Social Issues 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 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 of $1,000 are provided.

Application Deadlines:

None

Description:

The Awesome Foundation is a worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of awesomeness in the universe.

Each Foundation chapter distributes a monthly $1,000 grant to a…

Grant Details:

Grants range up to $45,000 per year for up to three years.

Application Deadlines:

Primary grantmaking: none. Applications submitted from November 1 through May 15, annually, will receive funding in December. Applications submitted from May 16 through October 31, annually, will receive funding in May.

Spark Prize: May 3, 2024

(The 2025 Spark Prize deadline will be available in the spring.)

Description:

Brooklyn Org (BO), formerly the Brooklyn Community Foundation, seeks to be a champion for Brooklyn, NY, rallying resources to spark lasting change

BO's areas of impact include:

Grant Range:
$15000 - $75000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

Varies by program

Description:

Chicken & Egg Pictures supports women and gender-expansive nonfiction filmmakers whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change.

Several funding programs are available…

Grant Details:

The minimum grant through the Give to Grant program is $10,000.

Application Deadlines:

Varies by program

Description:

The Community Foundation of Grant County, Indiana, supports nonprofit organizations, coalitions, community associations, and other civic groups that strive to improve the community and the life of…

Grant Range:
$5000 - $100000
Average Grant:
$35000
Application Deadlines:

Seasonal grant cycle brief proposals: February 2 and August 16, 2024
(Additional deadlines will be available in the summer/fall.)

Other grant opportunities: varies by program

Description:

The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham is dedicated to addressing community needs and making positive changes in the greater Birmingham, AL, area (Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, and…