Commonwealth Foundation Grants

Proposals for Partners in Learning Outcomes Assessment grants from the Commonweal Foundation. A maximum of 15 grants of up to $25,000 each will be awarded to after-school reading and math programs that assist disadvantaged youths in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area and Maryland. Organizations must agree to administer standardized tests selected by the foundation before and after the grant period in order to measure the programs’ efficacy. Additional information is available on the foundation’s Web site. Who may apply: organizations in Maryland, northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C., that are classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. To be eligible, groups must have an operating budget of less than $1-million. Contact: Gloria Dairsow, Commonweal Foundation, 10770 Columbia Pike, Suite 150, Silver Spring, Md. 20901; (240) 450-0011; fax (240) 450-4115; gdairsow@cweal.org; http://www.cweal.org/pil.htm