Grant Eligibility Guidelines

To be eligible for a Quantum Foundation grant, organizations must meet the following criteria:

• The mission of the applicant organization is consistent with the mission of the Quantum Foundation
• The applicant organization is pursuing activities directly related to one of the Foundation’s three Focus Areas: Health, Education, and Community Betterment.
• Grant funds are used exclusively to serve residents of Palm Beach County

We fund:

• Organizations that are non-profit and tax-exempt under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code (IRC) and defined as a public charity under 509(a) 1, 2, or 3 (types I, II, or a functionally integrated type III)
• Accredited schools
• Units of government/public agencies (typically tax-exempt under Section 107(c)(1) or Section 511(a)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Service Code)

We don’t fund:

• Grants to individuals
• Individual requests for scholarships
• Health research
• Religious organizations for religious purposes
• Endowments
• Operating deficits or retirement of debt
• Political causes, candidates, organizations, or campaigns
• Grants to 509(a)(3), type III supporting organizations that are not “functionally integrated”