PeyBack Foundation Announces 2011 Grant Guidelines to Support Programs for Disadvantaged Children

The PeyBack Foundation, a public nonprofit corporation, was established by professional football player Peyton Manning in 1999 to promote the future success of disadvantaged youth (ages 6 to 18) by assisting programs that provide leadership growth and opportunities for children at risk.

Requests for grants are accepted only from agencies and organizations actively working to advance the welfare of disadvantaged children in Indiana, Tennessee, and New Orleans metropolitan areas. The foundation will not consider applications from groups outside these geographic areas. Applicant organizations must have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. For a program to be considered for funding, a significant majority of children being served must be economically disadvantaged.

The foundation prefers to fund programs that have a direct benefit to children through relationships and activities, promote positive interaction with peers and adults, provide opportunities for children to be creative, promote youth and life skills development, develop social skills, provide physical activity, and offer meaningful community involvement.

The foundation does not fund fundraising and sponsorship events, projects/groups benefiting an individual or just a few individuals, building/renovating expenses, travel of individuals or groups, re-granting organizations, post-event fundraising, multi-year gifts, or any meeting, conference, workshop, or seminar expenses.

Starting with the 2011 grant cycle, organizations that have been funded three years in a row (2008, 2009, 2010) are asked to wait until February 2012 to apply again. Requests for funding are limited to one request per organization

Most grants will range between $1,500 and $10,000 each.

Visit the foundation's Web site for current grant guidelines and application.

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