Areas of funding the Foundation is not considering at this time:
- Adaptive or winter sports programs
- Animal or animal-related projects
- Arts or arts-related projects
- Books and publishing
- Church or church-related projects
- Conferences, seminars, or event sponsorship
- Credit counseling
- Debt reduction
- Domestic violence shelters
- Emergency and basic services (food, housing)
- GED classes
- Health organizations (disease-specific and national)
- Homelessness
- Individuals
- Media or film-related projects
- Museum or museum-related projects
- Organizations with international components
- Preschools or daycare centers
- Programs and organizations receiving 50% or more of revenue from government sources, including fee-for-service contracts
- Research projects
- Schools (public, charter or private), including higher education and associated foundations
- Senior programs (nursing homes, extended-care facilities, respite care)
- Start-up funding (organizations and programs must be in operation for at least one full year)