GRANT GUIDELINES
The Havasi Wilderness Foundation offers funding for children to participate in wilderness programs including backpacking, kayaking, fishing, white water rafting, climbing trips, and other programs undertaken in outdoor settings. Teachers, camp counselors, youth organization leaders, and children may apply for funding to allow their class or group the opportunity to participate in these programs.
Once a child is recommended for or identifies a program that he or she would like to attend, an application and personal letter that discusses the child’s hopes for his or her experience are submitted to the Foundation. Decisions will be made in April of each calendar year. Scholarship award decisions are made on the basis of the application and the personal letter, and funds are released to the accredited program in the applicant’s name. Children who receive scholarships are expected to report to the Foundation Board about their experiences. The Board is interested in learning how each child’s experience allows them to grow through challenges, to understand the need to respect the environment, to learn to put the interests of the group before their own, and to experience the joy of living and playing in the wild. All scholarship students are expected to uphold the highest standards of conduct because they are given the maximum degree of freedom and responsibility for themselves and their companions during their experiences. The last three years of tax returns are posted on the GuideStar website which may be accessed at www.GuideStar.org. Copies of the exemption application and annual tax return are available upon request.
