You decide the fund’s focus, such as education, the arts, animal welfare or scientific research, and the Foundation awards grants to high-performing organizations and programs in your selected field. Field-of-interest funds follow the donor's wishes. The causes can be specific (healthcare, children), or more general (the betterment of our region). For example, a fund can be set up to award grants benefitting the care and treatment of domestic and wild animals, or programs that develop strong families, or to enhance art and cultural activities in the community, or grants that benefit individuals facing hardship due to health-related treatments. {ur Board of Directors approves the grants awarded to nonprofit organizations through a competitive grant application process or other application process. An individual or organization can also include in their agreement a recommended committee to review and advise on grant applications.