The Seed Grant is designated to strengthen the foundations of early-stage charter organizations and to provide them with catalytic resources for growth as they expand their impact in the communities they serve.
Donor Name: Charter School Growth Fund
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/04/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Seed Grant is for founding leaders who want to launch a new school or leaders seeking to expand or replicate operating high-performing public charter schools. The Seed Grant provides funding, resources, and supports as they open more schools.
The portfolio members typically share the following traits:
- Academic Excellence
- Ambition to Grow
- Strong Leadership Committed to Underserved Students
- Commitment to Financial Sustainability.
Funding Information
To support these leaders, they offer general operating grants ranging from $250,000 to $750,000, designed to facilitate the opening of one to three new schools.
Eligibility Criteria
The Seed Grant is specifically for early stage charter school organizations that are interested in growing to increase opportunities for students in their community.
- All applicants must:
- Be located in the United States or a U.S. Territory
- Current 501(c)(3) nonprofit OR planning to incorporate as a 501(c)(3)
- Operating or planning to operate a public charter school
- For new schools/schools about to launch:
- Opening in Fall 2026 or Fall 2027
- Charter approval is not required to apply (but needed before funding)
- Must have a designated school leader
- For existing, operating schools:
- Must be adding a minimum of 250 additional seats through:
- Replication: Opening a new site
- Expansion: Adding new grade bands beyond the current growth plan
- Growth must not have already begun.
- Must be adding a minimum of 250 additional seats through:
For more information, visit Charter School Growth Fund.
