The Foundation made its first grants on September 30, 2010, to seven organizations. The Foundation intends to make grants annually by no later than September 30 of each year. The Foundation hopes that funds available for grants will be increasing each year in the future. The Foundation will be embarking on fundraising efforts. To be considered for a grant, the grant application must be received by August 1st of the year in which the grant is being made. Applications for grants can be submitted earlier. The process for submitting grants is described on this website. (September 30, 2010)