GRANTS

Communities Transforming Policing Fund – Accepts LOIs on a rolling basis

The Borealis Philanthropy Communities Transforming Policing Fund welcomes Letters of Inquiry.

CTPF is a donor collaborative that provides resources to organizations in local communities impacted by deadly and discriminatory policing practices working to build power, increase police accountability and transparency, and redefine safety by advocating for investment in community-based programs and services as alternatives to police, jails, and prisons.

To that end, CTPF provides one-year general operating support grants ranging between $15,000 and $30,000. (Amounts will be determined based on the nature of the request and available resources.) In addition to financial support, all grantees will have access to ongoing capacity-building opportunities, including regular learning webinars dedicated to key issues related to their work, opportunities for peer sharing with other grantees, and weekly newsletters that compile field-related news, updates, resources, and funding opportunities.

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Kensington Community Resilience Fund Due May 14th

Informed by resident surveys and determined by community providers and residents on the KCR Fund’s Community Advisory Committee, the KCR Fund will provide grants targeting the following six issue areas that have been identified as being most important to community residents. Applicants should be able to demonstrate how their work aligns with, advances, and supports at least one of these areas.

• Public Safety and Gun Violence
• Youth Development (birth to age 24)
• Workforce Development and Training
• Beautification and Blight Removal
• Connecting Residents to Resources
• Building Resilience Addressing Community Trauma

CLICK HERE to learn more and apply.

The Illuminate the Arts Grants will remain available through May 28

The Illuminate the Arts Grants are a means to help sustain and stimulate the COVID-19 recovery of the arts and culture community of Philadelphia. It is a total of $1M to be distributed to Philadelphia’s individual artists, small and mid-size arts organizations, and small creative enterprises. The grant seeks to financially uplift Philadelphia’s creative sector and support disadvantaged communities, particularly Philadelphia’s Black and Brown communities, that have been disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who can apply? Must be based in Philadelphia county.

• Individual artists (with a total annual income of $60,000 or less) can apply for a grant of $1,000.
• Small nonprofit arts organizations (operating budgets of $100,000 or less) can apply for grants ranging from $5,000-$10,000.
• Mid-size nonprofit arts organizations (operating budgets between $101,000-$500,000) can apply for grants ranging from $10,000-$20,000.
• Small creative enterprises (operating budgets less than $500,000) can apply for grants ranging from $2,500-$15,000

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State Farm Neighborhood Assist Grants – Jun 2

State Farm ® Neighborhood Assist is going live for its tenth year and granting $1 million. Help spread the word. State Farm Neighborhood Assist^® awards $25,000 grants to support 40 causes making an impact in their communities. Grantees are selected by popular vote so now is the time to prepare submissions.

Submission Phase: Starts June 2

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Racial Equity Grants – Jun 4

The NewSchools Venture Fund believes that the freedom to thrive is every person’s fundamental right, and that access to a great education, regardless of race or ethnicity, is essential to that freedom. To that end, NewSchools is opening its first Racial Equity funding opportunity and will provide $1.5 million in “dream capital” to innovators of color with bold ideas to advance racial equity in education.

The urgency to innovate is greater than ever. Students and families are navigating the impacts of COVID-19 and a broader racial reckoning in our society. Schools, community-based organizations, and trusted leaders are working hard to meet student needs. And there are brilliant solutions borne from the lived experiences of people of color.

Instead of a traditional grantmaking approach that centers funders, their strategies, and their selection criteria, the decision-makers for this funding opportunity will be parents, students, and education innovators of color. Given the prevalence of anti-Black racism in society, and its impact on outcomes for Black students, the organizations plans to allocate at least 50 percent of the Racial Equity fund to Black leaders. Grantees will receive funding as well as management assistance, such as access to experts and a community of practice, to support the development of your idea.

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RESOURCES

Virtual Introduction to Proposal Writing