ACB Funding Opportunities
| SUBMISSION DEADLINE | CATEGORY | GRANT AMOUNT | DESCRIPTION | GRANTEE (Click on the name to go to the website) |
| December | ||||
| 15th | Fitness | $10,000 | The Saucony Run for Good Foundation is committed to improving the lives of children by helping to prevent and reduce childhood obesity. Grants of up to $10,000 are provided to nonprofit community organizations that initiate and support youth running programs. Program participants must be 18 years of age or younger. Priority will be given to programs that serve youth populations not traditionally exposed to running programs. | Saucony Run for Good Foundation |
| 16th | Youth Gardens | $775 - $2,360 | KidsGardening.org, a national nonprofit dedicated to providing inspiration and support for parents and educators who are gardening with children, awards Youth Garden Grants to support school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for students and their communities. Any U.S. nonprofit organization, school, or youth program planning a new garden program or expanding an established one that serves at least 15 youth between the ages of three and 18 is eligible to apply. | KidsGardening.org: Youth Garden Grants |
| 20th | Dental Care | Up to $20,000 | The Foundation offers Access to Care Grants of up to $20,000 for initiatives that provide dental care and ultimately serve as a Dental Home to underserved/limited access children. Special consideration will be given to initiatives that support the age-one dental visit, emphasize care to patients up to age five, address the needs of specific underserved demographic groups, and incorporate systemic health, i.e., diabetes, cancer, etc. | AAPD Foundation: Access to Care Grants |
| 30th | Social Change | $2,500 - $100,000 | The funding priorities include organizing to shift power, working to build a movement, dismantling oppression, and creating new structures. Priority is given to new or emerging organizations; efforts that have difficulty securing funds from other sources; organizing efforts across national borders; climate change organizing at the local policy level; groups that have a genesis in Occupy, MeToo, or Movement for Black Lives; collaborative peace initiatives led by women or youth; or issues that are not yet recognized by progressive funders. | Peace Development Fund: Community Organizing Grants |
| January 2020 | ||||
| 6th | Youth Conflict Resolution | $15,000 - $40,000 | The JAMS Foundation/ACR Initiative for Students and Youth provides grants for conflict prevention and dispute resolution programs for K-12 students and for adults working with youth populations in ways that directly transfer conflict resolution education (CRE) skills from adults to youth. The focus for 2020 is on the reduction in anti-social behavior in the school building as well as outside the schoolhouse and an increase in the development of CRE skills in and with youth that modifies the normative culture and enhances positive school climate in elementary schools. | JAMS Foundation/ACR Initiative for Students and Youth |
| 10th | Spinal Cord Injuries | $25,000 - $100,000 | The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation is dedicated to supporting both programs and scientific research to improve the quality of life for those affected by and living with spinal cord injury. Through Community Support Grants, the Foundation’s Creating Opportunity & Independence portfolio supports organizations that provide programs and services that enhance quality of life for individuals and families living with spinal cord injury throughout the United States and Canada. Areas of interest include Arts, Sports, and Recreation; Assistive Technology; Education; Employment; Independent Living; and Rehabilitation. | Craig H. Neilsen Foundation: Creating Opportunity & Independence |
| 15th | Education | $325,000 | The Walton Family Foundation’s Innovative Schools Program supports educators and entrepreneurs nationwide who open all types of K-12 schools that can help students achieve at the highest level. This program is designed to support schools that look and feel truly different, achieve unprecedented outcomes, serve high-need students, and embrace analysis of their successes and challenges to share with other schools. | Walton Family Foundation: Innovative Schools Program |
| 17th | Health | $50,000 | he Community Health Grants program, an initiative of the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation, supports innovative programs targeting the prevention and reduction of type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Grants are provided to community-based organizations, such as free health clinics, that offer services to vulnerable and underserved populations, including residents of inner cities and rural areas. | AMA Foundation: Community Health Grants |
| 24th | Out of School Programs | $15,000 - $100,000 | The Aim High grant program, funded by the New York Life Foundation and administered by the Afterschool Alliance, supports out-of-school programs serving middle school youth nationwide. The focus of Aim High is to help economically disadvantaged eighth-graders reach ninth grade prepared to succeed in high school by supporting afterschool, summer, and expanded learning programs. Funded programs must serve a high percentage, at least 75 percent, of low-income youth. | New York Life Foundation: Aim High |
| 28th | Economic | $100,000 - $10,000,000 | The Challenge will fund the most transformative evidence-based solutions to address barriers to improved economic opportunity, security, and mobility for individuals and families. The focus is on proven, data-driven solutions ready to serve as a model for implementation across the country. Winning solutions will utilize a powerful strategy to change lives and permanently remove key barriers to economic opportunity. Applying teams should demonstrate that they have the track record, experience, relationships, and resources to create lasting change, using an evidence-based approach that shows promise for delivering significant impact at a larger scale. | Economic Opportunity Challenge |
These grants have rolling deadlines
| CATEGORY | GRANT AMOUNT | DESCRIPTION | GRANTEE (Click on the name to go to the website) |
| Various | Undisclosed | Cisco Global Impact Cash Grants support nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and worldwide with scalable, replicable, and sustainable solutions that use Internet and network technology to benefit individuals and communities around the world. In the Education category, Cisco supports technology-based solutions and education delivery models that improve student performance and engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The Economic Empowerment category focuses on programs that encourage employment success, entrepreneurship, and long-term self-sufficiency by providing access to skills, knowledge, and financial products and services via technology-based solutions. Through the Critical Human Needs category, Cisco grants help overcome the cycle of poverty and dependence by supporting organizations that address the basic needs of underserved communities. Organizations can begin the application process at any time. Visit the Cisco website to review the grantmaking criteria and to take the Eligibility Quiz. | Cisco Global Impact Cash Grants |
| Education & Youth Development |
$500 - $2,000 | The Kars4Kids Small Grant Program provides support to nonprofit organizations that are working to make a difference in the areas of education and youth development. | Kars4Kids Small Grant Program |
| Teaching Tolerance | $500 - $10,000 | Teaching Tolerance support projects that “create affirming school climates and educate young people how to thrive in a diverse democracy. Grants fund projects at the school, classroom, and district levels. Projects at the school and district levels should focus on improving school climate, responding to and preventing incidents of hate, and embracing principles of tolerance and inclusion. At the classroom level, grants should help teachers promote empathy and kindness, positive identity development, and critical thinking. | Teaching Tolerance Educator Grants |
| Multiple | Unspecified | The purpose of this program is to help communities address economic and social challenges and to navigate the complex global economy. | JPMorgan Chase Foundation |
| Multiple | Unspecified | The purpose of this program is to support charitable organizations working to make a lasting difference in the lives of United States armed forces members and their families. Efforts that address mpoverished families and children in underserved communities and support for civic/safety organizations or local community events and organizations that promote inclusion will also be considered. | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Foundation |
| Education | $100,000 |
The purpose of this program is to support high-performing alternative education models in anticipation that their successful strategies will become common practice in all schools. The focus of this program is educational reform and supporting academic programs throughout the country that offer families alternatives to underperforming public schools. |
The Louis Calder Foundation |
| Donated Goods | The purpose of this program is to support charitable organizations by providing them with donated goods that they in turn provide to people in need. Awarded goods must be given to the ill, needy, or youth populations that the applicant organization serves, or to assist in the administration of the applicant's projects. Examples of goods are electronics and office items, mattresses, clothing, toys. | Good360 | |
| Organic Agriculture | Unspecified |
The purpose of this program is to support and promote the growth of organic and sustainable agriculture. The program will fund projects that include researching, developing, teaching, or promoting organic agriculture. |
Simply Organic
Contact Program Staff for application (800) 437-3301 |
| Multiple | Unspecified | The purpose of this program is to create positive change in the communities where the Carnival brands operate through empowering youth, enhancing education, and strengthening families. | Carnival Foundation |
| Sports and Leadership | $1,000-$5,000 | The purpose of this program is to support young people by engaging them in sports-related activities that promote active and healthy lifestyles as well as leadership and growth opportunities. | LIDS Foundation |
| Family Literacy | $2,000-$10,000 | The focus of the Foundation is on the development and expansion of new and existing literacy and educational programs. | Wish You Well Foundation |
| HIV/AIDS | $25,000 | The Southern HIV Impact Fund, an initiative of AIDS United, provides Southern Action Grants to nonprofit organizations that advance a positive socio-political environment in communities across the U.S. South. Grants of up to $25,000 will support projects that have a social/racial justice framework and related HIV focus, and that advance the rights and well-being of people who face disproportionate structural inequities. | AIDS United: Southern HIV Impact Fund |
| Children, Education, Health & Human Services | Undisclosed | The Costco Charitable Contributions Committee oversees charitable donations to nonprofit organizations focusing on supporting children, education, and health and human services. Award amounts vary, and previous grants have gone to organizations such as United Way, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and the Red Cross. Grant-giving focuses on communities in the markets where Costco does business (see the website for a more comprehensive list). | Costco Wholesale Grants |
| Education | Undisclosed | The Oriental Trading Company Giving program aims to enrich the lives of children through education, youth programming, and healthcare and human services. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations and public schools, colleges, and universities. | Oriental Trading Company Education Grants |