Nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in the United States with programs that build career pathways to economic mobility or strengthen small businesses.

Does not fund:

• Annual grants or general operations (United Way chapters are the exception.)
• Churches
• Conferences without a charitable focus
• Documentaries and films
• Endowments
• Individuals
• Individual public schools, PTAs
• K-12 Programming
• Medical or scientific research
• Membership dues
• Nonprofit hospitals that don’t primarily serve medically indigent people, including the uninsured
• Organizations that do not comply with our nondiscrimination policy, that attack or malign individuals or groups of individuals based on their demographic or other immutable characteristics or act based on other prejudices, or that have a policy of discrimination based on race, creed, national origin, color, religion, class, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
• Political organizations
• Private schools, unless the majority of students represent low- to moderate-income households or otherwise vulnerable children
• Religious, veteran, or fraternal organizations, unless it’s a secular program or project benefitting the general community
• Scholarships
• Sponsorships or fundraising events
• Sports booster clubs
• Travel-related events, including student trips or tours

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Applications are accepted three times per year.

Next deadline is March 31, 2025 with applicants to be notified of the outcome in July 2025.

Applications will also be accepted on July 31, 2025, with applicants notified in November 2025.

Final applicants for the year will be accepted on November 30, 2025, with applicants being notified in April 2026.

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None.