The Annie's Foundation Susan F. Bennett Memorial Grant Application
Annie's Foundation is pleased to offer several grants of $500 in in-kind donations to organizations and individuals eager to share the joy of reading with others.

This grants program is named in honor of Founder and President Sara Hayden Parris's aunt, Susan Bennett.  Aunt Sue was a fearless and passionate woman, much like our namesake, Ann Lohry-Smith.  A professor of Public Policy at Depaul University, Sue was a voracious reader and enjoyed all variety of books, authors, and characters.  We lost Sue too soon in 2017, but know she would have been absolutely appalled by current efforts to ban books and suppress voices different than our own.

Sue's memory will live on in the hundreds, if not thousands, of books that will be purchased in her name.  If you had the honor of knowing Sue, you would agree that this is the best possible way to celebrate her life.
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Susan Bennett, PhD
Grant Guidelines
  1. Applications are welcome at any time.  Funding will renew each calendar year.  If funds have been depleted and we are no longer accepting applications for the year, we will note that at the top of the application form.
  2. This grant is meant for organizations and programs that are based in Iowa and/or serve Iowans.
  3. This grant is an in-kind donation.  Annie's Foundation will take advantage of our numerous attractive pricing contracts with various distributors and purchase up to $500 worth of books on behalf of the recipient.
  4. Recipients may choose their own books, have Annie's Foundation select the books, or a combination of the two.  Books may be selected from organizations such as Scholastic Literacy Partners, First Book, Book Depot, Book Outlet, and certain publishers.  
  5. Books selected do not need to have been banned or challenged, as long as the book selections are clearly chosen to meet a certain demographic need.  Representation is important!
  6. Annie's Foundation may make alternate suggestions for certain titles if a banned or challenged book meets the same objective, or if pricing or availability are an issue.  No books will be substituted without permission from the recipient.
  7. Annie's Foundation reserves the right to refuse certain titles that may not meet the goals of the Foundation or the Grant program.
  8. Grant recipients will be mailed Annie's Foundation labels to be placed on the back cover of each book to be donated, and/or bookmarks to be placed inside each book.  Recipients are expected to use one or the other.  Recipients are free to add their own information in addition to Annie's Foundation's.
If you have any questions about the application process or the grant program, please reach out to contactus@anniesfoundation.com and one of us will be in touch soon.
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