Children, Youth & Families grants support nonprofits whose primary mission is to help at promise youth (ages 0-22) realize their full potential and become caring, productive citizens.
Donor Name: The Sudbury Foundation
State: Massachusetts
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/20/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Tracks
- This grant provides proven youth-serving nonprofits in geographic catchment area with funds for capacity building projects designed to strengthen the agency’s core capacities.
Applicants must be seeking funding for a project that fits one of the following Capacity Building grant tracks:
- Strategic or Business Planning
- Board or Staff Development/Training
- Fund Development Plans & Systems
- Communications Plans & Systems
- Program Evaluation
Youth Emotional Well-Being
- This grant is designed to help programs and resources that enhance emotional health supports for children of all ages, with a particular focus on underserved populations.
- Programming may be targeted to children, parents/guardians, caregivers, teachers, and others working directly with youth, and could include one-on-one supports, support groups, education, outreach and messaging, or other creative strategies that address a range of issues including, but not limited to, stress, anxiety, depression, fear, loneliness, and grief.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $20,000 in funding.
Criteria
- Applicants must have a 501(c)3 designation and be based in or primarily serving constituents in catchment area which includes Acton, Concord, Framingham, Hudson, Lincoln, Marlborough, Maynard, Natick, Stow, Sudbury, and Wayland.
- If your nonprofit is based outside of the Foundation’s catchment area, you must speak to staff before applying for a grant.
- The Foundation does not make loans or grants to individuals. While they do not rule out requests for any particular type of assistance, they generally do not provide ongoing operating support, offset deficits, contribute to general appeals, purchase benefit tickets, sponsorships, fund efforts understood to be the responsibility of government or support religious activities.
For more information, visit The Sudbury Foundation.
