The Shaping Tomorrow Program is strategically focused to support nonprofits in Erie County through projects that foster inclusive, equitable, and collective impact approaches.
Donor Name: The Erie Community Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Erie County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The goal is to enhance organizational capacity, align with other funders, and drive data-driven change in areas such as health, education, economic growth, and community development. Shaping Tomorrow grants are cross sector and collaborative. They support Infinite Erie and other initiatives with shared goals and objectives.
Funding Information
Grants range from $50,000 to $250,000 for projects.
Grant Period
12-18 months.
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects should:
- Feature a collective impact approach involving partnerships with multiple nonprofits, public institutions, and other stakeholders.
- Define input from the community to shape project methods and approaches.
- Demonstrate best-practice solutions that engage different sectors such as government, businesses, and nonprofits.
- Focus on long-term impact, equity, and reducing disparities within the community.
- Clearly define objectives, activities, outputs, and outcomes, demonstrating alignment with the organization’s mission.
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects should focus on creating measurable change impacting systems and reflect community engagement. The Foundation’s Shaping Tomorrow grant program is intended to help nonprofits build program, organizational, and systems capacity.
- Organizations must qualify as exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or have a fiscal sponsor.
- The applicant organization must be located in or serve residents of Erie County, PA.
- Organizations cannot have received a Shaping Tomorrow grant within the past 12 months.
- Organizations must be current with post-grant reporting requirements from previous grants.
- Applicants will be evaluated on their alignment with ECF priority areas, partnerships, planning, community engagement and should demonstrate a coordinated effort to address community needs. Proposals should provide comprehensive details about the project, including goals, objectives, and output (which show how the people served will be impacted), budget, timelines, and evaluation methods with clearly defined outcomes.
For more information, visit ECF.
