FOUNDATIONS/GRANTS

CONTENTS:

• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
• Milken Family Foundation
• A.L. Mailman Family Foundation

ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION

According to its Web site, the purpose of the foundation is to "aid and promote such religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes as may be in the furtherance of the public welfare or tend to promote the well-doing or well-being of mankind."

Among the foundation's program initiatives are environmental conservation, cost-effective uses of technology in teaching, higher education, museums, art conservation and population studies.

The Web site has links to full program descriptions, as well as annual reports and grants lists. Check them out at

http://www.mellon.org/

MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

Wall Street's Michael Milken is the co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation. The purpose of the foundation is to discover and advance inventive and effective ways of helping people help themselves. It pursues this mission primarily through its work in education and medical research.

Although much of the foundation's funding is directed toward its own initiatives, the foundation does accept applications for funding from outside organizations. Last year, five Arizona public schools received $500,000 grants from the Milken Family Foundation to create a "Master Teacher" program.

For more information, including grant guidelines, see the Web site at

http://www.mff.org/

A.L. MAILMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

The A.L. Mailman Family Foundation's mission is to enhance the ability of families and communities to nurture their children. The foundation was established in 1980. It is a successor foundation to the Mailman Foundation, established in 1943 by brothers Abraham and Joseph Mailman with assets from their work as entrepreneurs and financiers.

The foundation focuses its support on early care and education, family support and moral education. It specifically funds projects of national or regional importance in the early childhood field.

More information and guidelines can be found at

http://www.mailman.org

Maryrose Larkin