The Robbins-de Beaumont Foundation is a family-based philanthropic organization, founded in November 1992 by Mary Deland Robbins-de Beaumont for the descendants of Josephine Colwell & Loring Robbins.
The foundation supports nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations whose goals are helping people reach their full potential as contributing members of their families, neighborhoods, and society.
Since inception the foundation has distributed over $12,000,000 in grants with the average grant size being $16,000. The foundation has funded over the 700 grants to just over 225 organization. Grant submissions are by invitation only.
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We provide seed-money for new, innovative projects or special programs which address identified needs of the community served and have relatively modest operating budgets.
The average grant size over the past five years is about $25,000. Typically, we do not provide grants of more than $50,000.
We do not fund capital campaign, debt reduction, cash reserves, endowment, multi-year pledges, organizations whose primary mission or focus is mental health, medical training, physical and mental disabilities.
Typically, the Foundation does not fund organizations for more than three consecutive years. Organizations who are completing their third year may be invited to reapply after taking at least a one-year break from Robbins-de Beaumont funding.
The Foundation does not typically fund organizations whose budgets exceed $2 million unless the grant is to fund a specific project or program within a larger organization.
The Founder did not wish to support organizations whose primary mission or focus is a single gender, race, religion or nationality on a non-inclusive basis.
If invited by an Advisory Board member, Trustee or other member of the founder’s family, the grant seeker must submit the following:
One-Page Concept Paper by March 1.
Page 1 Use the New request cover sheet. The Cover Sheet provides essential data about the organization, contact info, and other pertinent information.
Page 2 Using Font size 10 or greater a One-page narrative description of the proposal which includes the following:
| New request cover sheet | Concept paper outline |
Concept paper approved? If you have been notified that the concept paper submitted by your organization (March 1st deadline) has been approved by the Foundation’s advisory board, you are invited to submit a full proposal by June 30.
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Intent to re-apply? If you have received funding from Robbins-de Beaumont foundation in the prior fiscal year, have not received (3) three consecutive years of RdB funding, and have indicated an intent to re-apply to the RdB Administrator by March 1st, you are invited to submit a full proposal by June 30.
If your organization has received their (3rd) third consecutive year of funding, your organization should take at least a one-year break from Robbins-de Beaumont before re-applying with a concept paper for the March 1st deadline of that years grant cycle.
Invited grant seeking organizations must submit the following full proposal documents by June 30 deadline:
Please read through our Our funding approach & Application forms & documents to help craft a proposal that can best support your organization while also aligning with our grant guidelines.
If you have skipped a fiscal year in funding, please communicate with your RdB Advisory Board Member prior to submitting a one-Page Concept Paper by March 1.
If your organization’s full proposal has been funded, we look forward to supporting your organization. Please stay connected to your Robbins-de Beaumont Foundation contact. We ask that you provide some form of an Interim report by October 1st of that proposal year.
| New request cover sheet | Diversity data form |
| Concept paper outline | Project & organization budget |
| Full proposal narrative | Interim report |