Grant Opportunities
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The Nora Roberts Foundation
"The primary focus of the Nora Roberts Foundation is to support literacy. Additional areas of focus are: Children's programs, arts organizations, and humanitarian efforts, with local organizations being its priority. All organizations supported must be a registered 501(c)(3)..." Read more »
ALDI Smart Kids Program
"Grants ranging from $100 to $5,000 and ALDI gift cards are provided to local community organizations that encourage kids to be active in the areas of education, physical activity, nutrition, socializing, and the arts…" Read more »
Karma for Cara Foundation Microgrant
"Students 18 years of age and under may apply for funds between $250 and $1,000 to complete service projects in their communities throughout the United States..." Read more »
Big Lots Foundation Grants
"Big Lots invests in partnerships that improve and enrich the lives of families and children. Support is provided in the form of monetary gifts, gift cards, and merchandise in-kind. Significant partnership projects and capital requests are by invitation only..." Read more »
Literacy Opportunity Fund
"The Literacy Opportunity Fund awards grants to nonprofit organizations within the United States that provide literacy services directly to students. Funded by the Nora Roberts Foundation and administered by ProLiteracy, the Literacy Opportunity Fund distributes grants of $3,000 to $6,000 to support general operating expenses...." Read more »
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
"The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood is an incubator of promising research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through 7 years, in the United States..." Read more »
Aegon Transamerica Foundation
The Aegon Transamerica Foundation "supports nonprofit organizations focused on the education, health, and well-being of the communities where we live and work...." Read more »
Believe in Reading
"Believe in Reading awards grants to existing and provably successful literacy programs. Programs should have been established for a minimum of 2 years..." Read more »
Beyond Words: Dollar General School Library Relief Program
"Beyond Words is a disaster relief fund for public school libraries in Dollar General store communities..." Read more »
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
"The Mott Foundation funds grants in the United States and, on a limited geographic basis, internationally..." Read more »
Cisco Global Impact Cash Grant Program
"Cisco welcomes applications for Global Impact Cash Grants from community partners around the world who share our vision and offer an innovative approach to a critical social challenge...." Read more »
Mobile Learning Fund
"The Mobile Learning Fund, sponsored by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, builds on ProLiteracy’s rich history of providing quality instructional materials through the National Book Fund...." Read more »
National Home Library Foundation
"The National Home Library Foundation (NHLF) grants are made to assist in the support, promotion and development of literacy and reading-related programs with the goal of combating illiteracy and/or encouraging an interest in reading and literacy among all ages." The National Home Library Foundation accepts grant proposals on a rolling basis, primarily in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Read more »
Peace First Rapid Response Grants
"Peace First is launching a rapid response grant process to help young people around the world lead projects that address community impacts of COVID-19, from providing meals to elderly neighbors to launching digital mental health campaigns to support youth feeling isolated. Rapid response grants are open to young people between the ages of 13-25, anywhere in the world...." Read more »
PNC Foundation Grants
"The PNC Foundation supports a variety of nonprofit organizations with a special emphasis on those that work to achieve sustainability and touch a diverse population, in particular, those that support early childhood education and/or economic development...." Read more »
The Awesome Foundation
"The Awesome Foundation is a global community advancing the interest of awesome in the universe, $1000 at a time. Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants, usually given out monthly..." Read more »
The Coca-Cola Foundation
"The Coca-Cola Foundation is our company's primary international philanthropic arm. Since its inception in 1984, The Foundation has awarded more than $1.4 billion in grants to support sustainable community initiatives around the world..." Read more »
The Lisa Libraries
"The Lisa Libraries donates new children’s books and small libraries to organizations in the United States that work with families in under-served areas..." Read more »
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
"The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is committed to ensuring all children, families and communities – regardless of race or income – have opportunities to reach their full potential..." Read more »
Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services
"Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services provides a full array of services to private and family foundations across the country, including grant making support. For these foundations, Wells Fargo serves as sole trustee, co-trustee, or agent..." Read more »
Westinghouse Charitable Giving Program
Grants are awarded to programs in the organization's priority funding areas including STEM education. Grants support education programs that improve knowledge and literacy, with a focus in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math…. Read more »
Wish You Well Foundation
"All requests must align with the Foundation’s mission: "Supporting adult and family literacy in the United States by fostering new and promoting existing adult literacy and educational programs..." Read more »
