2007 MAXWELL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Fannie Mae Foundation will award up to $300,000 for Outstanding Supportive
Housing Developments
WASHINGTON, D.C.
– The Fannie Mae Foundation , in collaboration with the
Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness, seeks applicants for the seventeenth annual Maxwell Awards of Excellence Program. They will make four awards to nonprofit and nonprofit/for profit collaborations to recognize outstanding development of supportive and affordable housing for homeless individuals and families. Each 2007
Maxwell Awards recipient will receive a $75,000 grant to continue its work in the field of supportive and affordable housing for homeless individuals and families. Deadline:
October 31, 2007.
The Maxwell Awards of Excellence Program seeks to identify, recognize, and showcase the outstanding work of nonprofit organizations in developing and maintaining affordable housing. The program also encourages other corporations and foundations to become funding or investment partners in these endeavors.
In 1988, to commemorate Fannie Mae's 50th anniversary, the Fannie Mae Foundation announced the Awards of Excellence Program. The awards were renamed in honor of
David O. Maxwell, who retired after ten years of service as chairman and chief executive officer of Fannie Mae and the Fannie Mae Foundation.
“As we celebrate the 20 th
anniversary of the Help the Homeless program, we’re extremely pleased to team up with the Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness to identify and highlight the most creative and innovative affordable and supportive housing developments for homeless individuals and families across the country,” said
Peter Beard, executive director of the Fannie Mae Foundation.
Applications will be available at: www.2007maxwellawards.org/ Questions regarding the
Maxwell program should be directed to Alexis Breiteneicher at 617.338.2590 x249 or
2007maxwellawards@tpi.org.
The Fannie Mae Foundation creates affordable homeownership and housing opportunities through innovative partnerships and initiatives that build healthy, vibrant communities across the United States. The Foundation is specially committed to improving the quality of life for the people of its hometown, Washington, D.C., and to enhancing the livability of the city's neighborhoods.
The Partnership to End Long Term Homelessness was created to galvanize the philanthropic leadership and dollars needed to end long-term homelessness in America.
Serving as an open knowledge network for funders, the Partnership shares strategic thinking, wide-ranging experience, and expertise to prevent and address long-term homelessness.