mitchell, Executive Director
Rosenlund Family Foundation
P.O. Box 297, Haverford, PA 19041
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