The Nonprofit Sector Sustainability fund aims to help nonprofits strengthen financial sustainability, explore new operating models and build capacity through multi-year, general operating support grants and targeted technical assistance based on the needs of nonprofits in this moment.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
State: Georgia
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/27/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
In response, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, in partnership with local philanthropic organizations and donors, has established the Nonprofit Sector Sustainability Fund. This support will be coordinated through the partner, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF). With 45 years of experience, NFF’s Consulting team is uniquely equipped to help nonprofits navigate changing funding scenarios impacting their business models, cash flow and sustainability. The Nonprofit Sector Sustainability Fund will provide multi-year, general operating support grants to nonprofits experiencing the combined challenges of increasing need, increasing costs, and decreasing resources.
By combining financial and non-financial resources, the fund aims to support a resilient nonprofit sector both now and in the long term.
Capacity Building and Technical Assistance
The selected applicants will also have the opportunity to build their capacity and receive technical assistance through:
- Monthly in-person or virtual cohort convenings
- Regular coaching, training, and support from a consultant with expertise in identified organizational challenges, such as scenario planning, diversification of funding, and strategic partnerships.
Funding Information
Ten applicants will receive $100,000 over a two-year period ($50,000 per year for two years).
Eligibility Criteria
They intend to use an open application process that will identify grantees using several key criteria:
- Nonprofit organizations across all sectors
- While there is no particular sector restriction at this time, the Foundation does want to be responsive to those most impacted by current executive orders/policies. They plan to remain flexible so that they can be targeted and responsive as things change at the federal and local level.
- Have an annual operating budget of $2 million or less
- Have been operating for at least 3 years at the time of application
- Have 6 months or less of board-restrictive operating reserves
- No property or other type of owned assets
- Located or serving populations within the 11-county metro Atlanta region: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties
- Organizations that demonstrate direct loss of government funding (federal, state, local) AND/OR organizations that demonstrate significant funding loss (private and government) over the past one to two years, due to changing external factors or other economic conditions
- Organizations that have the capacity, desire, and willingness to participate fully in capacity building, technical assistance, and peer learning. The peer learning component of this grant includes a yearly in-person convening and regular informational peer-learning conversations.
- Organizations that have done some contingency and/or scenario planning or thinking but need additional support
- Organizations that have already self-selected for merger or strategic partnership will be considered for support to complete that merger or partnership.
For more information, visit CFGA.
