Various-Pew Charitable Trusts  

Grants Information      

This section contains information on our six program areas and our Venture Fund, which supports independent projects that take an interdisciplinary approach to broad issues of significant interest or concern. It also contains a frequently asked questions section and information about applying for a grant.      

Culture
The Culture program aims to assure that our nation's cultural resources are properly sustained and contribute to the health of our democratic society.

 Education
The Education program seeks to raise the performance of students at all levels of education, especially the capabilities of students to learn for understanding and to acquire the literacies needed for productive employment and effective citizenship in our increasingly complex society. 

 Environment
The Environment program aims to promote policies and practices that protect the global atmosphere and preserve healthy forest and marine ecosystems.

Health and Human Services
The Health and Human Services program is designed to promote the health and well-being of the American people and to strengthen disadvantaged communities.

 Public Policy
The Public Policy program advances and helps sustain improvements in America's democratic life by strengthening the foundations of civic engagement and rebuilding Americans' confidence in government and the basic democratic process, primarily elections.

Religion
The Religion program seeks to advance a deeper understanding of religion's contribution to the ideas, beliefs, morals and institutions that shape culture and society, and to help people of faith improve their efforts to make a positive contribution to contemporary public life. 

Venture Fund
The Venture Fund is a unique investment tool for the Trusts, enabling us to explore opportunities that fall outside the clearly defined goals and objectives of the six program areas.

For complete information, see

 http://www.pewtrusts.com/grants/index.cfm?image=img3 (Note: This link is still accessible but the general web site for Pew is now www.pewtrusts.org. )