GO GET A SIX FIGURE GRANT! Here's an interesting DEEP POCKETS foundation (very LEGIT, well known,) found
on the web... some of you may be interested in looking into this for your
projects... PROGRAM TITLE: Social Investment Program 1 ORGANIZATION NAME: Metropolitan Life
Foundation 2 ADDRESS: One Madison
Avenue New York NY ZIP: 10010 TELEPHONE: 212-578-8908
CONTACT
PERSON: Dennis White TITLE OF CONTACT:
Vice President BROAD FUNDING AREAS: HOUSING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY PLANNING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE TYPE OF ORGANIZATION: FOUNDATION KIND OF SUPPORT PROVIDED:
PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS; LOANS; LOAN GUARANTEES; EQUITY ORGANIZATION
DESCRIPTION: Metropolitan Life Foundation was established in 1976 by the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for the purpose of supporting various
educational, health and welfare, and civic and cultural organizations. The
foundation focuses on national programs, and emphasizes initiatives that build
opportunities for individual and institutional growth. The foundation supports
Health, Civic Affairs, Education, and Culture
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION: The Social Investment Program was created in 1984 to expand the
philanthropic tools available to the Foundation. As a pool of funds separate
from the foundation's grants budget, it is used to make loans, loan guarantees,
and equity investments in projects that do not fit all the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company's regular investment criteria but address significant social
needs.
USE
OF SUPPORT: PROGRAM/PROJECT COSTS; GENERAL SUPPORT; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE;
PUBLICATIONS; RESEARCH TOTAL
AMOUNT
AVAILABLE LAST YEAR: $15 million (1996)
SIZE
OF AVERAGE ALLOCATION: $1 - 2 million
TYPICAL LOAN CHARACTERISTICS (TERM AND RATE): Under 10 years, below market
rates
TARGET
POPULATIONS SERVED: ELDERLY; YOUTH;
HOMELESS; MINORITIES; PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; WOMEN; UNEMPLOYED ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; CREDIT
UNIONS; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CREDIT UNIONS; REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS;
MICROENTERPRISE LOAN FUNDS; LIBRARIES; HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS;
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS; COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS; MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS;
HOMELESS SHELTERS; SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS; NONPROFIT INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS; COOPERATIVES; BUSINESSES; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATIONS; MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED: MINORITY BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE; PROPERTY ACQUISITION; LAND/WATER CONSERVATION;
PROPERTY CONSTRUCTION; MULTIFAMILY HOUSING; HOMEOWNERSHIP; RENTAL HOUSING;
SROS; TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING; COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION;
MICROENTERPRISE; GARDENS AND PARKS; CRIME PREVENTION; ANTI-DRUG PROGRAMS; JOB
CREATION; JOB RETENTION; PRE-EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING; JOB PLACEMENT; JOB
COUNSELING; JOB TRAINING; DAY CARE SERVICES; EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE; FOOD
PROGRAMS; LITERACY; MENTAL HEALTH; COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS
NATURE
OF AREAS SERVED: URBAN; RURAL; SUBURBAN
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS SERVED (STATES): NATIONAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call or
write the director to discuss your project before submitting a formal proposal.
Projects are evaluated on financial feasibility, management capability,
leverage, need, impact, and community support. APPLICATION DEADLINES: PROGRAM
RECIPIENTS: Thurgood Marshall Center, Washington, DC - $2.5 million loan
commitment to support the rehabilitation of a historic YMCA building, which
will be used as office space for social service groups and provide recreational
space for the community. Police Athletic League, New York, NY - $2.5 million
loan to build a new youth center in Harlem. Low Income Housing Fund, San
Francisco - $1.5 million loan commitment to support a revolving loan fund,
which offers financing to nonprofit housing developers nationwide.
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