Generally speaking, Modest Needs makes Self-Sufficiency Grants by remitting payment to a creditor on behalf of an otherwise self-sufficient individual or family for a relatively small, emergency expense which the individual or family could not have anticipated or prepared for.
In making a Self-Sufficiency Grant, our goal is to prevent an otherwise self-sufficient individual or family from entering the cycle of poverty as a result of the financial burden posed by a relatively small emergency expense.
Any qualified individual living in the United States or Canada may apply for a Self-Sufficiency grant. The maximum grant available under this program is either $1,000.00 or 7.5% of your household's verifiable annual income, whichever is greater.
Generally speaking, Modest Needs makes New Employment Grants by remitting payment for a small fee or expense that will allow an unemployed individual to return to productive, full-time employment.
In making a New Employment Grant, our goal is to provide a willing but temporarily unemployed individual with the means to return to work.
Any qualified individual living in the United States or Canada may apply for a New Employment grant. The maximum grant available under this program is either $1,000.00 or 7.5% of your household's verifiable annual income, whichever is greater.
Generally speaking, Modest Needs makes Independent Living Grants by remitting payment to a creditor for an expense directly related to the care of a disabled member of the applicant's household on behalf of persons who are permanently unable to work but who nevertheless are living independently on the limited income to which they are entitled - their retirement income, or their permanent disability income, for example.
In making an Independent Living Grant, our goal is to empower financially responsible persons who cannot work to continue to live independently on their limited incomes, despite an unexpected expense that no conventional agency is prepared to address.
Any qualified individual living in the United States or Canada may apply for an Independent Living grant. The maximum grant available under this program is either $1,000.00 or 7.5% of your household's verifiable annual income, whichever is greater.
Modest Needs makes Non-Profit Grants by remitting payment to a creditor for an expense incurred by a small non-profit organization that will demonstrably strengthen that organization's ability to serve its clients and community.
In making Non-Profit Grants, our goal is to provide a forum whereby small non-profit organizations can apply directly to members of the general public for the assistance they need to complete the small projects that will allow these organizations to more effectively carry out their missions, but which most large grant makers would not generally consider a funding priority.
For example, we might make a Non-Profit Grant to cover the cost of a handful of new beds for a small but expanding women's shelter or to assist with the creation of a basic website for a small non-proft with no ability to communicate directly with its own constituents.
Any qualified non-profit organization based in the United States or Canada may apply for a Non-Profit Grant. The maximum grant available under this program is $5,000.00.
The 'Random Acts of Kindness' grant program, which Modest Needs administers on behalf of a private foundation, is similar to Modest Needs' own Self-Sufficiency Grant in that the 'Random Acts of Kindness Grant' is designed to prevent an otherwise self-sufficient individual or family from entering the cycle of poverty due to an unexpected emergency expense.
The 'Random Acts of Kindness' grant is open only to persons living in the greater Los Angeles area. The maximum grant available under this program is $10,000.00.
