Thomas F. & Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust
/OVERVIEW: The Thomas F. & Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust supports medical and scientific research in Virginia.
FUNDING AREAS: Medical research, scientific research
IP TAKE: Unlike many research funders, this one has a very local focus and is particularly accessible to local colleges and universities pursuing scientific studies that are based in Virginia.
PROFILE: Established in 1981, the Thomas F. & Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust is a private foundation that is managed by Bank of America Philanthropic Solutions’ District of Columbia (D.C.) office. Robert M. Jeffress, who was a Richmond, Virginia business executive and philanthropist, created this trust in his will. During his lifetime, he made large donations to support scientific research in Virginia. Today, the foundation funds local efforts for various kinds of medical and scientific research.
The Thomas F. & Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust’s grant review process is administered by The Medical Foundation, which is a division of HRiA. The funder typically offers $100,000 awards in the form of seed funding to pay for one-year pilot studies. This is a way to encourage innovative strategies across many different scientific disciplines. Research areas of interest for the foundation include biosciences, chemistry, engineering, astronomy, material science, mathematics, computer sciences, environmental sciences and physics. However, it does not provide funding for economic, behavioral or social sciences, including psychology. The trust also awards two-year research fellowship grants.
Grants range between about $85,000 and $110,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on various communities in the state of Virginia. Past local grantees include the University of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation and the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Grantseekers should submit applications through the Bank of America online system. The application deadline is in January, and the funder notifies applications of its decisions in March. The exact deadline date is published on the HRiA website each year. Direct general questions to the staff at dc.grantmaking@bankofamerica.com or jbrown@hria.org at The Medical Foundation. The phone number on file for the foundation is 888-866-3275.
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