The Yawkey Foundation seeks to support 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organizations making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities through direct programs and services in six priority Areas of Giving: Health Care, Education, Human Services, Youth and Amateur Athletics, Arts and Culture, and Conservation and Wildlife.
Donor Name: Yawkey Foundation
State: Massachusetts and South Carolina
County: Georgetown County (SC), Middlesex County (MA), Bristol County (MA), and Suffolk County (MA)
Town: Essex, Barnstable, Plymouth, and Norfolk
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount: up to $5 million
Details:
Transformational Capital Grants provide major funding for nonprofit organizations to permanently and vastly improve their mission delivery by supporting development of physical spaces that make a meaningful difference in enabling them to provide high-quality, impactful programs and services to those they serve. Grant amounts are up to $5 million, payable over multiple years.
These grants are extremely competitive, and the most compelling Initial Proposals will demonstrate completion of analyses to validate the project need and viability; strong Board commitment and community support; progress toward key regulatory benchmarks; at least 50% of the project costs pledged or received; and culminate with a milestone (groundbreaking, dedication, or similar) within one year of the Initial Proposal submission. Additionally, Initial Proposals should reflect a nonprofit’s strong leadership and proven impact in providing direct services and programs for unmet needs in underserved regions aligned with the Yawkey Foundation’s geographic priority areas, including Gateway Cities in Eastern Massachusetts.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Yawkey Foundation support 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organizations
- At this time, the Yawkey Foundation’s primary geographic focus areas are Eastern Massachusetts* and Georgetown County, South Carolina.
*Eastern Massachusetts includes cities and towns within the following counties: Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Middlesex and Essex.
The following entities and programs are ineligible for grants from the Yawkey Foundation:
- Organizations that are not tax-exempt under IRS Section 501(c)3 or 509(a)(3) Type III
- Funding for emergency response, events, conferences, sponsorships, advertisements, travel, individual requests/benefit
- Funder collaboratives, private foundations, and general endowments
- Funding for specific positions or salaries to recruit/engage specific employees or staff persons
- Public school districts, public and charter schools, government agencies, community/economic development corporations, political campaigns, lobbying and cause-marketing
- Religious organizations for sectarian purposes (excludes non-religious programs of faith-based organizations)
- Athletic programs specific to individual towns, districts or counties
- Scholarships for elementary, middle and secondary schools.
For more information, visit Yawkey Foundation.
