Social Venture Kids Grantmaking

Social Venture Kids is a program of Social Venture Partners that involves our Partners’ kids in grades 9–12 in grantmaking. By introducing young people to the needs of their community through grantmaking, we hope to get them involved in philanthropy at an early age and instill in them the desire to continue to give to their community throughout the rest of their lives.

Learn more about how Social Venture Kids works.

SVK Giving Priorities

SVK has chosen to focus their 2008 grantmaking cycle on teen dating violence and domestic violence. Adolescence is the time when youth who have been abused begin to become abusers themselves. So this is a key time to combat domestic violence and dating violence. SVK hopes to help teens break the cycle of violence through the following programs:

Prevention & Education

• Education and awareness programs targeted at middle & high school students & their families.

Treatment

• Treatment & support programs for teenage victims, preferably combining an individual counseling and peer-based approach
• Treatment & support programs to reduce the likelihood that teenage perpetrators of violence will continue to be perpetrators.

Research

• Research focusing on the causes, methods of prevention, and methods of treatment for dating violence and domestic violence amongst teenagers.

Application Procedures

SVP invites King County non-profit organizations to apply for the SVK grant.  Your organization can begin the application process by determining if you are eligible to apply.

To be considered for support, organizations should submit a Grant Application to the SVK Grant Committee.  The application should not exceed 5-pages in length.  Please include the following information:

1. Agency and program name with mailing address.  Please include the name of a contact person with phone number, fax, and email address.
2. Brief summary of your organization's mission, programs, history, and goals.
3. Amount and purpose of the grant request including a brief project description.  Also, please include a description of the target population and number that will be served.
4. The program goals and measurable outcomes you intend to achieve.  If you are applying for funding for an existing program, please include evidence of your successes.
5. Information that helps us to understand what makes your organization and program unique.
6. Financial information.  This should include the current balance sheet, current year budget, budgets for the past 2 years, projected budget for next year and total staff size.

Email your grant application, as a Word attachment, to info@svpseattle.org.  Make sure to include contact information on the document.  If you cannot email the application, please fax to (206) 728-0552, or mail to SVP, 1601 Second Avenue, Suite 615, Seattle, WA 98101.

NEW DEADLINE:  Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on April 14, 2008.