The Foundation will consider grant requests from public charities which had direct relationships with Leona or Rhodes Carpenter during their lifetimes.
The Foundation will consider grant requests in support of graduate theological education from United States and Canadian organizations which are public charities.
The Foundation will consider grant requests from public charities in communities where Carpenter Co. has had long-time manufacturing facilities.In regard to the community of Richmond, Virginia, the Foundation will consider requests only for support of the performing arts.The Foundation will consider requests from organizations in or outside Richmond, provided that the performing arts activity for which funding is requested occurs within the Richmond City limits.
The Foundation will consider requests from museums which are public charities and have a permanent collection for the purchase, restoration and conservation of Asian art and relating to education in Asian art.In addition, the Foundation will consider requests from such institutions to underwrite the costs of exhibitions of Western art in the Peoples Republic of China or the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The Foundation will consider grant requests from public charities involved in providing hospice care.
The Foundation will consider funding public charities' projects (e.g. programs, conferences, resources, etc.) offering support to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons of faith, or endeavoring to insure faith communities' understanding, affirmation, and inclusion of such persons.
Restrictions and Limitations
The Foundation generally will not consider requests to support private secondary education, individuals, local religious congregations, or large public charities, e.g., the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, United Way, etc.
The Foundation generally will not transfer funds from its endowment to the endowment of another organization. Grants are made for specific projects or programs.