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• Green Light Awards
  Deadline: July 11
  VSA arts showcases the accomplishments of artists with disabilities and promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities.  This juried exhibition is for young artists with disabilities.  See more.
  
• FINRA Investor Education Foundation
  Deadline: July 11
  Funds research and/or educational projects that support its mission of providing underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life.  Get the details.
  
• Organic Farming Research Foundation
  Deadline: July 15
  Funds the development of educational opportunities and materials that are pertinent to organic agricultural production or marking and aimed at organic producers and/or those considering making the transition to organic certification.  ORFR also funds activities that promote information sharing among organic agricultural researchers, farmers and ranchers.  Find out more.
  
• Peter F. Drucker Award
  Deadline: July 15
  Recognizes a social sector organization that demonstrates innovation, change that creates a new dimension of performance.  Get more info. 
  
• Mattel Children's Foundation
  Deadline: July 15
  Supports charitable organizations able to demonstrate they directly serve children with special focus on organizations that focus on learning, health, girl empowerment, or directly serve populations with particular demonstrated needs.  Learn more.
  
• Math Hero Awards Program
  Deadline: July 15
  This program recognizes excellence in math teaching at a middle or high school level by full-time teachers or volunteers working with approved math-related nonprofit organizations.  More information
  
• American Legion Welfare Foundation
  Deadline: July 15
  Provide nonprofit organizations with the means to educate the public about the special needs of children across this nation. Learn more.
  
• American Dental Association
  Deadline: July 17
  The Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health awards competitive grants to support oral health promotion programs that are designed to improve and maintain children's oral health through community education and outreach programs.  Get more information. 
  
• Hero of the Year Award
  Deadline: July 19
  Animal Planet is recognizing people who have demonstrated extraordinary service in time, effort and results for a cause that contributes to the welfare of animals.  Get the details. 
  
• The Collaboration Prize
  Deadline: July 21
  Recognizes collaborations among two or more nonprofit organizations that each would otherwise provide the same or similar programs or services and compete for clients, financial resources and staff. The Prize also seeks to build an information base of effective practice models that can be studied and used by academics, nonprofit leaders and grantmakers to inspire and advance their work.  Learn about the nomination process.
  
• Media Justice Fund
  Deadline: July 25
  Believes in the right of all people to have their information and communication needs met.  Funds media justice groups in need of infrastructure development and capacity building and collaborative projects between media groups and cultural advocacy or community activists groups organizing for social justice.  See more. 
  
• Faith-based Advocacy: Galvanizing Communities to End Childhood Obesity
  Deadline: July 25
  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is supporting faith-based coalitions to advance community policies or environmental changes that improve access to healthy foods and/or opportunities for physical activity.  Learn more. 
  
• Innovative and Integrative Approaches for Advancing Public Health Protection Through Water Infrastructure Sustainability
  Deadline: July 29
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking to develop advanced concepts for linking public health protection with water infrastructure sustainability. Innovative and integrative approaches are sought for monitoring, modeling, operation, and management of drinking water distribution and storage systems and wastewater collection systems that can lead to improved water quality and reduced health risks.  Get the details
  
• Piper Fund
  Deadline: July 31
  Focuses resources on efforts to establish public financing of campaigns and other mechanisms that provide an alternative to reliance on special interest campaign contributions and allow new voices and communities to compete in the electoral arena.   See more.
  
• Preservation and Access: Humanities Collections and Resources
  Deadline: July 31
  The National Endowment for the Humanities supports projects that preserve and create intellectual access to such collections as books, journals, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images, sound recordings, art, and objects of material culture.  Learn more. 
  
• Toshiba America Foundation
  Deadline: August 1
  Contributes to the quality of science and mathematics education by investing in projects designed by classroom teachers to improve instruction for students in grades 7-12.  Deadline only applies to grants of over $5000. Get more info.
  
• Planet Dog Foundation
  Deadline: August 1
  Strives to support worthy organizations through funding new and proven initiatives that bring people and pets together for mutual benefit and support. Funding is allocated to promote and financially support service-oriented canine programs, including service dogs, therapy dogs, search and rescue dogs, and police, fire, and military dogs.  Find out more.
  
• Beirne Carter Foundation
  Deadline: August 4
  Gives primarily in Virginia with an emphasis on the following areas: educational institutions with which the Beirne Carter family has been or is currently connected; the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research; organizations involved in environmental/ conservation/preservation activities and programs directly benefiting Virginians; and organizations that have limited access to outside funding and whose missions address unmet needs or underserved/un-served persons. Learn more.
  
• Johnson & Johnson/ Society for Arts in Healthcare
  Deadline: August 8
  Seeks to promote the use of the arts to enhance the healthcare experience for patients, their families and caregivers.  Get more info.
  
• Health Safety Net Grants
  Deadline: August 10
  VHCF health safety net grants work to increase access to primary care for uninsured Virginians and those who live in areas with limited access to care.  Health safety net funding focuses on projects that address one or more of these priorities: developing or expanding patient capacity, establishing a broader scope of services, creating local systems of care, and strengthening the infrastructure of health safety net providers. Details.
  
• The I. Donald Terner Prize for Innovation and Leadership in Affordable Housing
  Deadline: August 18
  Recognizes successful and innovative affordable housing projects and their leadership teams. The purpose is to spread Terner’s vision and principles to the planning, design and development professions as well as to public officials, community representatives, housing activists, and government and private funders by identifying best practices in the field. Find out more.
  
• Women Helping Others Foundation- General Grants
  Deadline: September 9
  Supports grass-roots charities serving the overlooked needs of women and children.  Specific projects and programs addressing health and social service needs are our priority. The Foundation recognizes the value of new programs created to respond to changing needs and will consider funding projects of an original or pioneering nature within an existing organization. Learn more.
  
• M-A-C AIDS Fund
  Deadline: September 15
  Supports organizations providing help to men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS.  Specific focuses include provision of basic needs to those living with HIV/AIDS, prevention and peer-based programs encouraging treatment adherence.  Details.
  
• Toshiba America Foundation: Program for K-6 Science & Math Education
  Deadline: October 1
  Supports efforts of K-6 teachers to advance the teaching of math and science.  Get more info.
  
• Bowerman Track Program
  Deadline: May 31, 2009
  Provides matching funds of up to $50,000 to youth oriented nonprofit organizations, that demonstrate a need for running track refurbishment or construction. Athletic booster clubs, schools and school districts are eligible to apply.  Board reviews applications quarterly. Find out more. 
  
• Princess Grace Awards
  Deadline: Various
  Provides funding to recognize the talent of individual artists in theater, dance and film.  Awards are given in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships.  Deadlines vary by category.  Get the details. 
  
• Community Action Grant
  Deadline: Open
  The RBC Blue Water Project hopes to foster a culture of water stewardship so tat people ave clean, fresh water today and tomorrow by supporting programs that increase watershed awareness in local communities or engage the community in watershed stewardship.  Learn more.
  
• Open Society Institute
  Deadline: Open
  This Institute has several different grant programs for nonprofits and other groups working on research or programs which are designed to promote social justice, political freedom.  Specific focuses of individual grants range from media policy and academic freedom to reducing reliance on incarceration.  Find out more about specific grants. 
  
• Conservation of Works of Art Grants
  Deadline: Open
  The Getty Foundation provides support for the conservation treatment of works of art of outstanding artistic significance that are part of a museum's permanent collection. Projects will only be eligible and competitive if they extend beyond the proposed treatment to include a significant interdisciplinary research component.  Learn more. 
  
• Neighborhood Excellence Initiative
  Deadline: Various
  Bank of America is accepting applications in community development and neighborhood revitalization.  The initiative awards grants of up to $200,000 for leadership training and general operating support for nonprofit organizations.  Learn more.
  
• The Wilson Research Foundation
  Deadline:  Open
  This Foundation dispenses funds for grants in rehabilitation research for disabling illnesses and injuries.  For more information.
  
• Ben & Jerry's Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Contributes both large grants of $1,001 - $15,000 and small grants of under $1000 to organizations which employ creative solutions to promote social change.  The primary concern of the foundation is the strategies and activities used for promoting social change, not a particular issue area.  Find out more. 
  
• The Carnegie Corporation of New York
  Deadline: Open
  Supports a range of efforts related to education, peace & security, international development, strengthening democracy, and more. Take a quiz to find out if your project fits the guidelines for grants. Read on.
  
• One by One
  Deadline: Open
  Makes in-kind donations of imprinted goods to deserving organizations. Find out more. 
  
• Build-a-Bear Workshop Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Supports local animal shelters and stray pet rescue and rehabilitation organizations across the country.  Grants are made quarterly and vary in size from $1,000- $10,000.  Interested?
• The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Awards grants to organizations that promote environmental and community health, advance environmental justice, sustain the food system in both urban and rural communities and more. Find out more.
• The Microsoft Corporation
  Deadline: Open
  Offers in-kind support to organizations working to create community-based technology and learning centers in order to bridge the digital divide and eliminate technology illiteracy. Get the details.
  
• National Geographic Conservation Trust
  Deadline: Open
  Supports conservation activities around the world that contribute significantly to the preservation and sustainable use of the Earth's biological cultural and historical resources.  Find out more. 
  
• The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
  Deadline: Rolling
  Has many and varied program interests, including improving education, promoting economic growth and prosperity, and defending and advancing freedom.  Learn more about the specific pragmatic focuses of the foundation.
  
• The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  Deadline: Open
  Funds programs in science education and research, from pre-K through PhD. Learn more.
• The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
  Deadline: Open
  Funds a range of programs including those in education, theology/religion, health care, and public television. Read on.
  
• John Merck Fund
  Deadline: Open
  Provides funding in several areas, including developmental disabilities, environment, reproductive health, human rights and job opportunities.  Has a special interest in small organizations and startups in need of funding.  See more. 
  
• Do Something
  Deadline: Rolling
  Do Something has partnered with GameStop and together are offering two $500 grants to young social entrepreneurs (under the age of 25) weekly.  The GameStop Grant is seed money to begin a project and the Plum Grant is awarded for programs already underway.  Both are given out weekly.  For more information.
  
• Social Justice Grant Fund
  Deadline: Open
  The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia provide financial support to help those who are poor, oppressed, and marginalized in society and to promote social justice at local, national, and international levels.  Recipients should be engaged in fostering systemic change, promoting self-help and empowering community, or responding to unmet needs of those whoa re poor and/or marginalized.  Has two giving cycles per year.  Find out more. 
• The National Network to End Domestic Violence
  Deadline: Open
  Partners with nonprofits to assist survivors of domestic violence. Read on.
  
• Equine Fund Grant
  Deadline: Open
  the ASPCA provides funding to nonprofit equine welfare organizations for capital improvements, emergency grants or education-related grants.  Funds for hay, feed, and medical care are generally restricted to large cruelty seizures or impounds only.  Find out more. 
• Women Helping Others Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Supports organizations that serve women and/or children in the areas of health, education and social service needs. Learn more.
• The Weithorn and Ehrmann Families Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Supports programs that solve the problems of children in need, without regard to race or creed, and activities designed to protect civil liberties and promote social justice. Email Stanley S. Weithorn, sweithorn@rhtax.com, for details.
  
• Goldman Sachs Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Funds innovative educational organizations.  Current foundation priorities are focused on developing the abilities of promising high potential youth, supporting high quality education for young people in leadership, entrepreneurship and business education and enhancing academic performance and prospects for life achievement of students at the secondary school level.  More info.
• The Comcast Corporation
  Deadline: Open
  Funds programs that utilize communication technologies to address community needs related to literacy, volunteerism and youth leadership. Learn more.

• Google Grants Program
  Deadline: Open
  Nonprofit groups can apply to receive at least three months of free advertising on Google’s website to promote their mission. Get the details.
  
• Rapid Response Grants
  Deadline: Open
  Connect US makes grants to support non-governmental organizations active in policy issues, especially related to US global engagement.  These grants are to serve as a potential source of funding for time-sensitive projects to effect policy change with focuses on climate change, energy policy, nuclear proliferation, human rights and international trade and development. Find out more.  
• The Starr Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  One of the largest private foundations in the US; funds organizations involved in education, medicine and health care, human needs, public policy, culture and the environment. Read on.
• Points of Light Foundation's Daily Points of Light Awards:
  Deadline: Open
  Any individual, organization, group, family, business, or labor union actively engaged in voluntary service benefiting the community or nation can be nominated. Find out more.
• Cisco Donation Program at TechSoup
  Deadline: Open
  Donations of networking-solutions software to health-service support organizations and organizations that provide education, job training, and literacy support to underserved populations. This is completely separate from regular Techsoup discounted software programs. Visit the site.
  
• Development Grants
  Deadline: Open
  Veteranscorp.org provides funding for programs that provide opportunities and resources to veterans interested in business or entrepreneurial endeavors. For more information. 
  
• William Randolph Hearst Foundations
  Deadline: Open
  Assists institutions in providing opportunities to underserved and underrepresented populations.  There are a variety of funding priorities including education, health, social services and culture.  Get more info. 
  
• The Draper Richards Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Supports new nonprofits that result in social change. Unrestricted funding will be provided to entrepreneurs who have started a new organization within the last 3 years. View the details.
• Food Lion Charitable Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Focuses on primary and secondary education, and feeding the hungry, but will consider any charitable organization in the community. More detail.
• The Kroger Company Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Grants are available to any 501(c)(3) organization in communities in which Kroger operates. Grants are given to a range of causes: to support education, feed the hungry, support breast cancer initiatives, and assist local grassroots organizations. Read on.
• Alliance/Quest Network Challenge
  Deadline: Open
  Alliance has teamed up with Quest Network to provide $1,000 classroom awards to teachers who most effectively and creatively integrate two of the four Blue Zones programs into their curriculum. Quest’s Blue Zones programs, including Blue Zone Quest, Blue Zones Challenge, Blue Zones Financial Challenge, and Blue Zones Legacy Project, are geared toward cultivating student curiosity as well as empowering students to lead healthy lives. The programs are aligned to National Education Standards.  Read on.
  
• The Glaser Progress Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Has identified several program areas for which they provide funding to nonprofits organizations. These include measuring progress, animal advocacy, independent media, and global HIV/AIDS. To find out more about the specifics of each of these initiatives, visit. 
• Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Supports projects that improve medical education, diversity among health care professionals, and benefits to underserved populations. Read on.
• CHAMP - Children's Health & Wellness Grant Program
  Deadline: Open (LOI's reviewed in March and September)
  Supports nonprofit organizations that focus on children's issues: childhood disease research foundations, organizations that promote child safety, and charities that serve children with special needs. Find out more.
• The Annenberg Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  The Annenberg Foundation provides support for projects within its grant-making interest areas of education and youth, arts and culture, civic and community, and health. Read on.
  
• Wellpoint Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  This is the corporate-sponsored foundation of Anthem Insurance.  They fund organizations that support healthy lifestyles: healthy minds (education), healthy bodies (health oriented) and healthy communities (community projects and human services).  Find out more about their giving program.   
• The American Humane Association's Second Chance Program:
  Deadline: Open
  Partners works with animal welfare organizations to provide care for animals. Get the details
• The PepsiCo Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Supports health and wellness, diversity and inclusion, environment and employee community engagement.  No grants will be given until after August 18, 2008 due to restructuring. Details.
• The AT&T Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Makes grants for K-12 education. Details: Email the foundation president, Laura Sanford, at ls2968@att.com.
• Educational Foundation of America
  Deadline: Open
  Areas of interest include the environment, reproductive freedom, theatre, drug policy reform, democracy, peace and national security issues, education, medicine, and human services. Find out more.
  
• Allstate Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Allstate funds nonprofit organizations in three focus areas, which are broken down into specific program goals.  These focus areas include: safe and vital communities, economic empowerment, and tolerance, inclusion, and diversity.  Grant requests must be for single year requests.  Find out more. 
   
• Rosie's For All Kids Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Priority is given to experienced, community-based programs serving children in low-income, major urban areas. The primary focus of the Foundation’s grant making is on tuition subsidies, small renovations, equipment upgrades, playground construction, and staff development opportunities for early education and care programs. Learn more.
  
• Singing for Change
  Deadline: Open
  Provides financial support to programs in three primary focus areas: children and families, the environment, and disenfranchised groups.   More info. 
• Public Welfare Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  The primary goal of the Public Welfare Foundation is to address human needs in disadvantaged communities. The Foundation's grantmaking strongly emphasizes support for organizations that include service, advocacy, or empowerment in their approach, with particular interest in efforts that combine two or all three of these elements.  Take a look.
  
• Mix it Up
  Deadline: Open
  This program encourages youth proposed and directed initiatives by supporting projects that challenge social boundaries in schools and communities.  Find out more. 
  
• The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  The Foundation has three primary program areas available to organizations in this area- Civil Society, Environment, and Pathways Out of Poverty.  Through its programs the Foundation seeks to fulfill its mission of supporting efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society.  Read the guidelines carefully.
  
• United Healthcare Children's Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Facilitates access to health-related services not fully covered by the available commercial health benefit plan and have the potential to significantly enhance either the clinical condition or the quality of life of the child.  Provides grants which help provide financial assistance towards family's share of the cost of medical services.  Find out more. 
• Grants.gov
  Deadline: Varies by grant
  Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 BILLION in federal grants.  It is the single access point for over 1,000 grant programs.  www.grants.gov
• The Dominion Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Supports nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the economic, physical, and social health of the communities served by Dominion's gas companies. The Foundation focuses its grantmaking in five general categories: health and human services, education, culture and the arts, neighborhood and community development, and the environment. Visit the website for online application information.
• The Surdna Foundation
  Deadline: Open
  Fosters entrepreneurial programs throughout the U.S. that offer viable solutions to difficult systemic problems. The Foundation provides support through five distinct grantmaking programs: The Environmental Program, the Community Revitalization Program, the Effective Citizenry Program, the Arts Program, and the Nonprofit Sector Support Program. Visit the website for more information.
• Barnes and Noble Corporate Contributions Program
  Deadline: Open
  Supports local and regional nonprofit organizations that focus on literacy, the arts, or education (K-12). Applicants must be located in the communities where company stores are located and should serve the greater good of the local community or region. A plan for promoting the program with Barnes & Noble should be included in the proposal, and the organization must be willing to work with the local store or stores on in-store programming. Barnes and Noble also provides limited support to national nonprofit organizations that focus on the company’s grantmaking priorities. In addition, eligible applicants may apply for support through a literary-based sponsorship program. Visit the website for more information.  Does not award grants.