The Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program funds nonprofit community organizations that connect youth to mentorship, education, career development, and health services.
Donor Name: Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
State: Selected States
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Types of Grants
The Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program offers two types of grants:
- Grants to support current youth programming, create new programming or extend existing programming. These grants will range from $25,000 to $75,000 over one year.
- Grants to support capital improvement projects that enhance the impact of youth programming. These grants will range from $25,000 to $100,000 over one year.
Eligibility Criteria
This funding opportunity is open to 501c3 nonprofit organizations that:
- Serve youth in low-to-moderate income communities where support and opportunity are scarce.
- Deliver programs and services to connect youth to mentorship, education, career development, and health services.
- Have an organizational budget of $5 million or less.
- Maintain at least one full-time staff person focused on youth programming.
- Can engage local Foot Locker store team members in volunteer activities tied to the proposed program.
- Operate in low-to-moderate income communities within the following 14 cities: Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; New York City, NY; Newark, NJ; Oakland, CA; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Tampa, FL; and Washington, DC.
For more information, visit LISC.
