The Lark Awards provides small, Los Angeles-based nonprofit organizations with deep roots in their communities grant and support for staff-driven collective care and well-being.
Donor Name: The Durfee Foundation
State: California
County: Los Angeles County (CA)
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 05/13/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Goals
- Provide small budget, community-rooted nonprofit organizations with the resources to pause, reflect, and create a culture of collective care and wellbeing at their organization
- Support nonprofit staff by offering an opportunity to explore wellbeing and collective care that foster sustained renewal and care practices
- Recognize organizations as champions of collective care and wellness in the nonprofit sector
Funding Information
The Lark Awards provide up to 15 nonprofit organizations with a one-time grant of $30,000 each. Organizations have one year to use the award.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must have the following to apply:
- Be a nonprofit organization, or operate under fiscal sponsorship
- Be located in and work in Los Angeles County
- In operation for at least 5 years
- A minimum of 5 full-time equivalent (FTE) paid staff, with a minimum of 3 full-time staff (full-time is generally defined as 40 hours/week)
- 50% of staff have been at the organization for at least two years
- All staff located in Los Angeles County
- Hybrid or in-person work structure. No fully remote organizations
- Budgets between $300,000 to $2 million. Budget cannot exceed $2 million
- A demonstrated track record of community leadership
- Have a strong commitment to improving the organization’s culture of collective care
Ineligibility
The following organizations are not eligible:
- Academic institutions, including schools, university research labs, and university centers
- Religious congregations, proselytizing organizations
- Government institutions
- Fiscal sponsors
- Foundations
- Current grantees of Durfee’s Sabbatical, Stanton, or Springboard programs
- Former Lark recipients
For more information, visit The Durfee Foundation.
