LITTLE KNOWN SOURCES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
First, check the list for the most logical sources for the type of financial assistance you seek. then, visit or write these agenies for an application form, details on how much money you can receive and their terms for repayment (grants do not have to be repaid).
LOANS BY MAIL: (Require signature only; no collateral, no personal interviews, no co-signers.)
Associates Financial Service Corp., 130 E. Jefferson Flvd., South Bend, In 46617
Avco Colorado Industrial Bank, P.O. Box 31225, Los Angeles, Ca 90031
Beneficial Executive Loan Services, 2858 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose, Ca 95128
Capital Finance Services 1930 S. Hill St., #208, Oceanside, Ca 92054
C.I.T. Financial Corp., 650 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022
Commercial Credit Corp., 55 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022
Dial Finance Corp., P.O. Box 2321, Santa Ana, Ca 92717
Dial Finance, 340 SW Eight St. Des Moines, Ia 50309
Finance America, 2917 S. Western Ave., Oklahoma City, Ok 73109
GAC Executive Service Corp. 2917 S. Western Ave., Oklahoma City, Ok 73109
Interstate Financial, 28 E. Jackson, Suite 1204, Chicago, Il 60604
Nationwide Finance Corp., 1660 So. Albion St., Denver, Co 80222
Postal Finance, 6018 Maple, Omaha, Ne 68104
Postal Financial Services, Inc., 1710 E. 10th St., Grant Plaza #16, Jeffersonville, In 47130
Postal Thrift Loans, P.O. Box 448, Sioux City, Ia 51102
S.F.C., 1561 S. Green River Rd., Evansville, In 47715
Thomas Knight Financial Associates, American Building, Suite 245, Salt Lake City, Ut 84101
Western Industrial Bank 2777 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, Co 80222
Whitney Harris Financial Opportunities, 6800 First Security Bldg., Salt Lake City, Ut 84101
Loans up to $2,000 with personal property such as silverware, jewelry, gold watches, antiques, etc., as colleteral are available from:
Provident Loan society, 346 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10010
Loans up to $800 with two co-signers are available from:
Hebrew Loan Society, 205 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10017
FINANCING FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES:
Government Employees Corp., Vermont and K Sts. NW, Washington, DC 20005
Government Employees Financial Corp., P.O. Box 5555, Denver, Co 80217
EDUCATIONAL FINANCIAL BENEFITS
Division of Student Services and Veteran Programs, Office of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 5662, Washington, DC 20202 (low income farm or rural families)
Seek, City University of New York, 535 E. 80th St., New York, NY 10021 (Applicant must be graduate of a New York City High School)
Jewish Free Loan Association, 590 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, Ca 90004 (non-secterian
Executive Directory, Abelhard foundation, One E. 53rd St., New York, NY 10022 (Minority)
AFL-CIO Department of Education, 815 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20006
John B. Lynch Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 1109, Wilmington, De 19899 (scholarships)
Stump Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Central National Bank of Mattoon, Mattoon, Il 61938 (students who will attend college in Illinois)
The Broyhill Foundation, P.O. Box 700, Lenoir, NC 28645
James and Mary Bryan Foundation, 1307 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC 27605
The Crary Public Trust, c/o John E. Deming, Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Joseph Colling Foundation, Citicorp Center Bldg., 153 E. 153rd St., New York, NY 10022
(medical students)
National Association of Letter Carriers, 100 Indiana Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001 (children of active or retired letter carriers)
Dempster Graduate Fellowships, United Methodist Church, Department of the Ministry, Division of Higher Education, P.O.Box 871, Nashville, Tn 37202 (students who intend to teach religion)
Skelly Oil Co. Foundation, P.O. Box 1650, Tulsa, Ok 74102 (Childred of active or former employees)
Fleet Foundation, Balboa Park, San Diego, Ca 92101 (local)
ACT, 2201 N. Dodge St., Iowa City, Ia 52243
Ettinger Foundation, 420 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10017 (Children with learning disabilities)
American Baptist Board of Education, Division of Christian Higher Learnig, Valley Forge, Pa 19481 (Baptist only)
The Youth Foundation, 36 W. 44th St., New York, NY 10036 (literacy, scientific and educational fields)
Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, 15 E. 26th St., New York, NY 10010 (Students of Jewish faith in the arts field)
Broadhurst Foundation, 1701 First National Bldg., Tulsa, Ok 74103 (christian ministry)
CBS Foundation, 51 W 52nd St., New York, NY 10019 (radio & television)
Brookings Institution, 722 Jackson Pl. NW, Washington, DC 20006
Beinecke Foundation, Cliffdale Road, Greenwich, Ct 06833
Foundations Fund for Research, 100 York St., New Haven, Ct 06511
Ben Selling Scholarship Loan Fund, P.O. Box 3131, Protland, Or 97208
White Scholarship Fund, 73 Main St., Cooperstown, NY 13326
GOVERNMENT GRANTS FOR PROMOTION OF THE ARTS:
Media Arts Program, National Endowment for the Arts, 2401 "E" St. NW, Washington, DC 20506 (individuals & groups to produce films)
Director, Literature Program, National Endowment for the Arts, 2401 "E" St. NW, Washington, DC 20506 (writing)
Information Processing, National Endowment for the Arts, 2401 "E" St. NW, Washington, DC 20506 (music)
CASH GRANTS FOR THE NEEDY:
Vicksburg Foundation, c/o First National Bank & Trust of Michiga, Kalamazoo, Mi 49006
Crane Fund for Widows and Children, 4100 S. Kedzie Ave, Chicago, Il 60632
Alfred I. Dupont Foundation, P.O. Box 1380, 803 Florida National Bldg., Jacksonville, Fl 32201
The DeKay Foundation, c/o Cummings & Lockwood, One Atlantic Street, Stamford, Ct 06903
Robert O. Law Foundation, 2120 E. 21st St., Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33305
the David & Lucille Packard Foundation, 385 Homer Ave., Palo Alto, Ca 94402 (local area residents only)
The Gleason Fund, Inc., 1000 University Ave., rochester, NY 14607
Reade Industrial Fund, 135 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1200, Chicago, Il 60603 (Illinois residents only)
Frank and Laura Smock Foundation, 116 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne, In 46802 (Indiana residents of Presbyterian faith)
Thomas Thompson Trust, 4058 Prudential Center, Boston, Ma 02401
The Pilgram Foundation, 1106 Main St., Room 13, Brockton, Ma 02401
The Knapp Fund, Inc., 460 Park Ave., 14th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (education and elderly)
Annie Rensselaer Memorial Fund, c/oSherman & Sterling, 53 Wall Street, New York, JY 10005
Mary Lynn richardson Fund, P.O. Box 20124, Greensboro, NC 17420 (North Carolina and Southeastern States only)
George Harrison Trust, c/o John G. Cornish, 106 Clyde St., Chestnut Hill, Ma 02167 (persons with nervous disorders)
Otto Sussman Trust, c/o Sullivan and Cromwell, 48 Wall St., 19th Floor, New York, NY 10005, (NY, NJ & Pa residents)
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Financial assistance for dependents of deceased Naval personnel:
Navy Relief Society, 801 N. Randolph St., Arlington, VA 22203
Outright grants or non-interest loans for low income families or senior citizens in rural areas to fix up their homes - contact the nearest Farm Home Administration Office or the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
Cash grants for farm workers - Office of National Programs, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210
Financial help for needy families with dependent children - Assistance Payments Administration, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, DC 20201
Grants for inventors - Programs and Resources Officer, Doctorate for Engineering and applied Science, National Science Foundation, 1800 "G" Street NW, Washington, DC 20550
Food Stamp Program - contact the Food and Nutrition Service Regional Office in your area, or write: Director, Food Stamp Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250
FOUNDATIONS
The following foundations are established to provide outright grants to needy and indigent persons, individuals involved in medical or technical research and development, persons or groups engaged in music, the theater, the arts, and other beneficial programs. Write to the nearest foundations to determine if your particular situation will be considered directly or grants to be made through a preferred agency.
Bostwick Foundation, Inc., shelburne, Vt 05482
Echlin Foundation, Echlin Road, Branford, Ct 06405
Pratt Foundation, New Milford, Ct 06776
Scott Fund, Inc., 5 Quaker Center, Scarsdale, NY 10585
Rubenfeld Fund, Inc., 170 Saw Miller River road, Yonkers, NY 10702
Lazarus Foundation, Inc., 420 Market St., Wilmington De 19801
Merkle Foundation, 732 Munsey Bldg., Washington, DC 20004
Grossberg Foundation, 107 "H" St. NW, Washington, DC 20006
Chanbers Foundation, 300 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Md 21202
Morris Foundation, Inc., 3701 Bank St., Baltimore, Md 21224
Stone Foundation, Inc., 1030 Main St., Wheeling WV 26003
Ireland Foundation, P.O. Box 7497, Birmingham, Al 35223
Cornelius Foundation, Inc., Cornelius, NC 28031
Knapp Foundation, P.O. Box 699, Gastonia, NC 28053
Belk Foundation, 308 E. 5th St. Charlotte, NC 28201
Liberty Fund, 3520 Washington Blvd., Indianapolis, In 46205
Rink Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 499, Notre Dame, In 46556
Kenosha Foundation, 5522 Sixth Ave., Kenosha, Wi 53141
Wehr Foundation, Inc., 2100 Marine Plaza, Milwaukee, Wi 53202
Rutledge Charity, 404 Bridge St., Chippewa Falls, Wi 54729
Treacy Co., P.O. Box 1678, Helena, Mt 59601
Blair, Inc., 135 S. LaSalle, Room 3605, Chicago, Il 60603
Blommer Foundation, 600 W. Kinzie St., Chicago, Il 60610
Adler Fund, 33 S. Clark St., Chicago, Il 60603
Allstate Foundation, 7447 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, Il 60603
Angelus Association, 419 Columbia Terrace, Peoria, Il 61606
Abel Memorial Foundation, 1815 "Y" St., Lincoln, Ne 68508
Fields Trust, 5 S. 23rd St., Lawton, Ok 73501
McMahon Foundation, 714 "C" Ave., Lawton, Ok 73502
Cowles Fund, Inc., 2513 Beefeater Ave., Wichita Falls, Tx 73608
Bell Brust, 2361 W. Northwest Hwy., Dallas, Tx 75220
Hillcrest Foundation, P.O. Box 6031, Dallas, Tx 75222
Clayton Fund, P.O. Box 2538, Houston, Tx 77001
Bettes Foundation, 201 Main St., Houston, Tx 77002
Kempner Fund, P.O. Box 199, Galveston, Tx 77550
George foundation, 207 S. 3rd St., Richmond, Tx 77469
Dougherty Foundation, P.O. Box 640, Beeville, Tx 78102
Forbes Fund, P.O. Box 1581, Corpus Christi, Tx 78403
Matson Trust, Boyd Bldg., Suite 618, Cheyenne, Wy 82001
Hogle Foundation, 132 S. Main St., Salt Lake city, Ut 84101
Korber Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 486, Albuquerque, NM 87103
The Corwin Foundation 122 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca 90048
Cutter Foundation, 709 Carleton St., Berkeley, Ca 94710
FMC Foundation, 1105 Coleman Ave., San Jose, Ca 95110
Hawaiian Foundation, P.O. Box 3170, Honolulu, Hi 96802
Tucker Foundation, 1006 Public Service Bldg., Portland, Or 97204
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