Eligibility

Step 1 – Please familiarize yourself with the eligibility requirements on this page before proceeding to the next section.

Any organized effort by a nonprofit to secure gifts on an annual basis; also called annual appeals.

Grants for constructing, renovating, remodeling, or rehabilitating property. Includes general or unspecified capital support awards.

A campaign to raise funds for a variety of long-term purposes such as building construction or acquisition, endowments, land acquisition, etc.

Grants to libraries or museums to acquire permanent materials as part of a collection, usually books or art. 

Grants for maintenance, preservation and conservation of materials.

Grants to purchase or develop automated systems.

Grants for support of projects on the Internet and World Wide Web, including online publications and databases, development of Web sites, electronic networking and messaging services, CD-ROM products, and interactive educational programs.

A one-time grant to cover the immediate short-term funding needs of a recipient organization on an emergency basis.

Grants to purchase equipment, furnishings or other materials.

Grants to purchase real estate property.

Grants to support specific projects or programs as opposed to general purpose grants.

Grants to evaluate a specific project or program; includes awards both to agencies to pay for evaluation costs and to research institutes and other program evaluators.

Funds to cover the costs of investigations and clinical trials, including demonstration and pilot projects. (Research grants for individuals are usually referred to as fellowships).

A grant to start, establish or initiate a new project or organization; may cover salaries and other operating expenses of a new project. Also called start-up funds.

Operational or management assistance given to nonprofit organizations, including fundraising assistance, budgeting and financial planning, program planning, legal advice, marketing and other aids to management.

Purpose

From the arts, to youth development, to environmental causes, to faith-based charities, the Beveridge Family Foundation exists to fund institutions in Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts that serve the common good.  These include:

  • Corporations, trusts, funds or operating foundations organized and operated for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
  • Board-approved not-for-profit organizations that provide human services.
  • Board-approved not-for-profit organizations serving the advancement or promotion of science, learning, medicine, surgery, literature, music, art or human welfare.

Once you have familiarized yourself with the Beveridge Foundation's eligibility requirements, please proceed to the FAQs section.