Civil Rights Grants for Nonprofits

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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 Range:
$500 - $25000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

Initial inquiries: none

Description:

The B.W. Bastian Foundation strives to build community and understanding through support of various local and national nonprofit organizations. The Foundation primarily supports organizations in…

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 $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:
$250 - $10000
Average Grant:
$5000 - $7500
Grant Details:

The Trust rarely funds at levels higher than $7,500.

Application Deadlines:

Letters of intent: The first Friday in January and July, annually

Note: The Trust is currently spending down and anticipates making its final grants in 2025. Unsolicited applications are no longer accepted, but immediate inquiries may be sent by email.

Description:

The Corina Higginson Trust makes grants to organizations based in or benefiting the greater Washington metropolitan area.

The Trust focuses its funding toward the following goals:

Average Grant:
$2500
Grant Details:

Grants range up to $5,000.

Application Deadlines:

October 4, 2024
(The 2025 deadline will be available in the summer.)

Description:

The mission of the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund is to serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) community in the greater Philadelphia, PA, region, including New Castle and…

Grant Range:
$200 - $75000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

None

Description:

Elizabeth B. and Arthur E. Roswell Foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations in Baltimore, MD; Somerset County, NJ; and Philadelphia, PA.

The Foundation's areas of interest…

Grant Range:
$10000 - $30000
Grant Details:

New applicants should tailor requests to the middle or low end of the Foundation's grant range.

Application Deadlines:

Letters of inquiry for Community Development, Middle East Peace, Immigration and Human Rights, and Environmental Conservation program areas: March 31, 2024
Traumatic Brain Injury program area requests may be submitted at any time during the year.
(The 2024 deadline will be available in the winter.)

Description:

The Firedoll Foundation helps nonprofit organizations fight the good fight for environmental conservation and justice, immigrant rights, community development, and Middle East peace, and offers…