With rare exception, the Foundation does not make grants to the following:

Uses
Academic research
Athletic events
Building projects or renovations, including construction materials and labor costs
Capital campaigns
Computer hardware or software purchase (where it is the principal purpose of the grant)
Conferences, seminars, or symposiums 
Endowment funds
Equipment or furniture purchases
Fundraising events
Initiatives promoting religious education or doctrine
Land purchases
Medical research
Payment of debts
Salaries for personnel or other general operating expenses in public schools
Youth Development

Programs
Adoption and foster care
After-school
Animal species preservation or rehabilitation
Arts
Crisis intervention
Greenways
Health care
Historic preservation
Homeless shelters
Plant species preservation 
Scholarships
Senior citizen services
Social/human direct services
Substance abuse treatment or rehabilitation
Transitional housing
Treatment or rehabilitation
Workforce Development

Recipients
Athletic teams
Civic clubs
Day care centers
Fraternal organizations or groups
Parent-teacher associations or similar groups
Private K-12 schools 
Single-site private business ventures
Single-site public schools
Volunteer fire departments or emergency medical service organizations