Youth Creativity Programs

Posted by on August 6, 2007

Lego Systems Establishes Lego Children’s Fund to Support Youth Creativity Programs
Deadline: Quarterly

Lego Systems, Inc. (<a href="http://www.lego.com/">http://www.lego.com/</a>), the Americas (North America and Latin America) division of the Lego Group, a privately held, family-owned firm based in Billund, Denmark, has announced the formation of the Lego Children’s Fund, a nonprofit foundation established to support organizations and programs dedicated to inspiring and encouraging youth creativity, thereby improving their quality of life and preparing them for the future.

The Lego Children’s Fund was incorporated with an initial corporate contribution of $1.2 million dollars. The fund will make cash grants to nonprofit organizations in the United States with programs dedicated to a child’s exploration of creativity that cater to children ages birth to 14, with priority consideration for disadvantaged or at-risk youth. The fund’s cash grants generally will range between $500 and $5,000 each. Additionally, the fund aims to make one $100,000 grant per year to a single organization identified and selected by the fund’s board of directors.

The fund will award grants to qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, including educational organizations with specific, identifiable needs, in these areas of interest: early childhood education and development; technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities; and sport or athletic programs that concentrate on underserved youth.

The Lego Children’s Fund also will provide monetary support to those qualified local and national organizations to which Lego employees donate their time, especially those which cater to children and children’s creativity. While the fund will not make product donations, Lego Systems will maintain its play material donations program to qualified organizations in Connecticut and the western Massachusetts area.

The fund will provide grants quarterly. Applicants are invited to submit proposals anytime throughout the year; however, to ensure that a request is considered for a particular trustee meeting, proposals must be received by the following dates: February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.

Grant program guidelines and application instructions are available at the Lego Children’s Fund Web site.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008008/legochildrensfund">http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008008/legochildrensfund</a>

For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml</a>