The Axe-Houghton Foundation was funded by the bequest of Emerson W. Axe. The Foundation is operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. Its principal purposes are to foster and encourage an appreciation of the English language, with major emphasis on the spoken language. Priority is given to projects for the improvement of speech and its uses in the areas of public affairs, education, theatre, poetry, debate, and the oral interpretation of literature. A portion of available funds may be devoted to speech remediation and to scientific research relating to speech.

Limitations

To be eligible to receive a grant from the Foundation, the proposed grantee must be either

1. an organization which has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a tax-exempt organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and "not a private foundation" within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code,
2. a "governmental unit" as referred to in Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, or
3. an agency or instrumentality of a governmental unit, including, without limitation, a state college or university within the meaning of Section 511 (a)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Grants are not made to individuals or private foundations.  Grants also are not made to organizations outside of the United States.

Grants are rarely made to organizations outside of the New York City metropolitan area.

Priority is given to projects for the improvement of speech and its uses in the areas of public affairs, education, theatre, poetry, debate, and the oral interpretation of literature. A portion of available funds may be devoted to speech remediation and to scientific research relating to speech.

Grants requests must be for a specific project or program. Grants are not given for, and therefore requests will not be considered for, general or capital support, scholarships or fellowships. Funds are limited, hence awards rarely exceed $8,000.

Application Procedure

To submit a request to the Axe-Houghton Foundation, please go to www.fsrequests.com/axe-houghton and follow the instructions to submit a request. The on-line application will be available from May, 1, 2009. Please note the annual deadline is 6 P.M. September 1.

Should you have technical questions regarding the online application process, please contact our administrator, Foundation Source, at (800) 839-1754, or email: requests@foundationsource.com, and they will be happy to assist you.

Applicants will be notified whether or not they have received a grant by December 31, and grants will be paid to those receiving grants at the end of February, 2010.

PLEASE NOTE that it is not possible to arrange personal interviews or to handle Foundation matters by telephone.

Contact Information:

All Grant-related correspondence, auditors letters, and return of funds, if necessary, should be sent to:

Information for all events relating to the project for the purpose of evaluating your work should be sent to:

The Foundation’s email address is info@axe-houghtonfoundation.org. Please send only direct email correspondence to the Foundation regarding questions related to grants. Events relating to your projects for the purpose of evaluating your work can be sent directly to the Officers & Directors of the Foundation at the email addresses below, please do not send newsletters or advertisements to the email addresses.

Lynn Angelson President	langelson@axe-houghtonfoundation.org
Remington Patterson Vice President	rpatterson@axe-houghtonfoundation.org
Robert von Mehren Vice President	rbvonmehren@axe-houghtonfoundation.org
Bruce D. Haims Treasurer	bdhaims@axe-houghtonfoundation.org
Suzanne Schwartz Davidson Secretary	sjsdavidson@axe-houghtonfoundation.org
Claire Brook	cbrook@axe-houghtonfoundation.org