Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Social and Emotional Wellness (SEW)
We believe influences such as home situations, economic conditions, and unhealthy environments can lead to poor socialization. Poor socialization affects children and adults from all backgrounds and can lead to destructive behaviors towards others and society.
Applications should focus on how your comprehensive program teaches children or adults healthy self-relationships and internal emotional management with the goal of fostering lifetime social and emotional wellness, enabling them to lead balanced, self-fulfilled, happy lives.
Grant Amount
Range: $25,000 - $100,000+ based on program effectiveness, student impact, curriculum quality, and need. Your request may be for a specific project or initiative, program growth or other high-impact initiatives.
Multi-Year Grants: This is a possibility for suitable programs.
Restrictions
Mission-driven organizations and Christian values-based programs are welcome to apply.
Programs with an existing budget of $500,000 - $3M.
Organizations with operating budgets over $3 million cannot apply.
Some grants may be restricted funds and subject to return if not used appropriately.
Your program must be US based and serve a US population
Deadlines
Applications are rolling and accepted year-round. Grant awards may be made throughout the calendar year. Applications received late in the year, if approved, may be funded in the following calendar year.
Grant Award Criteria
Eligibility: Programs must meet the mission criteria, demonstrate a history of successful impact, have a dedicated, experienced team, and must have been in existence for a minimum of 5 years.
Curriculum & Methodology: Must be well-designed, have objective professional criteria or approval by experts in the field, and have a history of continuous improvement.
Approval: Your application must meet the approval of SCF and its internal criteria. We may contact you to discuss your organization and request additional information. You will be notified after our due diligence period which could require as much as several months.
How to Apply
Provide 1-5 pages of information about your program including methodology, past outcomes, and community impact. Include your program’s distinct advantage(s) over other programs, if any. Provide a separate file called SUMMARY.PDF which summarizes the highlights of your application. Please do not use AI generated text in your application.
Include website address, IRS establishment letter, staffing details, and a brief history with dates if not available on your website.
Include contact details: name, title, email address, telephone number.
Include copies of your two most-recent 990s and two most recent audits if you are audited.
Include the reason for your application, the amount requested, a proposed budget and a schedule of how the funds will be used, including a timeline.
More information can be found at www.stichcharitablefoundation.org.
All submissions making up your applications must be in PDF format and submitted electronically to: grant_app@stichcharitablefoundation.org. No other file formats will be opened.
Incomplete applications or those that do not follow the above guidelines may be rejected.
Follow-Up Requirements
A progress report verifying the use of funds and subsequent impact is required at intervals to be determined when your application is approved.