GRANTS
Kensington Community Resilience Fund – April 14
The KCR Fund anticipates $300,000 in new funding will be distributed during the 2023 grant cycle, building upon $400,000 in grants that were previously distributed to 40 organizations during the first and second grant cycles. New for this cycle is an operating and facilitation partnership with the Scattergood Foundation, an original partner in launching and investing in the KCR Fund.
Thirty $10,000 general operating grants will be distributed to grassroots, community-based organizations, addressing quality of life needs in Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill. Grants can support a wide range of uses and are intended to give organizations and projects as much flexibility as possible to carry out their work supporting the Kensington community. Organizations must focus on at least one of the following focus areas identified by community residents along with nonprofit, civic, and faith-based leaders:
- Public Safety
- Youth Development
- Workforce Development and Training
- Beautification and Blight Removal
- Connecting Residents to Resources
- Building Resilience and Addressing Community Trauma
Recognizing that many neighborhood groups do not yet have 501c3 designation, applicants without the designation may apply through fiscal sponsors. The KCR Fund and some of its applicants partnered with local nonprofit agencies such as Impact Services, HACE, and New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) to serve as fiscal sponsors.
Learn more on the KCR Fund webpage.
Two information sessions are being offered; pre-registration is required (Spanish translation will be provided):
- Thursday, March 23, 5:30 – 6:30 PM – CLICK HERE to Register
- Friday, March 24, 8:30 – 9:30 AM – CLICK HERE to Register
Click here to access to the online grant portal.
Please submit questions to kcrf@scattergoodfoundation.org.
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2023 J.M.K. Innovation Prize for the Environment, Heritage Conservation & Social Justice – Apr 28
Calling All Nonprofit Innovators & Social Entrepreneurs: Applications are open for the 2023 J.M.K. Innovation Prize. Now in its fifth cycle, the Prize seeks to identify, support, and elevate innovators who are spearheading transformative early-stage projects in the fields of the environment, heritage conservation, and social justice.
This year, the J.M. Kaplan Fund will award 10 Prizes, each including a cash award of $150,000 over three years, plus $25,000 for project expenses, for a total of $175,000. Awardees also receive guidance through the Fund and its resource network, including convenings with their Prize cohort and tools and training to support them through the challenges of a startup organization.
Applications are due by April 28th, open to projects in:
- The Environment: Slowing the pace of climate change and mitigating climate impacts.
- Heritage Conservation: Protecting the places that communities care about most.
- Social Justice: Strengthening democracy and reforming the criminal justice and immigration systems.
Register for our informational webinar: March 28, 2023, 1:00 PM
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Yield Giving Open Call – May 5
Launched on March 21, 2023, the $250 million Yield Giving Open Call is an initiative focused on elevating organizations working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States: communities, individuals, and families with access to the fewest foundational resources and opportunities. The registration period is now open.
About the Open Call
This initiative seeks community-led, community-focused organizations whose explicit purpose is to advance the voices and opportunities of individuals and families of meager or modest means, and groups who have met with discrimination and other systemic obstacles. Organizations best suited to this initiative will enable individuals and families to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being through foundational resources. This includes, for instance, organizations providing access to health care, stable and affordable housing, education and job training, support for sustained employment, asset ownership, civic engagement, and other pathways. They may also be engaged in data collection and communication to amplify the voices of people and communities struggling against inequities.
Community-led, community-focused nonprofit organizations from across the United States and U.S. Territories are invited to apply and share the impact they have had on the abilities of individuals and families in their communities to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being.
Interested organizations must register to apply before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Friday, May 5, 2023. Complete applications are due before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Monday, June 12, 2023. Organizations must have an annual operating budget of at least $1 million and no more than $5 million for at least two of the last four fiscal years to be eligible to apply.
The Yield Giving Open Call is being managed by Lever for Change, a nonprofit that leverages its networks to find and fund solutions to the world’s greatest challenges, including racial inequity, gender inequality, lack of economic development, and climate change.
After applications are submitted, they will undergo Administrative Review and Participatory Review by other applicants. In the Fall of 2023, up to 1,000 applicants top-rated by their peers will advance to the Evaluation Panel Review by a panel recruited for experience relevant to this initiative. The donor team will select from among the organizations recommended by their peers and this external evaluation panel and announce 250 awardees in early 2024. Each awardee will receive an unrestricted operating gift of $1 million.
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RESOURCES
DATABASE: Wells Fargo Trust Philanthropic Services Private Foundations
To serve these foundations, we seek to help non-profit organizations identify appropriate grant resources for specific funding needs. To help you find these grants, we provide a wide range of information about these foundations through our search feature.
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