GrantStation Insider: August 1, 2024

Application deadline: September 10, 2024
Geographic scope: United States, including U.S. territories
Grant amount: $100,000 over two years ($50,000 per year)
Description: The mission of the Prevent Cancer Foundation is to empower people to stay ahead of cancer through prevention and early detection. For the 2024-2026 Community Grants cycle, the Foundation is investing in patient navigation efforts for cancer prevention and early detection. Community-based organizations throughout the U.S. can apply for a grant to develop new or implement existing projects focused on preventing cancer or finding it early through patient navigation. Proposed projects should utilize best practices and community partnerships to promote health equity within their communities, particularly for individuals disproportionately impacted by cancer. To be eligible, proposals should demonstrate partnerships of two or more organizations, which may include nonprofit community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, educational institutions, health organizations, local businesses, resident groups, and community coalitions. 

Application deadline: August 22, 2024, for Community Grant applications, and August 30, 2024, for National Grant applications
Grant amount: Community Grants range up to $100,000. National Grants range up to $75,000.
Description: The Korean American Community Foundation supports programs serving under-resourced Korean American and Asian American individuals and families. The Foundation’s Community Grants, available only to organizations based in New York and New Jersey, support projects that provide services to address short- and long-term needs to achieve economic security (i.e., education, workforce development, public benefits counseling, affordable housing, healthcare, etc.) and projects that engage in community organizing and advocacy to address root causes of economic instability and poverty or advocate for systems change to ensure more resources are accessible to the community. National Grants, available to organizations based outside of New York and New Jersey, support projects aiming to close the data gaps on the needs of the Korean American community and seed or support ongoing collaborative or coalition-building projects, as well as nationally-focused projects to address barriers to economic security and regional projects aligned with the goal of increasing the economic security of low-income Korean and Asian Americans.

Application deadline: September 30, 2024
Grant amount: Ten grants of $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in Sony products, and a promotional film will be made.
Description: The mission of CREATE ACTION is to amplify the efforts of local social justice organizations in the United States through funding, storytelling, and collaboration with Sony. Support is provided to organizations committed to social justice causes, i.e., service to underserved and under-represented communities, via photography, videography, filmmaking, or a related field. Ten organizations will receive direct funding of $50,000 to continue and expand their work, $50,000 in Sony Electronics products to support their mission, and a custom-created promotional film telling their story, as well as other opportunities for collaboration, partnership, and marketing support. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations within the 50 U.S. states and D.C. (excluding territories) that have a social justice and community focus and annual donations up to $500,000 are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: January 15, 2025, for inquiries
Grant amount: $100 to $10,000
Description: The Mockingbird Foundation provides grants to schools and nonprofit organizations in the United States that focus on music education for children, an area of importance to the Phish fan community. The Foundation is particularly interested in projects that foster creative expression and encourages applications associated with diverse or unusual musical styles, genres, forms, and philosophies. Music education may include the provision of instruments, texts, office materials, or equipment as well as the support of learning space, performance space, and instruction. Funding is primarily provided for programs serving children eighteen years of age or younger, but projects which benefit college students, teachers, instructors, or adult students may be considered. The Foundation is particularly interested in programs which benefit disenfranchised groups, including those with low skill levels, income, or education; those with disabilities or terminal illnesses; and those in foster homes, shelters, hospitals, prisons, or other remote or isolated situations.

Application deadline: None for letters of inquiry
Geographic scope: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
Description: The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust seeks to serve individuals, families, and communities across the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The Trust’s Strategic Project Grants are capacity-building awards for mission-focused projects and infrastructure investment. The focus is on projects that contribute to human flourishing, enhancing nonprofit organizational capacity, and furthering mission-focused impact to the Pacific Northwest. Areas of interest include arts, culture, and education; health and environmental stewardship; civic engagement and community services; nonprofit leadership and development; and scientific research. Grants are available for staff or program expansion, capital projects, and equipment and technology. (The Trust offers additional grant programs focused on scientific research, education, and calling through its Initiative Grants.)

Application deadline: The final deadline of 2024 is September 10.
Geographic scope: Massachusetts
Grant amount: Generally $15,000 to $50,000, with larger grants (up to $100,000+) awarded for capital improvement or efforts that take an organization to a new level of operation
Description: The Amelia Peabody Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts that enhance the vitality of the community and strengthen the lives of children and families. The focus is on comprehensive services that enable underserved children and their families to gain education, become self-sufficient, and access workforce development to move toward the goal of family stability. Through youth development support, grants focus on pre-school through secondary education enrichment programs. Through family stabilization support, grants focus on homelessness, food insecurity, and workforce development training programs. The Foundation has a special interest in funding programs outside the Greater Boston area. Operating, program, and capital grants are provided.

Application deadline: None for letters of inquiry
Geographic scope: Illinois, with emphasis on Illinois' 81 Black population centers 
Description: Grand Victoria Foundation envisions a just and vibrant Illinois rooted in abundant health, wealth, and joy, where Black people and all communities can flourish. Grantmaking focuses on three strategic pillars: Building Community Power, Amplifying Black Voices, and Accelerating Leadership and Growth. The Building Community Power strategic pillar focuses on enhancing and expanding Black-led and centered community organizations engaged in one or more of the following: grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, voter education and engagement, and collaborations. Organizations should engage in community organizing within Black communities and other communities of color facing systemic challenges, ensure that constituents and individuals most impacted by inequities have meaningful leadership roles and decision-making capacities, and have substantial work or presence in one of Illinois' 81 Black population centers (Black population of 30% or higher). For the Foundation’s Amplifying Black Voices strategic pillar, guidelines and grant opportunity information will be available in early 2025. Under the Accelerating Leadership and Growth strategic pillar, support is provided to previous grantees through the Leadership, Rest, and Respite Fund.

Application deadline: September 4, 2024, at 12 noon (ET)
Geographic scope: Georgia
Grant amount: The Initiative anticipates investing a total of $1.2 million. Organizations can apply for up to $75,000 for proposed projects up to 12 months in duration.
Description: Georgia Health Initiative is working toward a Georgia in which all people have the opportunity to attain their fullest potential for health. Through the 2024 Building the Field of Health Advocacy grant program, the Initiative is currently accepting applications from organizations seeking to advance advocacy initiatives to bring about systems change in order to improve the health of people in Georgia. The Initiative aims to support projects that identify emerging opportunities to advance health equity in Georgia at the systems level; elevate community voices to educate decision-makers on health-related issues of importance; bolster the capacity of nonprofit organizations to engage in effective advocacy efforts, including but not limited to research, policy development, coalition-building and mobilization, community education, and strategic communications; and strengthen the overall field of health advocacy in Georgia. Projects may focus on an issue that impacts Georgians statewide or a specific community, whether demographic or geographic, within the state. Funds cannot be used to support lobbying activities. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, state or local government agencies, and coalitions or collaboratives using a fiscal sponsor are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: September 3, 2024
Description: The Healthy Homes Production Grant Program takes a comprehensive approach to addressing multiple childhood diseases and injuries in the home by focusing on housing-related hazards in a coordinated fashion, rather than addressing a single hazard at a time. Awardees will be expected to maximize both the number of vulnerable residents protected from housing-related environmental health and safety hazards and the number of housing units where these hazards are controlled as well as identify and remediate housing-related health and safety hazards in privately owned, low-income rental or owner-occupied housing, especially in units or buildings where families with children, older adults 62 years and older, or families with persons with disabilities reside.

Application deadline: September 30, 2024
Description: The Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program aims to advance and support reconnection of communities divided by transportation infrastructure, with a priority on helping disadvantaged communities improve access to daily needs (jobs, schools, healthcare, grocery stores, and recreation). The program supports planning and capital construction activities that aim to restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation, or replacement of highways, roadways, or other infrastructure facilities that create barriers to mobility, access, or economic development.

Are you a nonprofit professional looking to keep up on the latest trends in Canada? If so, you may want to read The Canadian Charitable and Philanthropic Sector: 2024 Update, published by The Veritas Foundation. This report presents an update to the analysis of the Canadian charitable and philanthropic sector. It presents a brief summary of the structure of the sector from a regulatory and operational standpoint and provides insight into the size of the sector by number of charities, assets, and revenues, including sub-categories for each.

Webinar date: August 5, 2024, 2:00 to 2:45 PM Eastern Time
Description: Funders want to address real problems in their giving areas, which means your proposal must demonstrate why your program is necessary and important to your community. However, too many proposals present a need that is vague, not supported by data, or misaligned with other sections of a grant application. Any of these issues make it easy for reviewers to overlook your proposal. During this TargetED, Alice Ruhnke will show you how to craft a compelling statement of need that highlights the importance of your project in your community.

Webinar date: August 6, 2024, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Are you thinking about jumping into federal grants? Every year the federal government releases millions of dollars to help nonprofit organizations serve their communities. However, federal grants are extremely competitive. The application process is cumbersome and often requires a high level of work investment. There are two essential ingredients of every successful federal grant proposal: preparation and early planning. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will show you how to research federal funding opportunities and develop the initial strategies needed to craft competitive federal grant applications.

Webinar date: August 7, 2024, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Logic models are more than a passing fad and more than just extra work: They are an incredibly diverse tool that can make your organization stronger and more effective. They can help you write persuasive proposals, enlist dedicated volunteers, retain talented staff, and build support for innovative ideas. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will make logic models much less mysterious by showing you how you already use them every day. You’ll discover how logic models can help you quantify those “hard to measure” outcomes that tell your organization’s true story.

Don’t forget to check out the additional Funding Spotlights on our homepage—you don't want to miss them! Current opportunities include the Karma for Cara Foundation: Microgrant Program (U.S. national), Alaska Run for Women (U.S. local: Alaska), Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Corporate Giving Program (Canada national), and We Are Family Foundation: Youth to the Front Fund (global and U.S. national).