For the purposes of charitable giving, The Cailloux Foundation considers disadvantaged children as those who are from poor families, have a physical or learning disability, or have a terminal or serious chronic illness. Keystone International, Inc. was a company based in Houston that supplied valves and flow control equipment to the oil industry until 1997 when the company was purchased and merged with Tyco International. Organizations qualifying under this section include educational, religious, charitable, amateur athletic, scientific or literary groups, organizations testing for public safety or organizations involved in prevention of cruelty to animals or children.
Technical assistance is operational or management assistance given to a nonprofit organization.
It can include fundraising assistance, budgeting and financial planning, program planning, legal advice, marketing and other aids to management. Assistance may be offered directly by a foundation or a corporate staff member or in the form of a grant to pay for the services of an outside consultant. Capital projects are not programmatic in nature. They are usually for construction or renovation of buildings. Bricks and mortar is an informal term indicating grants for buildings or construction projects.