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Max Funding
Up to $25K
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Application Due Date
Jan 31, 2026
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Funder Details:
Funder Type:
Private
Funding Frequency:
Annual Grant
Use of Funds:
Programs/Projects, Capacity Building
Funding Duration:
One-Year Grant, Multi-Year Grant
Application Type
Full Application
Eligibility:
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations
Program Areas:
Disabilities
Locations:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington DC, Puerto Rico
About The Grant
The Enterline Foundation’s overarching funding priority is to increase access to services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Believing that an adequate direct support professional (DSP) workforce is essential to ensuring the provision of services, The Foundation will focus its giving in 2025 on initiatives that support the recruitment and retention of DSPs. Although not limited to these examples, initiatives could include:
Internship programs
New hire welcoming, orientation and coaching
Training and professional development including certification programs
Establishment of career ladders
Connection to community resources for nonwork related needs of DSPs
Improvements to organizational culture
Communication and feedback soliciting initiatives
Recognition and appreciation activities
Front line supervisor coaching and development
Technology needed to support data collection and employee experience
Types of Grants:
-Single Year Grant
Open Call
Not to Exceed $25K
Applicant must have annual operating budget less than $10M
Applicants in this category will be evaluated based on the evidence of documented community need and the project’s likelihood of increasing access to services by persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities or their families.
-Multi-Year Grants
By invitation only
Capacity Building projects
Not to exceed $25K per year or a total of $75K over three years
The Foundation utilizes the National Council of Nonprofits' definition of capacity building as follows:
“Whatever is needed to bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission into the future.”
Applicants invited to apply for a capacity-building grant should be prepared to provide meaningful evidence to support why an investment could be reasonably expected to lead to one or more of the following outcomes:
Increased capacity to serve individuals currently waiting for services or are anticipated to need services in the near term.
Greater operational efficiencies leading to improved financial performance and/or organizational stability.
The provision of higher-quality services and supports that meet a currently unmet need.
Access to resources is currently unavailable to the organization.
Requirements
Eligible organizations in any state or US territory may apply.
Be either a provider of services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities or a sector-level organization that supports providers of services or the sector at large.
Have been in operation as a 501c3 nonprofit for at least 2 full years prior to the current year’s funding deadline.
Have at least 1 full-time employee.
Have not received funding in the previous years’ grant cycle.
Have submitted a final report for all previous grants.
Grantor Information:
Name:
The Enterline Foundation
Type:
Private
Contact:
Phone: 770-271-3032
More Info:
Restrictions:
Restricted