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Max Funding
Up to $250K
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Application Due Date
Rolling
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Funder Details:
Funder Type:
Family Foundation, Private
Funding Frequency:
Rolling Basis
Use of Funds:
Programs/Projects
Funding Duration:
One-Year Grant, Multi-Year Grant
Application Type
LOI Accepted
Eligibility:
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations
Program Areas:
Civil Rights, Social Justice
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, Puerto Rico, Washington DC
About The Grant
The Nathan Cummings Foundation has awarded nearly half a billion dollars in funding to support movements, organizations, and individuals pursuing justice for people and the planet.
Focus areas:
Racial Justice
Economic Justice
Environmental Justice
We believe that social change takes time and requires long-term investments. We also see immense value in supporting new, innovative, and exploratory work.
Types of Grants:
Venture Grants (Up to $100k for one year). These grants are short-term and designed to provide expedited support to social entrepreneurs with breakthrough, emerging, and innovative solutions. They serve to mutually explore new relationships and partnerships.
Advancement Grants (Up to $250k annually for up to two years). These grants are designed to provide two-year support to project-based work and/or help scale organizations and promising solutions.
Enterprise Grants ($250k+ annually for more than two years). These grants are designed to provide multi-year, unrestricted funding to partners that have deep alignment across our REEJ focus areas and offer the most opportunity to use all our financial and non-financial resources to support their solutions.
Our Approach and Focus
From our grants, to our investments, to our voice we are using all of our resources to advance our mission. We are committed to changemaking, not just grantmaking.
Investing in Bold Leaders
Our partners are courageous leaders willing to work in innovative ways, forge powerful alliances, and push breakthrough ideas that make the “impossible” possible.
Using All of Our Assets
We use a ‘totality of assets’ approach, meaning we leverage the full power of the foundation’s financial and non-financial assets for impact.
Leveraging Our Voice
We leverage our voice and influence to amplify the voices and goals of our partners.
Most of our grants range from about $50,000 – $250,000. We anticipate most PRIs will range from $250,000 to $750,000, typically to be repaid within three to seven years.
All applicants will be notified within eight weeks of submission whether their application has been selected for further consideration.
Requirements
We support organizations based in the United States, its Territories, and Israel-Palestine.
Grantor Information:
Name:
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
Type:
Family Foundation, Private
Contact:
Email: GA_admin@nathancummings.org
More Info:
Restrictions:
Restricted