Social Change Grants for Nonprofits

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Grant Details:

Awards of $50,000 and $10,000 are given.

Application Deadlines:

February 29, 2024
(The 2025 deadline will be available in January.)

Description:

Each year, the Purpose Prize, administered by the AARP, honors extraordinary people ages 50 and older who have tapped into the power of life experience to build a better future for us all.…

Grant Details:

The average grant size is $12,000.

Application Deadlines:

March 15 and September 15, annually

Description:

The Abelard Foundation East supports nonprofit organizations located east of the Mississippi River.

The Foundation is committed to supporting local progressive social change activities that…

Grant Details:

Grants of $10,000 are provided.

Application Deadlines:

June 7, 2024
(The 2025 deadline will be available in the spring.)

Description:

The mission of the Akonadi Foundation is to support the development of powerful social change movements to eliminate structural racism.

The Foundation's So Love Can Win Fund

Grant Range:
$10000 - $80000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

Letters of inquiry: none

Note: The Dorothy Rupe CNA Program issues a request for proposals annually.

Description:

The Arthur N. Rupe Foundation is dedicated to achieving positive social change by shining the light of truth on critical and controversial issues.

The Foundation pursues this mission…

Grant Details:

Fellowship stipends are provided.

Application Deadlines:

None

Description:

Ashoka identifies and supports the world's leading social entrepreneurs, learns from the patterns in their innovations, and mobilizes a global community to build a world in which…

Grant Details:

Grants range up to $8,000.

Application Deadlines:

March 8, 2024
(The 2025 deadline will be available early in the year.)

Description:

The Asian Women Giving Circle, a donor-advised fund of the Ms. Foundation for Women, supports Asian American women-led organizations and individual artists in New York City who are using arts and…

Grant Range:
$1500 - $45000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

February 1 and August 1, annually

Description:

The Beveridge Family Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the residents of Hampden and Hampshire counties, MA.

The Foundation's specific areas of interest include:…

Grant Details:

Grants range up to $15,000

Application Deadlines:

Healthy Children's Initiative letters of inquiry: June 1, 2024
Healthy Children's Initiative and General Operating and Capital Requests applications: December 1, 2024
(The 2025 deadlines will be available in the spring.)

Description:

The Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in Milwaukee, WI. The Foundation focuses on encouraging the healthy development of children—physically, emotionally,…