Eligibility

To be eligible for the Strengthening Childcare Models that Advance Women’s Economic Power project, applicants must:

• Support Women’s Economic Opportunity: Advance childcare models that support women’s economic opportunities and/or pathways to leadership by expanding access to childcare services, reducing and redistributing the burden of unpaid care for women, and/or increasing decent work opportunities for women in the childcare workforce.
• Advancing Evidence: Advance evidence of scalable, sustainable, effective, and gender-intentional models of childcare, including (but not limited to) pilots that test and compare multiple models of childcare provision, proposals that study applicability and customization of successful care models in target geographies, programs that demonstrate business models which can sustain themselves (either with public or private resources), and pilots that help to understand the minimum and optimal levels of childcare quality.
• Shift Gender Norms: Accelerate the economic benefits and impacts of childcare for women by shifting gender norms to expand women’s economic agency through (but not limited to): increasing acceptability of women working outside the home, increasing women’s control over newly gained income (inside or outside the care workforce), and shifting social norms regarding the acceptability of women using care services.

Benefits

• Global Grand Challenges will consider proposals for awards of up to $400,000 USD for each project, with a grant term of up to 3 years. Application budgets should be commensurate with the scope of work proposed. Indirect costs will be considered and should be included in the budget for the up-to-$400,000 USD award

Application Process

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The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Grant seeks to dramatically improve the lives of people and the world around us through innovative strategies, systems-changing approaches, and disrupting technologies.  Our goal is to find social entrepreneurs with dynamic ideas and nurture them at the early stages with maximum leverage and total commitment.

Eligibility

The following are not eligible:

• A project(s) that is part of an established, mature organization (unless there is a plan to spin out)
• An organization whose sole focus is the development of research.
• A program(s) promoting religious doctrine.
• A U.S. 501(c)(4) organization
• An idea or pre-pilot stage organization
• An awareness or field-building campaign.
• A for-profit where your investors are primarily focused on investment returns.
• An organization in the following countries (list based on U.S. non-profit law restrictions).
• An organization that does not plan to significantly expand or scale its impact to achieve its mission

Benefits

• Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Grant typically makes program-related investments with an initial investment of $150,000, and we’ll make a subsequent investment of another $150,000 depending on the achievement of certain organizational metrics and milestones.

Application Process

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• Click here to see the selection criteria.

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The Global Fund for Children aims to support grassroots organizations and initiatives that focus on empowering and improving the lives of children and youth worldwide. The Global Fund for Children seeks to address various challenges faced by vulnerable children, including issues related to education, health, and social justice.

Eligibility

The Global Fund looks for future partners that meet these criteria:

• Know their community and live or work in the areas they serve
• Aim to improve the lives of children and youth
• Embrace discovery, learning, and getting better at what they do
• Appreciate that they can’t make change alone and see themselves as part of a larger system
• Address any of our thematic focus areas of education, freedom from violence and exploitation, gender equity, or youth empowerment
• Have local nonprofit or charitable status and can accept international funds or have a fiscal sponsor that can
• Protect children and youth with a safeguarding policy or agree to implement one

The Global Fund is not able to support:

• Local offices, affiliates, or projects of large INGOs, governments, or intergovernmental organizations
• Efforts to support or oppose candidates for public office
• Evangelism, proselytizing, or programs that require adherence to or conversion to religious doctrine
• Organizations that, in policy or in practice, discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation
• Groups that conduct or support violent activities or violate criminal law

Benefits

• The Global Fund for Children helps grassroots organizations and initiatives that focus on empowering and improving the lives of children and youth worldwide.
• For more information, click here.

Application Process

• Click here to apply.
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Eligibility

To be eligible, your project must:

Benefits

• Most grants range from $3,000 to a maximum of $15,000 per project. You are invited to apply for what you need; however, it is rare to receive the maximum amount.

Application Process

Click here to apply.

Jewish Helping Hands Grants 2023 provides support to individuals and communities facing challenges around the world.Jewish Helping Hands Grants aim to address various needs, including, but not limited to, education, healthcare, and emergency relief. With a commitment to making a positive impact, Jewish Helping Hands strives to empower individuals and promote community resilience.

Eligibility

Jewish Helping Hands Grants is focusing primarily on projects that provide the basic necessities for a decent life:

• Women’s Empowerment

• Education

• Food

• Shelter

• Clothing

• Water

• Health

• Internet Connectivity

• Gender Equity

Jewish Helping Hands Grants 2023 is focusing especially on projects in these areas:

• East Africa

• Central America

• North America

• Any Impoverished Jewish Communities

• Israel

• Potential partners are those who look to take on what may appear to be intractable problems, address the needs of overlooked or ignored populations, and use their creativity and personal commitment to find solutions where others may be convinced there are none. They seek partners who will continue to persevere and continue to help people in need.
• At JHH, they look to support those who will create partnerships with other organizations and local populations to enlarge the circle of involvement and inclusiveness.  Effective applicants will show respect for the opinions and ideas of others and will work to draw them into the circle of concern.
• JHH especially seeks to partner with grassroots organizations that utilize resources local to their communities, especially when those projects support the safety and health of community members.
• To ensure that the funding makes the most impact, JHH will give preference to organizations with smaller budgets (operating budgets under $750k) and projects that would otherwise not be possible without the assistance.

Benefits

• Projects are ordinarily eligible for awards up to $10,000, depending on geographic location, the local economy, etc.
• Tikkun Olam Grants are awarded annually. A typical grant award may be up to $5,000. Grant recipients may reapply to have their grants renewed. Organizations can apply for additional grants for new projects.

Application Process

• Click here to apply.

Eligibility

• Olive Grants supports nonprofits that provide food for the hungry, shelter the indigent and infirm, and provide medical care to those in need.
• OTF supports nonprofits that help develop and reinforce youth academic skills.
• Nonprofits that promote literacy and workforce development through programs that empower adults to become self-sufficient and self-sustaining

Organizations NOT eligible for funding from the Live Tree Foundation Grant Olive Tree Foundation are:

• Seeking direct support from individuals
• Seeking funding for biomedical research
• Private foundations, such as those that have a single major source of funding and/or whose primary activity is making grants to other charitable organizations and individuals,
• Organizations NOT based or headquartered in the United States
• Fraternal organizations
• Political organizations.

Benefits

• Olive Tree Foundation generally awards grantees $1,000–$10,000.

Application Process

Applicants must attach:

• An IRS Letter of Determination (proof of 501(c)3 status in your organization’s name)
• IRS Form 990 for the previous year (It’s beneficial to include the most recent year)
• A financial statement or general operating budget for the current year
• A breakdown of the budget for the program for which you are seeking funds

Click here to apply.

The Lawrence Foundation Grant 2023 aims to support a wide range of non-profit organizations and projects dedicated to making a positive impact in areas such as education, human services, the environment, health, and disaster relief. The Lawrence Foundation is committed to fostering positive change and empowering organizations to contribute meaningfully to their communities.

Eligibility

The foundation makes grants to US-based qualified charitable organizations. To date, we have funded organizations that address the following areas of interest:

• Environment (US-headquartered organizations operating programs in the US or elsewhere in the world),

• Human Services

• Disaster relief (US-headquartered organizations responding to disasters in the US or elsewhere in the world on an occasional basis),

• Other (US-headquartered) organizations operating programs in the US or elsewhere in the world

Benefits

Application Process

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The Rapid Ocean Conservation Grants Program (ROC) provides small grants with a quick turnaround time for solutions to emerging conservation issues.

Eligibility

• The Rapid Ocean Conservation Grants Program must focus on assisting fishermen and safeguarding the ocean. Using the money for event sponsorships is not allowed.
• Applicants for the grant should have a strong understanding of the project they’re proposing.
• The applicant should have an affiliation with a school or nonprofit organization while carrying out the project.
• The grant funds must be the primary or sole source of funding for the project. They cannot be used as additional funding for larger projects.

Additionally:

• If you are affiliated with a nonprofit public charity (or its equivalent in your country of residence), you are eligible to apply for funding.
• Emergency funding is not available through the ROC Grants program.
• The ROC Grants program exclusively awards grants to applicants with public charity status.
• Grants are not provided to support thesis projects.
• You can resubmit an application for funding at any time, even if your project was previously declined.
• The program does not provide funding for projects that have already received approval and does not offer ongoing funding for any projects.

Benefits

• The Rapid Ocean Conservation Grants Program provides grants of up to $20,000.

Application Process

• Click here to apply.
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The Cisco Global Impact Cash Grant Program supports programs that serve the underserved and use technology to improve the reach and efficiency of services. Cisco welcomes applications for Global Impact Cash Grants from community partners around the world who share Cisco’s vision and offer an innovative approach to a critical social challenge.

Eligibility

• US organizations need IRS recognition as a 501(c)(3) public charity.
• Foreign organizations must show equivalence to US public charities.
• Funded organizations must benefit over 65% of the economically underserved.
• The focus areas are crisis response, education, economic empowerment, and climate impact.
• Education, crisis response, and economic proposals may include environmental sustainability.
• Overhead should not exceed 25%, with exceptions explained and justified.
• The Cisco Foundation typically avoids grants to colleges and universities. If considered, no additional institutional overhead rates are supported.

The Cisco Global Impact Cash Grant Program does not fund

• Operating expenses not directly related to the program
• Individual support
• Research programs
• Culture, race, religion, or political-specific programs
• Religious, political, or sectarian organizations (some exceptions apply)
• Private and public hospitals, medical centers, etc.
• Programs in hospitals must serve the community directly, not the hospital itself.
• Programs improving physical or mental health
• Private, public, and charter schools
• School foundations, booster clubs, and fundraising organizations
• Colleges/universities
• Scholarships, stipends, and loans within programs
• School-related activities (field trips, research programs, etc.)
• Athletic events, competitions, conferences, festivals, field trips, etc.
• Fundraising events or sponsorships (dinners, walks/runs, concerts, sports teams)
• Capital building funds, challenge grants
• Grant-making organizations (excluding specific exceptions)

Benefits

• The maximum request amount for first-time grant recipients is US$75,000.

Application Process

• Click here to apply.

The Wikimedia Alliances Fund 2023 supports organizations that can contribute toward the strategic direction of the Wikimedia Movement, especially those that promote knowledge equity. The Wikimedia Fund supports mission-aligned organizations that work in regions and communities that are underrepresented in the Wikimedia movement.

Eligibility

• Wikimedia Alliances Fund 2023 will invite non-profit organizations that have aligned missions with the Wikimedia movement
• Only non-profits from Sub-Saharan Africa and East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific funding regions
• The applicant must follow the Universal Code of Conduct and Friendly Space Policies

Benefits

• 250,000 USD is available for all invited organizations in fiscal years 2023–24. The total amount of funding will be shared between the invited applicants from Sub-Saharan Africa and the East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific funding regions.
• Programmatic support can be directed toward furthering ongoing activities, programs, and initiatives. It can also be used to ideate, incubate, or build new systems of collaboration with the free knowledge ecosystem. Overhead expenses of up to 30% will be allowed to support the stability of partner organizations.

Application Process

• Click here to see the application guidelines.
• Click here to apply.

The Kelly Family Charitable Trust Grant Programme funds initiatives that tackle problems facing one or more of their members. This grant is happy to fund charities’ core costs and encourage applications from relatively new charities to help them become established. Kelly Family Charitable Trust funds charities working in fields including early intervention and services for families affected by sexual abuse, physical abuse, and domestic violence, among others.

Eligibility

• Kelly Family Charitable Trust only funds organizations whose activities take place within the UK.

The three areas of activity that the charity wishes to support are

• Interventions that support families and help them in ways that prevent the fracture of the family unit, eg practical family support, relationship counseling, mediation
• Families where sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse threaten the integrity of the family unit
• Prisoners and in particular their families, during and after the period of imprisonment

Benefits

• The Kelly Family Charitable Trust Grant Programme generally offers grants worth up to £5,000, though trustees will consider requests for higher amounts.

Application Process

• Click here to download the application form.
• Click here for more information.

Financial Fairness Trust Grants 2023 fund research, campaigning, and policy work to improve living standards and personal finances for people on low to middle incomes in the UK.

Eligibility

• While our remit is UK-wide and the majority of our work will be of benefit to UK residents, they are keen to support work in Scotland.
  including UK-wide work that has a Scottish dimension to it.
•  Financial Fairness Trust Grants 2023 fund organizations undertaking charitable activities. You don’t need to be a registered charity.
  Organizations we fund must have a governing body with at least three non-executive directors or trustees (at least three who are not employees of the organization or affiliated with it in any other way).
• ABRDN will fund a wide range of organizations, including voluntary organizations, think tanks, campaigning groups, research bodies, and universities.
• ABRDN is also able to partner with other funders, the government, employers, and regulators to jointly fund relevant work.

Benefits

• There is no minimum or maximum size of the grant, and the amount you request should be the amount you need. Fairness Trust grants usually range between £10,000 and £200,000, with most between £50,000 and £120,000 in total. We sometimes make larger grants, but these are rare. Our largest grant to date has been £720,000.

Application Process

• Click here to see the application outlines.
• Click here to apply.