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Grants to Schools

Friends Council offers grants to our member schools for Student Projects, Tuition Aid for Quaker Students, and Ravdin Fund support.

Please select from the tabs above for more information, guidelines, and applications.

Quaker Project Grants

Friends Council is suspending the Quaker Projects Grants program for 2020-2021.
 
Student Project Grants

The Friends Council on Education funds creative, student-centered projects that focus on the Quaker testimonies in Friends schools. Grants of up to $2,000 are available for projects to be completed in the 2020-2021 school year. Proposals are due by Friday, May 5, 2020. The Grants Committee will consider all proposals received by the deadline and notify recipients by mid-June, 2020.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Friends schools in the United States which are members of the Friends Council on Education are eligible to apply for funds.
  • The committee is sensitive to the needs of the smaller schools and those with limited budgets.
  • Two years must elapse after a school receives a grant before it is again eligible (see list to the right). Schools which do not submit a grant report are ineligible for future grants.
  • The maximum grant for a project is $2,000.
  • The Grants Committee asks Friends schools to choose one project proposal to submit for funding per year.
  • The grant proposal must be made by a faculty member or administrator, and must be officially approved by the head of school.

CRITERIA

The following criteria are used in evaluating proposals:

  • Project promotes Quaker studies and/or the Quaker testimonies.
  • Project actively and directly involves Friends school students in creative, collaborative work.
  • Project budget reflects careful stewardship of resources and is clearly articulated.
  • Special consideration is given to new initiatives.
  • The Grants Committee discourages applications to fund financial aid for ongoing projects or for transportation or travel expenses.
  • Grants are not given to fund staff salary or stipends. 
  • The Grants Committee will consider funding up to a 50% honorarium for an outside speaker, visiting artist or author, or external consultant to engage directly with students as part of an ongoing student-centered project.
Grants Gallery
Below are samplings of the grants awarded to Quaker schools' student projects.
Renewing Our Spirit Teaching and Living Friends Testimonies
Renewing Our Spirit Teaching and Living Friends Testimonies
Our Ocean; Exploring Environmental Advocacy Through Printmaking
Our Ocean; Exploring Environmental Advocacy Through Printmaking
Raised Bed Gardens and Stewardship
Raised Bed Gardens and Stewardship
Music in the Park
Music in the Park
Testimonies and Values: SPICES Resource Library
Testimonies and Values: SPICES Resource Library
Tandem Friends- Friends School of Baltimore Partnership, 2018-2019
Cultivating Stewardship at Scattergood Friends School, 2018-2019
Cultivating Stewardship at Scattergood Friends School, 2018-2019
Meeting for Worship in First Grade, 2018-2019
Meeting for Worship in First Grade, 2018-2019
Monarch Waystation, 2018-2019
Monarch Waystation, 2018-2019
AFS/MANNA Partnership, 2018-19
AFS/MANNA Partnership, 2018-19
My Life Story, 2018-19
My Life Story, 2018-19
Meadow Installation, 2018-19
Meadow Installation, 2018-19
Music is Wonderful at Wrightstown Friends Nursery School - 2010-11
Music is Wonderful at Wrightstown Friends Nursery School - 2010-11
Little Free Libraries - Chicago Friends School - 2017-18
Little Free Libraries - Chicago Friends School - 2017-18
Outdoor Education-Water Study at Friends School Haverford - 2017-18
Outdoor Education-Water Study at Friends School Haverford - 2017-18
Nature Preschool Creative Arts, 2017-18
Nature Preschool Creative Arts, 2017-18
Exploring Quakerism through Student-Created Films, 2016-17
Exploring Quakerism through Student-Created Films, 2016-17
Visions of Peace at, 2016-17
Visions of Peace at, 2016-17
Different Voices, Same Vision, 2006-17
Different Voices, Same Vision, 2006-17
Scattergood Ecology Program, 2015-16
Scattergood Ecology Program, 2015-16
Assimilation or Something Else?, 2011-12
Assimilation or Something Else?, 2011-12
Bridge Film Festival, 2014-15
Bridge Film Festival, 2014-15
  • Is my school eligible this year?
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Is my school eligible this year?

Two years must elapse after the following schools receive a grant before it is again eligible to apply. If your school is listed below. You cannot apply this 2019-20 year.

Grants recipients, 2019-2020

  • Carolina Friends School
  • Friends Community School
  • Friends Meeting School
  • Friends Neighborhood Nursery School
  • Friends’ Central School
  • Goshen Friends School
  • Greene Street Friends School
  • Media-Providence Friends School
  • Moorestown Friends School
  • Moses Brown School
  • Newtown Friends School
  • State College Friends School
  • West Chester Friends School

Grant recipients, 2018-2019

  • Abington Friends School
  • Cambridge Friends School
  • Frankford Friends School
  • Friends School of Baltimore
  • Friends School of Minnesota
  • Friends School of Wilmington
  • Scattergood Friends School
  • Stratford Friends School
  • Tandem Friends School
  • The Friends School of Atlanta
  • The Quaker School at Horsham
  • United Friends School
  • Virginia Beach Friends School
  • Wellsprings Friends School
  • Wichita Friends School
  • Wilmington Friends School

Apply for a Grant

Friends Council is suspending the Quaker Projects Grants program for 2020-2021.
We hope you'll think ahead to the following year!
Online Grant Proposal Form for the 2020-2021 school year

The grant submission deadline is POSTPONED May 5, 2020.

Report on a Grant Received

Quaker Project Grant Report Form

Please submit this report, by
June 5, 2020
, ONLY if your school have been awarded a grant for a student project from the Friends Council on Education.

For schools that received grants in 2019-2020, please let us know that status of your project - whether complete or incomplete. 

Information on this form will be featured in the Grants Gallery on the Friends Council website.

Quaker Tuition Aid Grants

Quaker Tuition Aid Grants

The National Friends Education Fund (NFEF), administered by Friends Council on Education, provides tuition aid to support Quaker children in Friends schools across the country. The fund aims to increase the ability of Quaker families to afford to send their children to Friends schools. Friends schools value the presence and active participation of their Quaker families; and Quaker families, likewise, value the institutional missions and commitments of Friends schools. For this reason, Friends Council on Education joins the efforts of families, schools, and Monthly Meetings to provide tuition assistance for Quaker families who demonstrate need.

Click here to download the application & guidelines packet.

For Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Friends (PYM) in PYM Friends Schools

Eligibility: Grants are available to children of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) members in grades K- 12 at PYM Friends schools where families meet financial need standards as determined by the school, based on criteria adjusted by FEF/PYM standards; and at least one parent of a prospective student has been a member of a Monthly Meeting for a full year prior to the supported year. Formerly named “Friends Education Fund.”

For Friends beyond the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Area

Eligibility: For Friends schools beyond the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Area, grants are available to children, grades K-12, of members of Monthly Meetings beyond the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting area and who are new to the school or have previously received a NEQC Pilot Program award. Families must meet financial need standards as determined by the school and at least one parent of a prospective student has been a member of a Monthly Meeting for a full year prior to the supported year.

Application Process

The family submits an Application Form to the Monthly Meeting for signature of the clerk. The family then ensures that the signed application goes to the school right away. Deadlines for each step of the application process are listed on the application form. 

  • Award Determination
  • Award Distribution
  • Funding Sources
  • Am I eligible?
  • How do I apply?
  • Where can I learn more about other sources of tuition aid for Friends schools?

Award Determination

  • Each year, the grant amount per-student depends on the amount of funds available and the number of applicants.
  • Grant amounts tend to be approximately $1000 per student (Note: for PYM approximately $1,100 per student enrolled in a Friends school for children with learning differences).

Award Distribution

Awards take the form of grants to the schools. Checks are sent to the schools in the fall in a lump sum for all participating students at each school.

Funding Sources

The income sources for NFEF include: 1) annual contributions to Friends Council on Education designated to tuition aid for Friends families in Friends Schools; 2) Friends Education Fund endowment, including contributions from the Jonathan E. Rhoads Trust; 3) the National Friends Education Fund; and 4) funds provided by PYM through Jonathan E. Rhoads Endowment Fund, the Samuel Jeanes Fund, the Anna Gray Morris Trust, and the DeCou Trust. Friends Council respects and implements any gift restrictions as indicated or requested.

Am I eligible?

Members of all Yearly or Monthly Meetings qualify if:

  1. At least one parent or legal guardian of the student has been a member of the Religious Society of Friends for at least one year prior to the start of the supported school year.
  2. After applying to the Friends school, the school determines that the family meets need-based criteria as adjusted by FEF/PYM standards.
  3. For schools/Meetings beyond the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting area, the student must be new to the Friends Council member school or have previously received a NEQC award.

How do I apply?

How do I apply?

Application forms are available at www.friendscouncil.org/NFEF. 

Click here to download the application & guidelines packet.

Where can I learn more about other sources of tuition aid for Friends schools?

  1. The Admissions office of the Friends school to which your child is applying may be able to direct you to other sources for financial assistance.
  2. The Clerk or Treasurer of your Monthly Meeting; some Meetings provide their own tuition assistance.

The Ravdin Fund

The Ravdin Fund

The Ravdin Fund was established as a permanently endowed fund of Friends Council on Education to continue the essential consulting work with small Friends schools in the tradition of Bill Ravdin. Grants to small Friends schools (250 students or fewer) help to provide consultants in the areas of fiduciary responsibility, long-range financial planning, fundraising, and stewardship of financial resources. 

The inspiration: Bill and Mary Ravdin’s invaluable contributions to Friends education are heart-driven. Bill Ravdin, in his official “retirement years,” worked steadily and conscientiously to provide pro bono consulting services to small Friends schools across the country. The Ravdin Fund was established as a permanently endowed fund of the Friends Council on Education to continue this essential consulting work with small Friends schools in the tradition of Bill Ravdin. Grants to small Friends schools (250 students or fewer) help to provide consultants in the areas of fiduciary responsibility, long-range financial planning, fundraising, and stewardship of financial resources. 

The need: The stability and future of all schools depend upon sound long-range financial planning, fundraising, and stewardship of resources. For those Friends schools with enrollments of 250 students or less, sound governance in these financial areas often requires a consultant who has the knowledge and expertise to work with the details and context of a small school environment, and the willingness to provide strategic expertise as a pro bono service.

Meeting the need: Small Friends schools with financial need should apply directly to Friends Council on Education for a grant to defray expenses. The head of school must officially approve the request. Funds will be awarded to schools depending on the need and on the amount of funds available.

Guidelines for Application: Grants are available up to $1,000. The school is required to reach out to donors for a 20% match. In this way, the school strengthens its fundraising function, which is a goal for the grant. Grant applications are considered when they are received. As grants are limited, it is best to apply in the spring of the year prior to when the school will need the consultant. Click here to view a list of Governance Consultants.

  • Ravdin Fund Application

Ravdin Fund Application

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
(Matthew 6: 21)

William D. Ravdin

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