Responsive Grantmaking
Since the Responsive Grantmaking Program officially began in 2013, it has been an honor to have supported more than 200 grantee partners in 9 states – with grant funding totaling more than $28 million. The program evolved over a 10-year period as O’Neill family members, Foundation staff, and grantee partners provided feedback to incorporate best practices in philanthropy and align its work with the Foundation’s mission. Through the Responsive Grantmaking Program, the Foundation partnered with nonprofits to improve the quality of life for families across the United States and prioritized funding areas that included: Health & Well-Being, Educational Success, and Homelessness.
2022 Responsive Grants (Cycle 2)
2022 Responsive Grants (Cycle 1)
2021 Responsive Grants (Cycle 2)
2021 Responsive Grants (Cycle 1)
2020 Responsive Grants (Cycle 2)
2020 Responsive Grants (Cycle 1)
2019 Responsive Grants (Cycle 2)
2019 Responsive Grants (Cycle 1)
2018 Responsive Grants (Cycle 2)
2018 Responsive Grants (Cycle 1)
2017 Responsive Grants
2016 Responsive Grants
2015 Responsive Grants
2014 Responsive Grants
2013 Responsive Grants
2012 Responsive Grants
2011 Responsive Grants
Positively Moms Initiative
Our Positively Moms Initiative (PMI) sought to advance the understanding and treatment of maternal distress in order to address its negative impact on healthy child development and functioning.
This three-year, $1.5 million initiative began in July 2011 and ran through 2014. The initiative supported experienced, home-visitng service providers in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and in Hawaii (along with research/evaluation partners) and allows them to assess the prevalence of perinatal maternal distress in high-risk families and to design and implement new interventions in order to help those mothers and their children thrive.
The results yielded rich data for further exploration of maternal distress and targeted interventions, in particular the role of social supports for reducig maternal distress and the potential of investing in strong maternal-child interaction to improve longer-term child and family outcomes.
To learn more, we invite you to review the PMI Executive Summary.