“Private Foundation and Non-Profit Fundraising” 

Ali Andalibi, Ph.D.Associate Vice President for Research

Research Development

Chris PetkovichDirector of Foundation Relations, UConn Foundation

CHIP GRANTMANSHIP TRAINING WORKSHOPJune 20, 2014

Strengthening Sponsor Engagement

Strengthening Sponsor Engagement

Sponsors- Private Foundations

o Charles H. Hood Foundationo Donaghue Medical Research Foundationo Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

- Industry Associationso Nat’l Athletic Trainers’ Assoc. Research & Education

Foundationo American Assoc. of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation

Strengthening Sponsor Engagement

Sponsors

- Federal/Private Hybridso PHS/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious

Disease/Family Health Int’lo PHS/NIH/NIMH/Public Health Fdn Enterprises

Strengthening Sponsor Engagement

Sponsors- Charities

o Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplineso Patient and Family Support o Treatment and Prevention Services o Medical Researcho Autism Speaks; Michael J. Fox Foundation; Lance Armstrong

Foundation

Sponsor Cycle: Identification, Engagement, Solicitation, Stewardship

Sponsor Cycle: Identification, Engagement, Solicitation, Stewardship

Engagement- Which UConn Alumni are involved with these foundations?

o Case study: Patterson Trust (Supplements to NIH Career Awards K08 & K23)

- How do we get Program Officers more involved with UConn?o Case Study: John Templeton Foundation Supplement

- How do we get Executives more involved with UConn?- How do we get Board members more involved with UConn?

Sponsor Cycle: Identification, Engagement, Solicitation, Stewardship

Stewardship - Publicizing Support to add value to Sponsor Organization- One – and – done? How do PI’s maintain relationships once a

grant has ended? o Ahmanson Foundation

State Programs Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund

• $200 Million, 10 years• Bioscience, bioengineering, health info

management, medical care, medical devices, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, personalized medicine or other related disciplines

• Academic institutions, non-profit & for profits • $500,000 per project • Http://ctinnovations.Com/program/30/cbif

Many Mission Specific State Programs

• Public Health• DMAS• Education• Energy and Environment• Transportation• Agriculture• Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering • Grants range from $9K to over $1 Million

TOP CT Foundations

• GE• Newman’s Own• Tow Foundation• Hartford Foundation for Public Giving• Fairfield County Community Foundation• $8.4 to $112 Million annually• Many more in CT• Combined Global & Local Focus• Proximity to Build Lasting Relationships

GE- Global Health

• Capacity-building initiatives• Health system strengthening with Ministries of Health• Facilities, communities and broader health systems • Clinical training and process improvements

• cross-site programs improve use of newly acquired equipment• encourage networks among local practitioners and peer facilities.• facility upgrades, • technology solutions, • operational skill-building • and problem-solving capacity

• Non-profit and academia partners • medical expertise, • clinical and technical training, • evaluate impact • build local capacity.

• $112M annually

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving , Inc.

• Unrestricted, field of interest, and preference funds– Broad discretion – Meet community needs – Many for a multi-year period

• Donor-advised and designated funds – Review by the foundation – Philanthropic interests of specific donors

• Substantial, long-term community benefitArts and culture Education Family and social services Health Community and economic development 26 towns (not Mansfield)

• $33 Million annually

Reach Beyond Connecticut

ABMRF/Foundation for Alcohol Research

• Studies on how particular patterns of consumption (quantity of alcohol consumed, types of alcoholic beverages consumed, frequency of consumption and context) are related to health and behavioral outcomes.

• Interdisciplinary, bio-informatics, and other approaches to elucidate genetic and environmental factors that influence the patterns of consumption of alcoholic beverages and related consequences.

• either one or two years for a maximum of $75,000 for each of the years

Educational Foundation of America

• Arts, the Environment and Reproductive Health and Justice– Comprehensive sexuality education – Access to the full range of reproductive health services for all, including

contraception and abortion – Advocacy and policy work for reproductive rights and justice

• Advised Grant Process - unsolicited proposals are not accepted

Charles H. Hood Foundation Child Health Research Awards Program

• Two-year grants of $150,000 to researchers who are within five years of their first faculty appointment by the funding start date.

• Nonprofit academic, medical or research institutions within New England states.

• Hypothesis-driven clinical, basic science, public health, health services research, and epidemiology projects focused on child health.

• Deadlines are spring and fall of each year. Funding begins January 1st and July 1st.

• $60 million so far to New England investigators

George Family Foundation

• Integrative (alternative) health• Fund programs and initiatives that advance an

integrated, patient-centered approach to health, healing and wellbeing

• Medicine with a holistic approach focusing on the integration of mind, body and spirit

Foundation for Aging Studies and Exercise Science Research

• basic research in aging studies and exercise science

• Interest in supporting fundamental research by scientists early in their careers and new areas of research or more speculative projects by established investigators.

• $5000 Cap

Resources

• http://foundationcenter.org/• http://

connecticut.grantwatch.com/cat/14/health+and+medical+grants.html– State of CT Solicitations– Foundations with CT noted as eligible– UConn Foundation (Chris)

“Private Foundation and Non-Profit Fundraising” 

Ali Andalibi, Ph.D.Associate Vice President for Research

Research Development

Chris PetkovichDirector of Foundation Relations, UConn Foundation

CHIP GRANTMANSHIP TRAINING WORKSHOPJune 20, 2014