The William Penn Foundation seeks to support efforts that complement the existing campaigns named above and are likely over time to increase public funding in child-serving systems including early childhood education, early intervention, home visiting, out-of school time programming, and K-12 public education.
Donor Name: William Penn Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/29/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This RFP seeks to support organizations that inform, mobilize, and unite key stakeholders, including the public and policymakers, about funding issues impacting child-serving systems in Pennsylvania. To be eligible for funding, organizations will conduct at least one of the following activities:
- Strategic, non-partisan, broad-based outreach, education, and mobilization efforts that engage the public and policymakers
- Research or communications efforts that widely disseminate non-partisan information that increases public understanding of key issues
- Public interest litigation to advance adequate and equitable funding
Funding Information
WPF has $6 million available to advance this objective through this RFP. The maximum amount of funding that organizations may request for direct expenses is $500,000 over three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)3 public charities or operate under a public charity fiduciary. Public charities include community-based organizations, schools and educational institutions, and other types of public-serving groups. Government entities are also eligible to apply.
- Please note: William Penn Foundation is strictly nonpartisan, and funds only charitable activities as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. As a private foundation, they cannot fund any partisan activities, nor can we earmark funds for lobbying, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, or provide any funding for voter registration. Therefore, voter registration activities are not eligible for funding through this RFP and should not be included in the project budget or description of project results.
For more information, visit WPF.
