The Philanthropy Connection is seeking applications for its 2022-2023 Grant Cycle to inspire and enable a community of women to learn, grow, and engage in collective giving to support nonprofit organizations that address systemic inequities impacting individuals and families within the greater Boston.
Donor Name: The Philanthropy Connection
State: Massachusetts
City/Town: Selected Cities and Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/09/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $25,000
Details:
The Philanthropy Connection is committed to strengthening organizations working in Massachusetts by:
- Awarding multiple high-impact grants each year
- Awarding grants for operating expenses
- Introducing their Grantees to a wide pool of women philanthropists who will increase their organization’s network of potential funders, board members, and volunteers.
Funding Information
They award unrestricted grants of up to $25,000 to each of the organizations selected by their members following their grant review process.
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants must:
- Have either 501(c)(3) tax status OR a Fiscal Sponsor & a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement letter in the case of local organizations/affiliates with a larger parent organization, the local organization/affiliate must have its own 501 (c) (3) status
- Meet Revenue Eligibility Criteria:
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- 501 (c) (3) organizations must have annual revenue between $200,000 and $2 million, as reported on the Total Revenue line 12 of its most recent IRS Form 990 organizations with fiscal sponsors must have annual revenue between $200,000 and $2 million certified in a letter from its Fiscal Sponsor, including only that which would be reported on the Total Revenue line 12 of IRS Form 990
- Organizations must be in solid financial standing and have filed requisite Massachusetts Form PC and IRS 990 filings. TPC typically does not fund organizations with significant year over year operating losses or less than 3 months of cash reserves to cover operations.
- Meet Geographic Eligibility Criteria:
- An eligible applicant must be located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, or for national organizations, have a site within this area, defined largely as towns falling within the I-495 loop, plus:
- Amesbury, Haverhill, Methuen, Lawrence, Lowell
- Maynard, Hudson, Marlborough, Milford, Franklin
- Massachusetts towns north of the intersection of I-495 and Rt. 25
- Meet Mission Eligibility Criteria: An applicant must address in its mission one or more of the following:
- Poverty
- Income inequality
- Employment opportunity and readiness
- Educational opportunity and readiness
- Health and wellness
- Social bias (e.g., gender, ethnic, and/or racial).
- An eligible applicant must be located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, or for national organizations, have a site within this area, defined largely as towns falling within the I-495 loop, plus:
For more information, visit TPC.
