Private Grants Alert

Children & Youth

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Sodexo Provides Youth, Education Funding Support

Private Funders: Sodexo Foundation and Youth Service America (YSA); Opportunity: 2016 Global Youth Service Day; Funding Focus: Education and service learning; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Youth and nonprofit organizations; Funding: 100 awards up to $400 each; Deadline: TBA, last year...

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Food Chain Offers Regional Support for K-12 Projects

Funder: BJ's Charitable Foundation; Opportunity: 2016 program grants; Funding Focus: Children & youth (hunger relief is a foundation priority); Geographic Focus: In the 15 states where BJ's Clubs are located; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies, since its first grant in 2005, BJ's has a...

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Fund for Children Seeks Applications for Grants

Foundation: Global Fund for Children; Opportunity: AnnualGrants; Funding Focus: Children and youth; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits; Funding: Awards vary; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: Priority goes to nonprofit organizations working directly with children and youth. Sup...

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Foundation Underwrites Nutrition, Farm Projects

Funder: Monsanto Fund; Opportunity: 2016 Foundation grants; Funding Focus: Education, nutrition and public safety; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Varies. Deadline: Feb. 28 (the fund will not start accepting applications for this round of grants until Jan. 1). Sum...

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Children's Theater Grants to Open Soon

Foundation: Children's Theater Foundation of America (CTFA); Opportunity: Aurand Harris Children's Theater Grants; Funding Focus: Children's Theater Grants; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Theaters & youth-performance groups; Funding: Grants generally range from $1,000 to $5,000. D...

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Family Foundation Favors Mentoring Projects

Foundation: Carlson Family Foundation (formerly The Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation); Opportunity: 2016 foundation grants; Funding Focus: K-12 education, children and at-risk youth; Geographic Focus: National, with a preference for Minnesota; Eligibility: Nonprofits and faith-based groups; F...

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Wish You Well Foundation Gives to Reading Efforts

Funder: Wish You Well Foundation; Opportunity: Literacy grants; Funding Focus: Literacy, disadvantaged youth, rural education; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $10,000 each; Deadline: Rolling. Summary: The grants promote child and family literacy programs. P...

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Foundation Favors Youth, Jobs Programs

Private Funder: Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation; Opportunity: 2014 foundation grants; Funding Focus: Low-income families, children and youth, seniors and jobs; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits; Funding: Multiple awards (the foundation made $97 million in gr...

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Human Services, Youth, Workforce Projects Get Funding Aid

Since its founding in 1962, the Lincoln Financial Foundation has funded a range of grants. It supports programs where the company has a presence. Nonprofits are eligible and awards vary (the foundation distributed about $9 million in grants last year). Deadline: Varies, see below. Although givi...

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Dollar General Literacy Competition Helps Improve Youth Reading Skills

Private Funder: Dollar General Literacy Foundation; Opportunity: Dollar General Literacy Foundation 2015-16 Youth Literacy Grants; Funding Focus: Education; Geographic Focus: Regional (in the 40 states where the store has locations); Eligibility: Schools & nonprofits; Funding: Up to $4,000 ea...

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