The Margaret Hall Foundation, Inc. was established in July 1980 to encourage innovative programs in secondary education through grants to non-profit secondary schools. Grant awards are made by the Board of Directors in the spring of each year. All proposals meeting the following criteria will be considered.

1. Grants are to be made to 501(c)(3), independent secondary schools (grades 9-12). Grants are not made directly to individuals.

2. Grants are made for one or more of the following purposes:
a. Developing innovative educational programs
b. Training teachers (not for sabbaticals)
c. Purchasing teaching materials and equipment
d. Publishing educational information
e. Sponsoring educational conferences and seminars

3. Grants are not made for scholarships, for deposit to endowment funds, for major capital improvements, for general operating funds, for the purchase of vehicles, nor for multi-year projects.

4. For comparable applications, preference will be given to girls' and co-educational schools, to institutions affiliated with the Episcopal Church, and to schools located in Kentucky.

5. Preference will be given to schools that can provide matching funds equal to or greater than the amount requested in the grant application.

6. Applicants must agree to submit one report on the status of the program funded by April 1st in the academic year for which the grant was awarded.

7. If your school receives a grant, the Board requests that you send all promotional and informative material that refers to the Margaret Hall Foundation to the Executive Director. Please include in all such materials the following phrase:

The Margaret Hall Foundation...Committed to funding innovative programs
in secondary education.