Total Assets:
$12,054,757
Total Giving:
$610,000
40% of grants stay in California.
Four other states receive a large number of grants: Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina and Colorado.
Religion
None
History shows that 69% of their giving goes to Religion, 22% goes to Social & Human Services and almost 3% goes to Arts & Culture category.
Grants in recent years include:
$195,000 for St. Alban’s Episcopal Church;
$385,000 for Anchor House Inc of Polk County; and
$12,500 for St. Peter’s Church the Art Bus Project.
The foundation does not currently accept unsolicited applications.
Grant requests for individuals are not accepted.
The foundation primarily funds youth residential care and religious general operations.
The Encourage Inc. is a family foundation established in 1986 in Florida.
Phone #:
508-731-6555
Email:
Not Available
Application Address:
Encourage Inc.
2151 Forestview Road
Evanston, Illinois 60201-2003
Procedures:
Applicants must contact the foundation directly to inquire application process.
There are no deadlines.
Donor:
Edward W. Poitras and Kay G. Poitras
Director:
Daryl M Carter, Vice President
Jennifer Caracappa, Secretary
Jill Freeman, Treasurer
Julie J Flaps, President
