Currently, the Roosa Family Foundation's interests include, but are not limited to the following areas:

• Scientific education at the elementary and secondary school levels, frequently where the Foundation already has a relationship
  
• Early childhood education through public television
  
• Historic preservation (primarily landscape), zoos, botanical gardens and various other environmental sub segments
  
• Summer camp capital needs and scholarships
  
• Scholarships for needy students at the elementary and secondary levels only at schools with which the Foundation already has a relationship
  
• Organizations that provide multiple social and human services including food and shelter
  
• Evangelical Christian churches and mission work

Type and size of Grants
Grants normally range between $1,000 and $15,000. From time to time, requests for capital campaigns are considered at levels above the normal range.

Program Ineligibility
Grants ineligible for support from the Roosa Family Foundation include:

• Grants to individuals for any purpose
  
• Organizations that lack tax exemption under U.S. law
• Grants for international projects or relief that do not have a qualified domestic nonprofit charitable organization (501(c)(3)) representative
  
• Grants for lobbying or political purposes
  
• As of January 1, 2005, grants to fund general operating expenses and annual funds or appeals, as well as, grants to help defray deficits of an organization
• As of January 1, 2005, multi-year grants for programming, only grants for capital campaigns will be considered for a multi-year grant