Please review the guidelines in health, education and arts.

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation makes grants to organizations that are exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code and are classified as “not a private foundation” under Section 509(a). The Foundation may upon occasion make grants to government and public agencies, as well as to independent projects that have a qualified tax-exempt fiscal sponsor.

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation does not fund:

• Direct assistance to individuals or individual sponsorships
• Non-profit entities not located and operating primarily in the United States (except for medical research)
• Start-up organizations
• Sports, athletic events or league sponsorships
• Advertising or promotional sponsorships
• Deficits or retroactive funding
• Fraternal organizations
• Organizations that discriminate based on religion, race, sexual orientation or gender