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Please carefully review our guidelines below to determine whether your project or organization meets our criteria.
Tawani Foundation accepts formal Letters of Inquiry from 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organizations whose requests fall within the guidelines of our program areas. The Foundation favors collaborative projects that benefit similar not-for-profit partners and organizations committed to the areas of historical preservation, the advancement of technology, or other unique opportunities that serve the public.
The mission of Tawani Foundation is realized through focused grant making in the following four program areas:
Preservation of Military History & Heritage
Providing information networks and facilities to students, scholars, and the general public dedicated to increased understanding of the Citizen Soldier
Conservation & Preservation of Historical Sites & Resources
Preserving and enhancing sites unique to American and military history in order to encourage experiential understanding and appreciation of the past
Health & Wellness Projects
Providing access to national recourse, public spaces and services that enhance and improve quality of life
Awards Program (LOIs ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR THIS PROGRAM AREA)
Through recognition of outstanding achievement, this program honors and supports military personnel, past, present, and future. The program includes the Tawani Foundation Award of Military Excellence (JROTC and ROTC), the William E. Colby Award for a first-time author, and the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
We Do Not Fund:
- Organization or Building Endowments
- Scholarship Programs
- Political Campaigns
- Lobbying activity with the purpose of influencing legislation or elections
- Individuals (without a 501 (c)(3) sponsor organization)
- For-profit corporations