Proposals that address established areas of interest are given the highest priority. These areas include:

• Educational Programs
  
• Children and Youth Services
  
• Social Services
  
• Cultural Organizations
  
• Health or Rehabilitative Programs

Foundation awards are granted ONLY to organizations and institutions exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended. The Foundation generally does not make grants to organizations during their advance ruling period.

The Foundation and Dr. Phillips Inc. DO NOT make grants:

• to individuals or private foundations;
  
• to private schools for projects other than scholarships to increase total enrollment using a nationally accepted screening criteria to determine financial need;
  
• to projects of social, religious, fraternal or veterans groups that primarily benefit their own members or adherents;
  
• to retire accumulated debt; or,
  
• for legislative lobbying or other political purposes.

Grants are generally made on a one-time-only basis. Pledges generally will not exceed a three-year period. Multiple requests in a 12-month period are not encouraged.

Requests are not encouraged for endowments, research, trips or tours, scholarships and multi-year grants, newsletters or other promotional materials, magazines or books, and television or video production. Requests for vans or other vehicles will generally not be considered.