GRANTS
Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Invites Applications for Project Grants – Feb 23
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, dedicated to fostering a vibrant and diverse cultural community in Greater Philadelphia.
To that end, the center invites applications for project grants in its Exhibitions & Public Interpretation and Performance programs. Projects must deliver distinctive, high-quality, and meaningful cultural experiences to communities in the Philadelphia region and reflect an organizational commitment to multiple perspectives and inclusive practices in program design, development, and impact. Recognizing the fluid boundaries in the presentation and interpretation of material and visual culture and in performance, the Center has two areas of funding with the same goals for cultural production:
Exhibitions & Public Interpretation: Includes public display and/or interpretation of artworks, historical artifacts, scientific objects, living collections, archives, buildings, stories, or ideas; film, video, or other time-based media presentations and technology platforms; and all other forms of exhibitions and public cultural interpretation, including those that take place in public spaces, online, and/or make use of participatory strategies.
Performance: Includes original works or new treatments of existing works in all performance forms, including those drawn from archival sources; film, video, and other moving-image performance works whose development and public presentation is interpreted through the project’s performative intentions; distribution and installation of performances using experimental media or technology platforms; and performances in public spaces, online, and/or making use of participatory strategies.
Maximum allowable grant requests for all project grants are dependent on organizational budget size and range from $75,000 to $300,000. Organizations with an operating budget minimum of $1 million and that meet additional criteria may be eligible to apply for project grants up to $400,000. Up to three organizations may pool their individual grants towards a collaborative effort, not to exceed $800,000 in total.
Applicants must be located in the five-county Philadelphia area of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties; have 501(c)(3) designation; have a minimum annual budget of $150,000; and have paid, professional artistic and managerial project staff. Applicants with parent organizations (such as libraries and departments/schools at academic institutions) must submit a letter of commitment from a governing official at the time of LOI submission.
All applicants are required to schedule an appointment to discuss their LOI project idea with Center senior program staff on or before February 23, 2022. To schedule an appointment, or for questions, please email apply@pewcenterarts.org. Applicants must then submit a 150-word written distillation of their idea by March 2, 2022. Upon review, selected applicants will be notified of eligibility to submit a full Letter of Intent, with a deadline of April 8, 2022.
For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage website.
Philadelphia Foundation 2022 Grants FEB 28
Application Due Dates:
- To be considered for a grant in April 2022, applications are due bymidnight on February 28. The application window is now open.
- To be considered for a grant in November 2022, applications are due by midnight on September 9. This application window opens in August.
Advocacy Unrestricted Grants are available on a competitive basis for nonprofits utilizing advocacy and community organizing best practices toward policy change on behalf of marginalized and low-income communities in Greater Philadelphia.
Successful applicants will demonstrate a track record of identifying community issues of concern and the specific policies reinforcing these issues, implementing activities challenging these policies and practices, and a history of winning policy changes.
- Operating budget above $100,000.
- No deficit of more than 10% for prior three years. No more than two years of deficits for prior three years.
- Organizations must support Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and other historically marginalized and under-invested communities.
- Grant amounts range between $15,000 and $30,000 and are unrestricted.
Click to view the Advocacy Grant Application
Direct Service Grantsare available on a competitive basis for direct-service nonprofits serving high poverty and vulnerable populations in our Greater Philadelphia region.
- Organizations seeking direct service grants should demonstrate a strong history of effective programs that serve on behalf of vulnerable populations, strong management practices, sound fiscal performance, and strong leadership at the board and staff levels.
- Operating budget above $100,000.
- No deficit of more than 10% for the past year.
- Grant amounts range between $15,000 and $30,000 and are unrestricted.
Click to view the Direct Service Grant Application
Fundfor Children Strategic Investments in Youth Grants provide general operating support for Philadelphia-based youth leadership development organizations that prioritize youth leadership, civic engagement, and youth organizing activities and outcomes.
- For nonprofits serving children and youth from birth to 18 in Philadelphia.
- Priority given to those with operating budgets under $5 million.
- Grant amounts range between $10,000 and $50,000.
Click to view the Fund for Children Strategic Investments in Youth Grant Application
ImpactProgram Grants are available on a competitive basis to nonprofits serving high-poverty and marginalized populations in Greater Philadelphia who can demonstrate that their work improves the lives of people served.
- Applicants must present a strong history of direct service programming to high poverty and marginalized populations and have documented outcomes and evaluations data for at least one year of program service delivery.
- Organizations seeking funding for pilot programs should demonstrate prior success in delivering outcomes-based initiatives and achieving desired outcomes for targeted populations.
- Organizations must support Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and other historically marginalized and under-invested communities.
- Operating budget above $100,000.
- Grant amounts will not exceed 10% of the organization’s budget and are capped at $30,000. Grants are restricted and will only support program-related activities.
Click to view the Impact Grant Application
Leadership Grants are made to nonprofit organizations that seek to: increase measurable skills and diversity of pipelines for senior staff and board members and to strengthen organizational capacity and nonprofit leaders in the areas of Governance, Management, Planning, Civic Engagement, Board and Staff Development, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Requests to support leadership transition and to increase the diversity of senior staff leadership also will be considered.
- Operating Budget above $100,000.
- Grant amounts range between $10,000 and $50,000.
Click to view the Leadership Grant application
Additional Non-Profit Resources
The Key Skills Hub is the Philadelphia Foundation’s marketplace for volunteerism, where the community and corporate sector meet to work toward improving the quality of life in our neighborhoods, our city and throughout the Greater Philadelphia region.
The hub matches passionate, skills-based volunteers with opportunities to donate their time to nonprofits seeking assistance in the areas of business strategy, marketing, accounting, graphic design, human resources, website development and more.
Available to Greater Philadelphia nonprofits at no cost. Learn more here.
Contact the Philadelphia Foundation for more information on any of the opportunities listed above.
PCCD – Non-Profit Security Grant Fund Program March 2
The solicitation for the FY21-22 Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program is NOW OPEN.
The 30-day solicitation period is from Tuesday, February 1, 2022 to Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 11:59 PM.
Act 83 directs PCCD to administer grants to nonprofit organizations who principally serve individuals, groups or institutions that are included within a bias motivation category for single bias hate crime incidents as identified by the FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics PublicationOpens In A New Window.
Applicants are eligible for security enhancements designed to protect the safety and security of the users of a facility located in the Commonwealth that is owned or operated by the nonprofit organization.
- The categories include:
- Race/ethnicity/ancestry;
- Religion;
- Sexual orientation;
- Disability;
- Gender; and
- Gender identity.
Click on the SurveyMonkey initial request form link below to submit your request for assistance to PCCD.
APPLY HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022NonprofitOpens In A New Window
To help you prepare your initial request, a word/pdf document is available for reference below:
Non-Profit Security Grant Program Initial Request (PDF VERSION FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY)
ATTENTION INTERESTED APPLICANTS FOR FY21-22 FUNDING:
PCCD is pleased to announce that $5 million is available to support the Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program this year. The solicitation period is now open for a 30-day time frame (February 1, 2022 to March 2, 2022 at 11:59 PM). Please access the SurveyMonkey link above to submit your initial request form and refer to this webpage for information about the form and this process. Awards will be announced no later than April 1, 2022.
If you are interested in receiving notices related to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, please include your email
Social Change, Justice Grants – Mar 4
Boston-based Resist works to redistribute resources to frontline communities at the forefront of social change while amplifying their efforts to build a better world.
To that end, the organization invites applications from grassroots organizations led by those most impacted by intersecting systems of oppression and working to advance justice and liberation. Two types of grants will be awarded:
General Support: Grants of up to $4,000 will be awarded in support of groups that are building movements for justice and liberation and resisting systemic oppression through grassroots/cultural organizing, artmaking, and resilience building.
Accessibility: Grants of up to $4,000 will be awarded for work that specifically enables a group’s work to be more accessible to community members with specific accessibility needs.
Applicants must have an organizational budget under $150,000 per year, be based in the United States, and be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) according to the Internal Revenue Code, a federally recognized Native American tribal government or agency, or sponsored by a previously listed entity.
Deadline to Apply: March 4, 2022
For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Resist website.
Valentine Foundation Visionary Leadership Fund – March 14
- Making Current Women Leaders more Effective
- Developing the Next Generation of Women Leaders
- Fostering a Community of Women Leaders
The Valentine Foundation envisions a society in which all women and girls thrive. Recognizing the legacy of sexism, gender, and racial oppression, we prioritize funding of organizations and executive and emerging leaders who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color and women, trans, and gender-expansive people. We define women and girls as including women, trans, and gender-expansive individuals.
Visionary Leadership Fund Grants are only available to qualifying organizations and will not be made available to individual applicants.
Complete information about Visionary Leadership Fund grant applications, including schedules, eligibility requirements, and scheduled information sessions, can be found HERE.
Have questions or want more information? Join Valentine on Tuesday, February 8 for a virtual information session:
Session 1: 9:00am–10:00am
Session 2: 5:00pm–6:00pm
Please register in advance by emailing info@valentinefoundation.org.
VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn Spring 2022 Grant Cycle – March 15
Out of consideration for our nonprofit partners, the application process continues to streamlined, with a brief application, an accelerated response period and a report held as a short Zoom conversation. Additionally, those organizations requesting Program Support may use the funding across all programs that serve people in the North Penn region, not just one specific program.
After reviewing the notes below, you can access the Spring 2022 Grant application through our online portal here.
BEFORE APPLYING, PLEASE READ THESE IMPORTANT NOTES RE: ELIGIBILITY:
We welcome applications for our Spring 2022 Grant cycle from the following:
- Organizations that received 1-year grants in Spring 2021 are welcome to reapply for Spring 2022 grants (list of Spring 2021 Grantees here) if they continue their work in the North Penn region;
- Organizations that did NOT receive funding from the VNA Foundation through its Spring 2021 or Fall 2021 grant cycles but are delivering health/human services to underserved people in the North Penn region are also welcome to apply.
Please do NOT apply for a Spring 2022 Grant if your organization is:
- A recipient of a 2-year Spring 2021 grant (list of Spring 2021 Grantees here);
- A recipient of a Fall 2021 Program grant
INCLUSION GRANT STATUS DOES NOT AFFECT SPRING 2022 GRANT ELIGIBILITY
If your organization is applying for, or has received, an Inclusion Grant from our foundation in 2021 or 2022, you may still apply for a Spring 2022 grant if you meet the above criteria. Inclusion Grants are aimed at increasing access to health and human services for people of color, immigrants and refugees, and English Language Learners in the North Penn region. This is a 2-part application process involving a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) followed by an Application. The deadline for Inclusion Grants remains March 1, 2022, and is an entirely separate grant program from the Spring 2022 Grants. Read more here.
Additional information on how to apply can be foundation on VNA Foundation’s website.
If you have any questions about eligibility for, or the process around, the Spring 2022 grants or any other grants we offer, please read the announcement here and/or do not hesitate to contact Diana Doherty at ddoherty@npvnafoundation.org.
Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund – March 18
HealthSpark Foundation’s Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund addresses the historical exclusion of Black leaders and Black community-serving organizations from tackling the challenges and opportunities facing Montgomery County residents. In honor of its namesake Dr. Frank E. Boston, a Black medical doctor and social entrepreneur who created a hospital and ambulance corps in Lansdale nearly a century ago, the Fund invests in emerging Black leaders in Montgomery County, supports positive storytelling of Black communities across the County, and builds community infrastructure and power in Black communities to advance justice and liberation for all County residents.
Eligible applicants to the Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund must meet the following criteria:
- Be a viable 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a fiscal sponsor.
- Be Black-led and/or Black-serving. Funding decisions will prioritize self-identified Black-led organizations.
- Serve Montgomery County.
- Focus on power-building, leadership development, and/or positive storytelling in the Black community in Montgomery County.
Nonprofits interested in funding may submit an application via HealthSpark’s online grantmaking system during the open call for proposals which will run from January 7, 2022 through March 18, 2022. In preparation for the open call, organizations and potential applicants are encouraged to download the grant application and application scoring rubric posted here (scroll to the bottom of the page).
Learn more
Join a web-based Community Conversation on Tuesday, February 8th from 1-2pm. This conversation with the Community Action Team members will provide more background on the Fund and its purpose in the community, how to apply, and the technical assistance and other supports available to organizations that are interested in applying but may be new to applying for grants or would like additional support throughout the process.
More information on HealthSpark’s grantmaking system is here, or contact info@healthspark.org or 215-716-5400 for support in applying.
RESOURCES
Virtual Evaluating Starting a Consultancy
Wed, February 9, 2022 10:30 a.m.
Business Resource and Innovation Center at Parkway Central Library
Today, professionals are looking to start full-time or part-time consultancies in order to control their financial futures and/or add to their existing income. Marc Kramer , who has been a consultant for 30 years, working with startup companies, Fortune 500 companies, and nonprofits
Lunch & Learn: Virtual Free Marketing Tools
Thu, February 10, 2022 12:00 p.m.
Business Resource and Innovation Center at Parkway Central Library
Join us for our second 2022 Lunch & Learn, Free Marketing Tools! Do you need help creating a logo or attention-grabbing graphics for your marketing materials? Join us to explore free marketing tools
Virtual Introduction to Foundation Directory Online Essential
Tue, February 15, 2022 10:00 a.m.
Business Resource and Innovation Center at Parkway Central Library
Learn how to use everyone’s favorite foundation funding database, Foundation Directory Online (FDO). The user-friendly interface makes it easy to find funders that are interested in supporting your organization’s mission.