Through Grief Reach, the New York Life Foundation and the National Alliance for Children’s Grief are working together to strengthen nonprofit infrastructure, enhance access, and elevate the field of childhood bereavement through the Grief Reach grant program.
Donor Name: National Alliance for Children’s Grief
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/21/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Grief Reach is a dedicated grant opportunity supporting childhood bereavement services in the United States. The focus of this cycle is community expansion through innovation.
This competitive funding opportunity has the following goals:
- Increase access to bereavement support services in local communities, especially diverse communities
- Enhance the capacity of organizations providing bereavement support service
- Expand bereavement support services to address unmet needs
- Support communities dealing with grief and loss with tangible resources
- This funding opportunity is offered twice a year
Funding Information
- $110,000
- Yr. 1: $10,000
- Yr. 2: $50,000
- Yr. 3: $50,000
- $160,000
- Yr. 1: $10,000
- Yr. 2: $75,000
- Yr. 3: $75,000
Project Period
3 Years
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. based 501(c)3 for at least three consecutive years.
- Provide 990 tax returns for at least two of the past three years.
- Provide audited financials for the most recent full fiscal year.
- Must provide a budget detailing specifically how requested funds will be used.
- Must be the entity that will provide the children’s bereavement services.
- Must have at least one paid staff person.
Disqualifications: Grants are made only to private, nonprofit organizations, which have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, and which are not private foundations.
Excluded Organizations and Areas:
- Individuals or government agencies.
- Organizations or activities whose services are limited to members of one religious or sectarian group.
- Fraternal, social, professional, athletic, or veterans’ organizations.
- Seminars, conferences, trips, and memberships.
- Endowments, memorials, or capital campaigns.
- Fundraising events, telethons, races, or other benefits.
- Goodwill advertising.
- Basic or applied research.
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, or national origin.
- Organizations that have a current Grief Reach grant, and the final report has not been submitted.
For more information, visit NACG.
