The Arbor Rising is currently accepting for its 2023 grantmaking cycle to all interested and eligible nonprofit organizations.
Donor Name: Arbor Rising
States: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
Type of Grant: Grant
County: All Counties
Deadline: 06/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $125,000–$150,000
Details:
Arbor Rising currently supports nonprofit organizations in the NY-NJ-CT area that are:
- Second-Stage – Observable program with a modest budget
- Building a Path Out of Poverty – Making deep investments to support sustained economic mobility for those living in poverty, rather than providing short-term solutions. Their grantees often focus on education, youth development and job training.
- High-potential – Relentless and humble leadership employing a model designed to produce meaningful social outcomes
Funding Priorities
Arbor Rising supports nonprofit organizations in the NY-NJ-CT area that are:
- Second-Stage
- Operating an observable program with a modest budget (historically, grantees average 5 years of operations when first funded)
- High potential
- Committed leadership employing a model which has produced (or is on track to produce) meaningful outcomes for program participants
- Building individuals’ pathways out of poverty
- Organizational models that create meaningful opportunities for low-income individuals to achieve economic mobility, typically in the fields of education, youth development and job training.
In each of their grantee projects, they co-develop customized tools, deliverables, and plans—nothing comes off the proverbial shelf. The work is geared toward developing grantee competencies in key areas, including but not limited to:
- Strategy Development: theory of change, earned-income strategies, and growth plans
- Financial Management: true cost accounting and projecting multi-year budgets
- Data Analysis: quantifying metrics, developing tracking systems, and program evaluation
- Stakeholder Management: board development, employee performance management, and executive coaching
Funding Information
Grantees that enter the Arbor Rising portfolio in 2023 will receive $100,000 and can expect future support in the $125,000–$150,000 range.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Have 501(c)(3) status or be fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) organization
- Have at least one full-time staff person
- Have an observable program in place
- Have an annual local budget of more than $200,000 and less than $2,500,000 (excepting schools)
- Directly serve individuals living in (or plan imminent expansion into) New York, New Jersey and/or Connecticut
Exclusions from grant consideration:
- For-profit entities
- Individuals, scholarships, or endowments
- Political parties
- Sectarian entities (religious, political or ideological in nature) whose services are limited to a particular sect or who require participants to adhere to a specific dogma, political point of view or religious practice in order to receive services
For more information, visit Arbor Rising.
