GrantStation Insider: February 27, 2025

Application deadline: Letters of intent will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year and evaluated quarterly after the remaining 2025 deadlines of April 30, July 31, and October 31.
Grant amount: Up to $60,000
Description: The American Psychological Foundation’s Direct Action Visionary Grants seek to fund innovative interventions, based on psychological knowledge, that directly address pressing needs of communities in the United States. Projects should serve marginalized communities, end prejudice and stigma, prevent violence, and explore mind-body health connections. APF is particularly interested in supporting communities and populations dealing with prejudice, bias, intolerance, and all forms of bigotry including racism, antisemitism, homophobia, and misogyny. Examples of supported projects include evaluation of the implementation of an evidence-based intervention in a specific community, bringing an evidence-based intervention to a community in need, and translation of psychological knowledge into a form that can be easily distributed to and understood by a community in need. Project applicants may be individuals or organizations and are not required to be psychologists or mental health professionals; however, an expert in the relevant evidence-based foundation used for the project must be centrally involved.

Application deadline: March 17, 2025
Geographic scope: United States and international
Grant amount: $1,500 to $25,000
Description: The Grey Muzzle Organization provides grants throughout the United States and internationally for programs improving the lives of at-risk senior dogs. Shelters, rescue groups, sanctuaries, and other nonprofit organizations may apply for support for a range of senior dog programs. Examples of funded efforts include programs specifically promoting the adoption of senior dogs, Senior-to-Senior programs, long-term foster care, hospice, programs designed to prevent surrender of senior dogs, and programs focused on prevention of or early intervention in diseases that would otherwise be extremely costly to treat. (Applications are accepted internationally from organizations that have the equivalent of U.S. 501(c)(3) status.) 

Application deadline: March 31, 2025
Grant amount: $3,000 to $6,000 for theatres and $2,000 to $4,000 for individuals
Description: The Childrens Theatre Foundation of America (CTFA) challenges and supports theatre artists to achieve excellence in service to young people. CTFA’s Aurand Harris Theatre Grant and Individual Fellowship supports nonprofit theatres and individual theatre artists in the United States to benefit the field of theatre for children and youth and provide growth opportunities for theatre artists developing work for the young. For theatres, grants cover costs related to people, equipment, and travel. Individual artist fellowships fund a personal development opportunity such as writing a new play, new directing opportunities, or new designing opportunities and techniques.

Application deadline: None
Grant amount: $20,000 to $35,000 on average
Description: The mission of the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation is to foster pathways to success in globally competitive STEM careers for students in the United States. The Foundation funds programs and projects throughout the United States that provide students and educators with enhanced resources for hands-on, STEM-based learning. Additional areas of interest include entrepreneurial programs that teach business, money management, marketing, leadership, strategy, financing, and startup skills; innovative environmental projects that utilize interdisciplinary research to identify and address critical environmental problems with innovative solutions; and projects and programs that contribute to advancements in biomedical research and innovation. Grants of up to $25,000 are provided through the Foundation’s specific program areas, which focus on supporting STEM education at all levels. Through a separate process, letters of inquiry are also accepted for projects that fall outside the Foundation’s specific programs or that require funding above $25,000.

Application deadline: The remaining 2025 deadlines are May 15 and September 15.
Geographic scope: Communities served by Alliant Energy in Iowa and Wisconsin
Description: The Alliant Energy Foundation provides support in the communities the company serves in Iowa and Wisconsin. The Foundation’s Community Grants focus on the following areas: hunger and housing, including household needs, food and nutrition, housing and shelter, and transportation; workforce readiness, including agriculture, literacy, STEM, workforce development, and youth development and mentoring; environmental stewardship, including environmental conservation and education, trails, and parks; and community safety and engagement, including first responders, disaster readiness and relief, community events, and playgrounds.

Application deadline: April 25, 2025
Geographic scope: Georgia
Grant amount: One grant of $100,000 is provided.
Description: Ribbons of Hope—Invest in Women is dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of women and children. Each year Ribbons of Hope awards one $100,000 grant to a nonprofit organization in Georgia that promotes education, health, economic independence, social well-being, or human rights for women and/or their children. The grant may be used for special projects or capital improvements that can be sustained by the organization after the grant allocation. Applying organizations must have been in operation for at least three years with a consistent operating budget of $500,000 or more annually. Visit the Ribbons of Hope website at www.ribbonsofhope.net beginning Monday, March 3rd, to download the 2025 application guidelines and form.

Application deadline: April 30 and October 30, annually
Geographic scope: NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, and DC
Grant amount: First-time grant awards are limited to $5,000 or less.
Description: The Joseph Robert Foundation supports the visual arts, animal welfare, and the environment in the Mid-Atlantic region, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. In the area of the arts, support is primarily provided to nonprofit organizations for visual arts programming and exhibitions. Limited support is available to individual artists. In the area of animal welfare, supported organizations include no-kill shelters, sanctuaries, wildlife rehabilitation centers, animal adoption centers, and animal protection organizations. In the area of the environment, the Foundation supports environmental organizations that promote sustainable resources management and innovative solutions to environmental problems; programs addressing climate change, pollution, and the use of land and water resources; community-based educational environmental initiatives; and community-based projects that enhance the quality of urban life through the development of parks and other environmental endeavors. Smaller organizations with budgets under $300,000 are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: For the spring grant cycle, applications will be accepted from March 3 to March 28, 2025.
Geographic scope: Nevada
Grant amount: $2,500 to $25,000
Description: The Raiders Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations benefiting the residents of Nevada. Support focuses on the following community investment areas: military and veterans, including programs which provide immediate and ongoing support to military members, veterans, and their families; health and wellness, with a focus on initiatives positively impacting the social determinants of health; and youth development, including programs which improve outcomes for children and efforts that encourage youth to be active and healthy. 

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Application deadline: June 6, 2025
Geographic scope: New Jersey
Description: The NRCS NJ Community Gardens/Farm Agreement FY2025 seeks to foster environmental stewardship and sustainable agriculture in New Jersey communities by addressing the need for conservation education and resource support in urban and underserved communities. Projects may include conservation practice demonstration and education opportunities as well endeavors to engage historically underserved growers and communities in NRCS programs.

Application deadline: April 22, 2025
Description: The Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program (Rural MOMS) provides support to establish innovative, collaborative rural obstetric networks to improve maternity care and access to care in rural communities. The ultimate goal of the program is to improve maternal and infant health outcomes and access.

In just five years, MacKenzie Scott has given more than $19 billion in unrestricted support to more than 2,000 organizations. If you are interested in learning about how these grants have transformed recipient organizations and influenced many of the communities these organizations serve, you might want to read Breaking the Mold: The Transformative Effect of MacKenzie Scott's Big Gifts. This new report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, the final in a three-year study, examines the impact of MacKenzie Scott's large, unrestricted gifts on recipient organizations.

When seed money or startup funding gets mentioned, most folks think about money available to help launch a new organization. But plenty of funders also provide money to help established organizations get new programs or projects off the ground. The "Startup Funding" search term in GrantStation's database can help you find these funders.

Webinar date: March 6, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: There are unique differences between capacity building grants and regular, programmatic grants that you must understand if you want to write a successful proposal. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will define and discuss the fundamentals of capacity building grant proposals. She will introduce you to a practical approach with examples based on real experiences.

Webinar date: March 10, 2025, 2:00 to 2:45 PM Eastern Time
Description: Leveraging AI can transform how you design, implement, and evaluate your programs, enabling you to make data-driven decisions and maximize impact. In this TargetED session, Alice Ruhnke and David Gates will guide you on incorporating AI into your program development and evaluation, equipping you with tools and strategies to streamline your processes and enhance your impact. (This webinar is part of the TargetED series, AI for Nonprofits.)

Webinar date: March 12, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: You’ll likely encounter many challenges throughout a capital campaign. Raising funds for multimillion-dollar projects such as new buildings requires a strategic, multidimensional effort. That’s why it’s vital to build and maintain momentum throughout the entire process. During this webinar, Kevin Wallace and Melissa Sais of CampaignCounsel.org will draw on over 20 years of experience to show you why grants are such an important tool during your capital campaign.

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Interested in GrantStation's funder profiles? Visit the GrantStation homepage to see profiles of grantmakers currently accepting applications. Current opportunities include Borealis Philanthropy: Black-Led Movement Fund (U.S. national), MacMillan Family Foundation (U.S. local: New York City and New Jersey), the OFAH Foundation (Canada: Ontario), and Asian Cinema Fund (Asia).