Funding Announcements (Members Only)

Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood is offering grants to nonprofit organizations for research projects on topics related to children’s welfare and parenting. Focus areas include parenting practices and education, early childhood education and play, and early childhood welfare. Funding is intended for original projects that have the potential to benefit infants and children.

Giving Joy LLC is offering grants of up to $500 and in-kind support to women entrepreneurs to enhance business or organizational development. Funding is intended to support the improvement, expansion, and strengthening of organizations and businesses that impact families, girls, and women throughout the world. 

Best Buy Foundation is offering in-kind grants of event sponsorships to nonprofit organizations for events that align with the funding source’s charitable giving priorities. Consideration will be given to events in the areas of diversity and inclusion, teens and technology, and public affairs. National events will be given priority over local events.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is offering to nonprofit organizations to provide improved learning opportunities for children throughout the country. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is intended to prepare children, especially those from underserved backgrounds, for success in school, the workforce, and beyond.

Open Technology Fund (OTF) is offering grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, for-profits, and individuals for activities that promote privacy, security, freedom, and accessibility in technology. Funding is intended to support projects and individuals working on accessible and open technology-focused projects that promote human rights, Internet freedom, and open societies.

Arts Midwest is offering grants of up to $25,000 to professional theater companies for performances and educational activities for students. Interested applicants must submit a letter of intent prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is intended to support programs that give middle and high school students the opportunity to experience the works of Shakespeare.

Wavelength Productions is offering grants of up to $5,000 and in-kind support to women filmmakers of color for debut short documentary and narrative films. In addition to funds, grantees will be mentored in the areas of production, development, and distribution. Applicants must identify as female or non-binary and as a member of the BIPOC community.

InterConnection is offering in-kind donations to nonprofit organizations to expand their capacity to address the needs of underserved populations. The program provides computer donations in order to help organizations provide services such as education, job training, technology training, and health care. 

The Mazda Foundation is offering grants of $100K or more (no specified amount) to support the following program areas: Education and literacy, Environmental conservation, Cross-cultural understanding, and Social welfare.

New York Life Foundation and National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) is offering grants of up to $150,000 to nonprofit organizations for grief counseling services to youth, children, and young adults. Funding is intended to provide bereavement support services within the school system. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to grief training, support groups in schools, and one-on-one counseling.