Funding Sources
Taproot Foundation Service Grants: Next deadline March 1, 2008
The Taproot Foundation provides capacity-building assistance through service grants that link charities with high-skill professionals who offer assistance in areas such as marketing, technology, and human resources. Eligible applicants include nonprofit groups working on education, the environment, health, and human services. For more information, visit
www.taprootfoundation.org/npo/npo-process.php.
Target Store Grants: Next cycle March 1 - May 31, 2009
Target offers program support in the following areas: arts, early childhood reading and family violence prevention. Applications for 2009 funding will be available March 1, 2009, for the May 31 deadline. For more information,
click here.
Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Grants: Next cycle Jan. 1 - June 30, 2009
Bank of America's NEI program recognizes, nurtures, and rewards community-based organizations, local heroes and student leaders working to improve their communities. The program focuses on areas such as: education, community development/neighborhood preservation, arts and culture, and health and human services. For more information,
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Essex County Community Foundation: Deadlines throughout the year
ECCF has a number of different grant making funds with deadlines throughout the year. The details of these funds can be found at
http://www.eccf.org/grantguidelines41.html.
Bank of America Local Grants: Deadline rolling
The majority of Bank of America's local grant making programs have no deadline; applications are reviewed throughout the year at regularly scheduled local market leadership meetings. To be considered for a local grant, your organization should be aligned with the funding priorities in your market. For information on specific priorities, or to apply,
click here.
Brown Rudnick's Community Grants Program: Deadline rolling
Brown Rudnick's Community Grants Program subsidizes small projects designed to improve inner-city education in Boston, Hartford, Providence, New York, or Washington, D.C. To get more information and the full RFP,
click here.
The Charles Hayden Foundation: Deadline rolling
The Charles Hayden Foundation seeks to promote the mental, moral and physical development of children and youth ages five to eighteen in the metropolitan area of New York and the City of Boston. Their focus is on those institutions and programs serving youth most at risk of not reaching their full potential, especially youth in low-income communities. For more information,
click here.
Google Grants: Deadline rolling
The Google Grants program supports organizations sharing our philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. For more information,
click here.
The Edith Glick Shoolman Children's Foundation: Deadline quarterly (September 1, December 1, March 1, June 1)
The Foundation’s primary focus will be to support organizations and programs in the New York and Boston metropolitan areas which provide opportunities for children from birth through the elementary years. For more information,
click here.
The McKenzie Foundation: Deadline rolling
The purpose of The McKenzie Foundation is to encourage and support non-profit programs primarily in the areas of education, health, human services, and cultural and environmental concerns. Specffic initiatives include early childhood development, education, the environment, and arts and culture. For more information,
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Staples Foundation for Learning: Deadline rolling
The mission of Staples Foundation for Learning is to help fund programs that support or provide job skills and education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. Interested organizations must be invited to apply by the Staples Foundation. There are deadlines throughout the year. For more information, visit
www.staplesfoundation.org.
The Lynch Foundation: Deadline rolling
The Lynch Foundation provides assistance to programs primarily in Massachusetts with an emphasis on education; culture and historic preservation; healthcare and medical research; and religious and educational efforts of the Roman Catholic Church. For more information,
click here.
John Hancock Financial Services Offers Support for Programs Serving Boston Youth and Families: Deadline rolling
The mission of John Hancock in the community is to provide the greatest level of support for Boston youth and families most in need. John Hancock serves the community by providing program grants that directly serve Boston youth and families in need. John Hancock does not typically fund general operating support, capital campaigns, building renovations or endowments. For more information, visit
www.johnhancock.com/about/community.html.
Palm Foundation Cash Grant: Deadline TBD
The Palm Foundation will make cash grants to non-profit organizations that focus on issues directly related to the education of youth at risk. For more information,
click here.