FUNDING
Venture Philanthropy
The Schuck Foundation looks into the community to identify needs and promising solutions in the same way that a venture capitalist would try to find good ideas and entrepreneurship in emerging companies. We not only find an organization and make an investment of dollars, but also assess the organization's overall needs and infuse that organization with the knowledge, skills, and contacts to position that organization for success. We believe that our time and expertise are as important as money in helping a non-profit move towards meeting its mission.
Currently, we consider five areas of funding:
Education (K-12) - Funding would be considered for those opportunities to drive consequential systemic reform.
Higher Education - As long as public education remains a monopoly, all the force of the free market will not be in play, especially with low-income families. Seed funding, as a catalyst, to establish "chairs" or initially support conservative professors or other higher education opportunities will be considered. However, funding will not provide salaries or continual support for these opportunities.
Women's Issues - Funding would be considered to help displaced women/children resulting from divorce, abandonment, or who are the victims of abuse gain independence and self-sufficiency. Housing and life skills programs individually tailored for them are examples.
Free Market Initiatives - Funding would be considered for initiatives that would support low-income individuals or economically depressed areas, utilizing free market or competitive strategies. Included in these initiatives would be areas such as healthcare and the environment.
Delivery Systems - Funding would be considered for systems that provide information to empower individuals to achieve "betterment" in their daily lives. Programs that act as "clearing houses" are one example.
Guidelines, Applications, and Proposals
Please note that because the Schuck Foundation operates from a venture model of philanthropy, we identify and contact potential grantees based upon our own research process and current funding focus. Therefore, we do not accept unsolicited proposals. For this reason, we do not publish guidelines and applications.