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Max Funding
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Application Due Date
Rolling
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Funder Details:
Funder Type:
Private, Family Foundation
Funding Frequency:
Rolling Basis
Use of Funds:
General Operating, Programs/Projects, Capacity Building
Funding Duration:
One-Year Grant
Application Type
Pre-Application Quiz
Eligibility:
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations, ✅ Government Entities, ✅ Public or Private K–12 Schools, ✅ Public College or University
Program Areas:
Human Services, Food Security, Youth, Homelessness, Health, Community Development, Education, Environment, Arts & Culture, Public Policy, Sports, Economic Development, Children, Disabilities, Employment, Domestic Violence, Foster Care, Homelessness Shelter, Housing, K-12 Education, Humanities, Spirituality, Healthcare, Higher Education Institutions
Locations:
New York
About The Grant
The Dyson Foundation makes grants to nonprofit organizations in the Mid-Hudson Valley (Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, and Ulster counties) that are addressing basic human needs including housing, family stability, youth development, health care access including behavioral health, food access, and other human services, with a special focus on organizations working with those who are economically disadvantaged or otherwise marginalized.
General Operating Support Grants
General operating support, or “unrestricted” grants, are flexible funds that can be used by organizations at their discretion. These grants are available to organizations working on priority funding issues if they:
Meet our principles of best practice for nonprofit governance, finance, public disclosure, and programming
Have at least three years of stable executive leadership
Have received a designated Dyson Foundation grant within the last three years.
Unrestricted grants are aligned with the grantee’s fiscal year; submit an initial letter of inquiry no later than six months prior to the start of the fiscal year. Organizations with annual budgets in excess of $20 million are generally not eligible for unrestricted grants.
Designated Grants
Designated Grants are grants made for a specific purpose or program. These grants are available towards:
Activities that align with our priority funding areas but operate within an organization with a broader mission
Youth after-school and summer programs (see our specific guidelines)
Economic development with a clear charitable purpose, public benefit, and a direct link with our priority funding areas
On a very limited basis, arts councils and/or arts organizations that have demonstrated significant job creation and local economic impact
Management Assistance Program
Our Management Assistance Program provides three types of support:
Organizational capacity-building activities through our Mini-Grants
Mergers, acquisitions, and/or collaborations through our Strategic Restructuring Initiative
Short-term loans through our Cash Flow Loans
Scholarship funding toward nonprofit, finance, grantsmanship, and executive leadership programs through our Professional Development Scholarships
Requirements
The Dyson Foundation makes grants to tax-exempt public charities described under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Service Code.
Only 501(c)3 public charity, a government agency, library, or private school located in or serving the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York (defined as Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, and Ulster counties).
Grantor Information:
Name:
The Dyson Foundation
Type:
Private, Family Foundation
Contact:
Email: submissions@dyson.org
Phone: 845.677.0644
More Info:
Restrictions:
Unrestricted