State: New York, Massachusetts
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/09/2024
Size of the Grant: $30,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Foundation is interested in funding requests that, “build and/or strengthen the systems, structures, cultures, skills, resources, and power that organizations need to serve their communities.” Here are some examples to get you thinking, but this is not a complete list of everything they’ll consider:
- Board/Leadership development
- Diversity, equity, inclusion
- Evaluation/Evaluation design
- Mergers/affiliations
- Organizational development (e.g., strategic planning; marketing, development, and/or communications support; process improvement; succession planning)
- Professional development
- Program design and planning
- Small capital projects/equipment purchases
- Staff mental wellness support
- Technology planning/purchasing
They recognize that many of these investments target the growth and well-being of an entire organization. For capacity-building projects intended to benefit specific programs or departments, we will give preference to requests that address the needs of young people affected by intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health, and substance use disorders who also have intersecting identities as members of historically marginalized communities (e.g., Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/Indigenous Peoples, disability, housing insecure, immigrant/refugee, LGBTQIA+).
Funding Information
- A total of $1,050,000 is available in 2024, with $350,000 awarded.
- Grants are for one year, with a maximum award of $30,000, including administrative overhead (at 20%).
Eligibility Criteria
- The foundation accept grant applications from:
- Not-for-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3) designation that are not private foundations;
- Not-for-profit public benefit corporations;
- Public or diocesan school districts; or
- Private or charter schools.
- They will be making grants to organizations currently providing services in one or more of these regions:
- Massachusetts: Barnstable County, Dukes County, Essex County, Nantucket County
- New York: Erie County, Niagara County
- At a minimum, grant partners must currently provide prevention, treatment, and/or recovery services to people aged 26 years or younger from at least one of these populations:
- People with intellectual disabilities (including those on the autism spectrum)
- People with specific learning disabilities
- People with mental illness/mental health challenges o People with substance use disorders
- The ideal grant partners serve one or more of the populations listed above who also have intersecting identities as members of historically marginalized communities (e.g., Black/AfricanAmerican, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/Indigenous Peoples, disability, housing insecure, immigrant/refugee, LGBTQIA+).
- The Foundation may give preference to organizations that have not received a grant award recently.
For more information, visit Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation.
