ONGOING DEADLINES

RGK Foundation

Grants Address Humanitarian Issues - The RGK Foundation endeavors to be a catalyst for progressive change in humanitarian concerns by providing support to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States. The Foundation’s grantmaking focus is on innovative programs in the following three categories: The Education category priorities include programs that focus on K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science, and reading); teacher development; literacy; and higher education. In the Medicine/Health category the Foundation's interests include programs that promote the health and well-being of children and programs that increase access to health services. The Community category targets a broad range of human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, and youth development programs. Interested applicants may submit an online letter of inquiry via the Foundation’s website throughout the year; invited proposals are reviewed quarterly. Visit the Foundation's website for details on the grant categories and the application process. (Note: The link to submit an electronic letter of inquiry is located at the very bottom of the "How to Apply" page.)

Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Due Date:  Accepted year round

The Weinberg Foundation accepts letters of inquiry year round for general operating support, program support and capital projects.  Within 30 days of the submission, the foundation will send notification that the submission was received, and in another 30 days will either decline the request or ask for submission of the full proposal.  Check out the website for additional information.

Progress Energy Corporate Grant Program

Due Date:  Accepted year round

Funds for Community Projects in Florida and the Carolinas - The Progress Energy Corporate Grant Program supports nonprofit organizations that benefit company communities in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina where Progress Energy employees and customers live and work. Most corporate grants focus on education, economic development, and the environment, although requests for other important community issues are considered. Grants, which range from $200 to $10,000, support programs that are relatively small in scope and serve a single community or a few counties. (Progress Energy Foundation grants support programs that are typically larger in scope and serve multiple regions or an entire state.) Requests for corporate grants may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the company’s website for online application information.

KeyBank Foundation

Due Date:  Accepted year round

Economic Self-sufficiency Programs in Bank Communities Funded - The KeyBank Foundation primarily provides support to nonprofit organizations that foster economic self-sufficiency in the communities where KeyBank operates in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington. The Foundation’s Financial Education category supports programs that foster effective financial management and understanding of financial services and tools. The Workforce Development category supports programs that provide training and placement for people to access job opportunities for a stronger and better prepared workforce. The Diversity category supports programs that employ systemic changes to improve the access of individuals of diverse backgrounds and encourage them to realize their full potential.  Visit the Foundation’s website to download the proposal guidelines and forms.

Charlotte Martin Foundation

Deadline:  Reviewed throughout the year

Youth Programs in the Pacific Northwest Funded - The Charlotte Martin Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that provide services in urban, rural, and tribal communities throughout Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The Foundation is dedicated to funding projects that enrich the lives of youth in the areas of athletics, culture, and education. Grants are also provided for the preservation and protection of wildlife and habitat. Applications, which must be submitted online, are reviewed throughout the year. Visit theFoundation’s website to review the goals and priorities for each of the Foundation’s program areas.

Bank of the West Charitable Contributions Program

Deadline:  Accepted year round

The Bank of the West Charitable Contributions Program supports nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life in the communities served by the bank in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Grants are provided in the following categories: Education and Job Training, Community and Economic Development, Health and Human Care, and Civic and Community. Preference is given to projects that focus on low- and moderate-income individuals and communities. Application guidelines and forms are available on the bank's website.

Union Bank Foundation

Deadline:  None, foundation meets bimonthly

Grants Enhance Bank Communities - The Union Bank Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the communities in which the bank has operations, primarily in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The Foundation's areas of interest include affordable housing, community economic development, education, and the environment. The Foundation prefers program grants, but will consider requests for core operating support and/or capacity building grants to support exceptional work within its funding categories. The bank also offers a charitable contributions program for nonprofit organizations addressing additional areas such as arts and culture, health and human services, and emergency services. Requests to both of the bank's grant programs may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the bank's website for detailed funding guidelines.

Blues Corporate Contributions Program

Deadline:  Accepts applications throughout the year

Funds for Youth and Senior Health Programs in Michigan - Through the Blues Corporate Contribution Program, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan provides support to nonprofit organizations serving communities throughout the state. The program focuses funding on projects that address health issues specific to Michigan's youth and seniors, that extend a nonprofit organization's reach through effective use of volunteers, and that emphasize collaboration across regions within Michigan. Contribution requests are accepted throughout the year and are reviewed monthly. Visit the company's website to download the application forms.

Campbell Soup Foundation

Deadline: No formal deadline, but only submit once during foundation's year.

Grants Promote Revitalization in Company Communities - The Campbell Soup Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that serve communities throughout the United States where company employees work and live, with emphasis on Camden, NJ. (Plant facilities are located in Davis, Sacramento, and Stockton, CA; Bloomfield and Norwalk, CT; Lakeland, FL; Downer's Grove, IL; Marshall, MI; South Plainfield, NJ; Maxton, NC; Napoleon, Wauseon, and Willard, OH; Denver and Downingtown, PA; Aiken, SC; Paris, TX; Richmond, UT; Everett, WA; and Milwaukee, WI.)

The Foundation focuses its giving on four key areas: hunger relief, wellness, education, and community revitalization. Applications, which are accepted and reviewed throughout the year, must be submitted via email. Visit the Foundation's website to download the application guidelines.

Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation 

Due Date: Requests accepted from January 1 through August 31 each year
Award Ceiling: $5,000

Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation's mission is to provide support for quality special-needs children's programs throughout the United States. The Foundation's focus is on nonprofit organizations dedicated to developing innovative programs, disseminating ideas, or providing direct care or services to children with special neeeds, acute illnesses, or chronic disabilities.  Preference is given to small organizations that might not otherwise be helped.

Visit the Innovating Worthy Projects Foundation's website for application guidelines.

Georgia Pacific Foundation

Due Date: Applications may be submitted online from January 1 through October 31 each year

The Georgia-Pacific Foundation supports a wide range of organizations that improve the quality of life in communities where Georgia-Pacific operates. (The Georgia-Pacific facility directory is available online.) The Foundation has identified the following key investment areas: educational efforts that empower youth and provide workers with job readiness training; community enrichment issues such as affordable housing and community safety; environmental programs that promote clean air and water, recycling, and land and resource conservation; and entrepreneurship initiatives that foster self-sufficiency and economic empowerment, especially among youth, women, and minorities.

Visit the Georgia Pacific website to take the Foundation's Eligibility Survey.

Food Lion Charitable Foundation

Due Date: Requests accepted throughout the year

The Food Lion Charitable Foundation provides support for nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the communities served by Food Lion stores in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.  The Foundation supports programs that directly support the academic education of children in primary and secondary education as well as programs that provide meals or food to the hungry.

Visit the Food Lion Charitable Foundation's website for the Store Locator and to download application guidelines and forms.

blue moon fund

Due Date: Letters of Inquiry accepted throughout the year; proposals are reviewed by invitation only.

The blue moon fund seeks to improve the human condition by changing the relationship between human consumption and the natural world. Support is provided to nonprofit organizations in the United States, Latin America, and Asia that have developed innovative approaches to improving human quality of life in harmony with the natural world.

Support is provided in the following three initiative areas: Rethinking Consumption and Energy is aimed at developing environmentally-friendly, efficient, and economically competitive transportation and energy choices worldwide. Balancing human and natural ecosystems promotes new economic and cultural approaches to reducing resource pressure and preserving biodiversity. Reenergizing urban communities is based on the belief that underpinning vibrant cities is their capacity to self-organize in ways that maximize the economic, cultural, environmental, and spiritual benefits of urban life.

Visit the blue moon fund website to take the required online eligibility test. 

Rosie's For All Kids Foundation

Due Date:  Submit letters of intent throughout the year
Grants:  Range from $5,000 to $15,000

Early Child Care Programs Funded. Rosie's For All Kids Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping disadvantaged children and low-income families. The majority of the Foundation's grants are made through the Early Childhood Care and Education program. Priority is given to experienced, community-based programs serving children in low-income areas where many families struggle to find affordable, high-quality early education and care. Types of support include tuition subsidies; small renovations, supplies, and equipment upgrades; playground construction; and staff development opportunities. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $15,000. Letters of intent may be submitted throughout the year. Visit the website listed above to take the online eligibility quiz and submit an online application.

Allstate Foundation Education and Job Training Fund

Due Date:  Applications accepted year round.

Small Grants Assist Domestic Violence Survivors. The Allstate Foundation Education and Job Training Fund, established by the Foundation in partnership with National Network to End Domestic Violence, provides small grants to survivors of domestic violence to help them achieve their educational and job related goals. Eligible expenses include books and tuition for school, job skills training, temporary child care, public transportation, etc. Any survivor of domestic violence is eligible to apply; however, the application must be completed by a local domestic violence program or coalition to be accepted. Applications may be submitted at any time. Details about the program are available on the National Network to End Domestic Violence website.

Southern Poverty Law Center: Mix It Up Grants Program

Due Date:  Applications accepted year round
Grant Amounts: Up to $500

Youth Social Activist Projects Supported. The Mix It Up Grants Program, administered by the Southern Poverty Law Center, funds small-scale youth-directed activist projects that focus on identifying, crossing, and challenging social boundaries in schools and communities. Grants are provided for projects led by youth (ages 13 years and older) that bring together different youth groups, clubs, or community groups. Funded projects should step outside of the box and incorporate fresh ways to engage in and encourage socially just behaviors. Visit the website to review examples of funded projects and download the application guidelines and forms.

The Regence Foundation - Funds for Health Care Programs in the Pacific Northwest

Due Date:  Applications accepted year round

The Regence Foundation is committed to improving health care for the communities the company serves throughout Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. The Foundation works to transform health care and address core problems in the health care system with innovative solutions. To achieve this, the Foundation is currently providing grants through the following two program areas: Building Healthier Communities addresses the systemic access to health care, with a secondary focus on critical community health needs. Transforming Health Care focuses on increasing the accessibility and usability of information for consumers to help them make informed health care decisions.  Visit the website to take the required online applicant questionnaire. 

Kresge Foundation: Capital Challenge Grant Program

Deadline:  online letters of intent accepted throughout the year

The Kresge Foundation supports communities in the United States and around the world by strengthening the nonprofit organizations that serve them. The Foundation's six major areas of interest are health, environment, arts and culture, education, human services, and community development. Through the Capital Challenge Grant Program, the Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that are engaged in comprehensive campaigns designed to support institutional growth through the construction of new facilities as well as the acquisition or renovation of existing facilities, the purchase of real property, and the purchase of major integrated equipment systems. Because environmental conservation is one of the Foundation's values, challenge grant applicants are encouraged to consider green construction issues. The Foundation accepts online letters of intent for this program throughout the year. Visit the website to review the Capital Challenge Grant Program guidelines.

Citizens Bank Foundation: Charitable Grants Program

Funds for Community Programs in the Northeast U.S. - The Citizens Bank Foundation Charitable Grants Program supports nonprofit organizations in the communities served by the bank in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The focus is on nonprofit organizations that develop innovative responses to basic human needs, promote affordable housing, encourage community-based services targeted to low- and moderate-income families, support community development initiatives that are catalysts for economically distressed areas, or target new ways to address issues of economic self-sufficiency. Requests are reviewed throughout the year. Visit the website listed to take the online eligibility test and review the application guidelines. 

Bank of America Charitable Foundation: Local Grantmaking

Due Date:  There are no deadlines.

Local Community Programs Supported - The foundation works to create neighborhood excellence in the communities served by the bank in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. While local community priorities determine how funding is allocated, grants typically fall into four main categories: Community Development, Education, Health and Human Services, and Arts and Culture. Each of the company's markets, in partnership with local community leaders, sets specific target areas of interest within these major categories. There are no deadlines for grant applications. Visit the company's website to access the priorities for local funding in each region. 

Christopher D. Smithers Foundation - Alcoholism Prevention and Education Programs Funded

Due Date:  Grant proopsals are reviewed throughout the year

The mission of the Christopher D. Smithers Foundation is to inform the public that alcoholism is a respectable, treatable disease from which people can and do recover; to encourage prevention programs and activities, with an emphasis on high risk populations; and to continually fight to reduce and eliminate the stigma that is associated with the disease of alcoholism. The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on a wide range of issues related to alcoholism, including prevention, treatment, research, public education, and creating awareness of alcoholism problems in the nation's work world. While a number of grants go to national organizations, regional and local organizations across the country may also receive funds. Guidelines for submitting requests are available on the Foundation's website.

Grants Enhance Company Communities Worldwide

FedEx Social Responsibility Program

Due Date:  Submit at any time
Matching Gifts:  Yes

The mission of the FedEx Social Responsibility Program is to support the communities the company serves, including international locations, through charitable contributions, in-kind shipping services, and volunteer services of employees. The company's core giving areas include: Emergency and Disaster Relief, Pedestrian and Child Safety, Education, and Health and Human Services. FedEx is especially interested in supporting organizations that request 5% or less of the total project budget, contingency grants, or seed monies with the expectation that other sources will contribute matching amounts. Priority is also given to organizations where FedEx employees volunteer. Visit the company's website to review the grant criteria and the online application process. 

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: Communities Program

Deadline:  Submit anytime

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation promotes excellence in journalism worldwide and invests in the vitality of selected communities throughout the United States. The Foundation's Communities Program provides grants to nonprofit organizations that work to improve the quality of life in the 26 cities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. The program's funding priorities include: the well-being of children and families, economic development, housing and community development, education, civic engagement and positive human relations, and vitality of cultural life. Online letters of inquiry may be submitted at any time. Visit the Knight Foundation's website for a list of eligible cities and application guidelines.

Meyer Memorial Trust: Responsive Grant Program

Deadline:  Submit requests throughout the year

The Meyer Memorial Trust supports nonprofit organizations that deliver significant social benefit throughout the state of Oregon and in Clark County, WA. The Trust's Responsive Grant Program focuses on the following areas: public affairs and social benefit, arts and culture, affordable housing, education, conservation and environment, community development, health, and social services. Responsive Grants are provided for project support, expansions, organizational capacity building, and capital construction projects. Requests are reviewed monthly. Visit the Trust's website for program details and application guidelines.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation

Deadline:  Online applications accepted throughout 2010 beginning March 2, 2010

Support for Family Programs in the U.S. and Canada - The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada that enhance the quality of life for children, families, and pets. The Foundation’s grant categories include children's health and wellness, domestic pets, and literacy and education. Individual project grants as well as organization program grants are provided. Priority is given to organizations located near Build-A-Bear Workshop stores. Visit theFoundation’s website to review the funding guidelines for each of the grant categories.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Local Funding Partnerships Special Solicitation

Deadline:  Accepts throughout 2010
Grants:  $50,000 - $200,000 matching grants
Grants Available:  8

Matching Grants for Violence Prevention Programs - Local Funding Partnerships, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a matching grants program that connects the Foundation with local grantmakers to fund community-based projects to improve health care for vulnerable populations. The program’s special solicitation, “Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence,” helps diversity-focused grantmakers fund projects to reduce violence in traditionally underserved communities that are defined by race, ethnicity, tribe, gender, sexual identity, or rural/frontier location. Applicants must be nominated by a funder that is principally concerned with the community to be served. This solicitation will provide matching grants of between $50,000 and $200,000 for up to eight new projects that employ community strengths and assets to reduce exposure to violence.  Visit the Foundation’s website to download the Call for Proposals.

"The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation is dedicated to assisting the poor through operating and capital grants to direct service organizations primarily located in Maryland, Hawaii, Northeastern Pennsylvania, New York, Israel and the Former Soviet Union. These grants focus on meeting basic needs such as shelter, nutrition, health, socialization, and enhancing an individual’s ability to meet those needs. Within that focus, emphasis is placed on older adults and the Jewish community."