In making its grant decisions, WEF will consider all relevant factors including:

• the existence of clearly-defined goals
• the innovative nature of the project and/or goals
• the number of students or learners who are expected to benefit initially as well as long-term
• the potential for future sustainability or expansion of the project
• the ability to evaluate whether goals are successfully met
• for grants involving the retention of experts or consultants, a demonstration of the expert’s qualifications and suitability for the project, and, where applicable, the potential for the wider dissemination of the knowledge and/or data derived from the expert’s work

WEF does NOT fund:

• annual appeals or fundraising events
• open space purchases
• support for religious or political organizations
• for-profit, parochial, charter, or private schools
• nonprofit endowments
• certain types of capital requests (for example, furniture or building improvements)
• ongoing personnel expenses and existing school programs