The Goldseker Foundation maintains a two-track grantmaking program that designates three priority areas but retains the ability to initiate and respond to new ideas and opportunities within our established program areas. In each of the priority grant areas – community development, regionalism, and the nonprofit sector – the Foundation is a directly engaged and active partner. Grants include a mix of Foundation initiatives and projects submitted independently by potential grantees. The Foundation’s established program areas are community affairs, education, and human services.

In all funding decisions, higher priority is given to programs that:

• Strengthen institutions and systems of delivery
• Address long-term solutions
• Strengthen the private nonprofit sector
• Attract other financial resources
• Improve efficiency of operations
• Increase access and opportunity
• Promote independence and personal achievement

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