Funding Guidelines

• The Miranda Lux Foundation, established in 1955, is a private foundation incorporated under California law.
• The Foundation accepts grant proposals from tax-exempt charitable institutions as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code on a continuing basis.
• Members of the Board of Trustees meet quarterly to review proposals.

Grantmaking Priorities

• The Miranda Lux Foundation supports promising proposals for pre-school through junior college programs in the fields of pre-vocational and vocational education.
• The Foundation also supports innocative academic enrichment, techonology training and performing and visual arts programs to help participants develop core job skills.
• The Foundation limits its grantmaking to organizations and programs within the City and County of San Francisco that serve young people under the age of 18.

Matching and Multi-year Grants

• The Foundation prefers to award matching or challenge grants, and to leverage its support with funding from other sources.
• The Foundation will consider requests for multi-year funding for two or three years into the future to facilitate effective program planning by supported institutions.

Program Limitations

• Accept funding requests from individuals, nor does it award loans, scholarships or grants to specific individuals.
• Assume any obligation to provide continuing support to grantee programs.
• Make grants for annual drives, fundraising events, operating deficits or endowments.
• Support sectarian religious activities or sectarian religious facilities.