Targeted Focus Areas

The following are the Foundation’s targeted issues within each of the four general granting areas. The Fieldstone Foundation’s granting process considers organizations addressing the following issues:

 

Humanitarian

  • Affordable housing
  • Family violence prevention: domestic violence prevention, battered women services, child abuse or neglect prevention
  • Emergency assistance and crisis prevention for families with children
  • Foster care and youth emancipation
  • Substance abuse prevention

Community and Education

  • Literacy
  • Youth character building and personal development
  • After school programs
  • Crime and community violence prevention
  • Civic engagement and community engagement

Cultural Arts

  • Art education
  • Cultural awareness and participation of children and families in the arts
  • Art as a mechanism to address community issues
  • Art as a tool to deal with abuse, trauma, and loss

Christian Ministries

  • Christian leadership development
  • Understanding of Christianity
  • Understanding and application of Christian values

To view a sample of current partners and grants go to 2011 Grant recipients.

  • The information contained on this webpage has been updated as of April 2013. It is the most accurate and current guidelines for the Fieldstone Foundation. This information supersedes any electronic or printed information you may access via other nonprofit resources different from our web page, publications, or staff.