The Foundation primarily funds local, not-for-profit organizations endeavoring to advance education, medicine and religion, to improve the health and welfare of the sick, aged, incapacitated, and to aid the needy. Educational funding includes support of inner city Catholic schools, and scholarship funds for Catholic high schools and universities. The schools receiving the scholarship funds are evaluated both on academic excellence and their curriculum requirements for community outreach. Adult education programs and religious education are also supported. Medical funding is focused in two areas: research and care of the disadvantaged. Research funding is primarily directed to the work of the Doheny Eye Institute and other causes which were of interest to Mrs. Doheny. Funding of hospitals and convalescent care facilities is an attempt to bring quality care to those who are otherwise under-served. Religious funding is directed to support the gospel values as expressed in the Roman Catholic faith. Grants in this area have been awarded to religious orders, projects of the archdiocese, retreat centers, outreach programs, and involvement in social justice issues that guard the value of every human being. Health and Welfare funding is directed to organizations who assist individuals to lead independent, satisfying lives. Specific areas of interest include adoption and foster care service groups, programs for the disabled, health education programs, and senior programs. Aiding the Needy funding includes inner city youth clubs, summer camps, and foodbanks. Within each area of funding, the Foundation seeks those programs that recognize the individual dignity and spiritual needs of the people served, as well as their capacity to become tomorrow’s mentors and community leaders. LIMITATIONS The Foundation limits its grants to programs located within the fifty states and certified as non-profit public charities by the Internal Revenue Service. Grant requests are not considered for publishing of books, television or radio programs or production, travel funds, advertisement, individual scholarship, political purposes in any form, or endowments. Applications for funding always exceed our financial capability. Applicants should understand that worthy proposals are often denied because of limited funds, not as a reflection of the merits of the proposal. ©2005 Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation