New Granting Process Announced
To all future Applicants:
Over the last year the Board of Directors of the Nathan B. and Florence R. Burt Foundation has spent a great deal of time and effort to determine how to best use the Foundation’s limited resources, and make the largest possible positive impact with those resources. As a result of those efforts, and in consideration of the wishes of Nathan and Florence Burt, the Foundation has determined to focus its funding efforts in two key areas: (1) programs that work to improve high school graduation rates, and (2) early childhood development programs.
The Foundation’s Board believes that such focused efforts will allow much larger, more meaningful financial support of programs in these areas and increased positive impact on the populations these programs serve. We have eliminated the typical grant award limit of $2,500. Going forward, we will be awarding larger grants to fewer organizations.
Organizations that focus on the key areas stated above can inquire regarding applying for a grant by submitting an initial letter of interest, described on the Foundation’s website at www.burtfoundation.org. The Burt Foundation will notify you whether your organization has been selected to submit a grant application. The website provides additional details regarding the grant application which has been simplified.
The Foundation is also very pleased to announce that Rosmina Garcia, a former intern and Board member of the Burt Foundation, has been selected as the Foundation’s Executive Director. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact Rosmina at bf@burtfoundation.org.
Very truly yours,
Greg Dickson
Chairman and President,
on behalf of the Board of Directors of
The Burt Foundation, Inc.
The Nathan B. and Florence R. Burt Foundation is a non-profit corporation incorporated on December 13, 1984, operating as a private foundation as defined in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), and is qualified as a tax-exempt organization pursuant to IRC Section 501(c)(3). The Foundation is endowed and does not seek contributions from others, but dispenses grants outright or on a matching/challenge basis, primarily to tax-exempt charitable and educational organizations.
The Foundation was established by the late Nathan and Florence Burt, the founder of the widely formerly known Burt Chevrolet, and other auto retailing businesses.
