The Teagle Foundation invites proposals from non-profit entities that share our commitment to the liberal arts and aim to pursue programs under one of our current initiatives.

-Knowledge for Freedom

-Learning for Living

-Education for American Civic Life

-Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts

Our grant initiatives aim to revitalize liberal education and to make it widely accessible. We want the lifelong benefits of a liberal arts education to be available to all students.

The Teagle Foundation awards grants only to tax-exempt 501(c)3 organizations that are based in the United States. Our grantees include residential liberal arts colleges, community colleges, comprehensive institutions, research universities, community-based organizations, non-profit organizations, higher education associations and consortia, and disciplinary associations.

Institutions and organizations of particular interest to us are those that:

• Explicitly put engaged student learning in the liberal arts at the center of their mission;

• Allocate their resources to sustain this mission;

• Have stable enrollments and finances;

• Achieve good graduation rates, typically 65% or more after six years;

• Systematically assess student progress;

• Serve underrepresented populations and communities

-Planning grants are typically about $25,000 over six to 12 months. Planning grants can provide an opportunity to pilot a concept and use the implementation support for scale up. Planning grants do not guarantee implementation support.

-The Foundation provides a wide range of possible funding – from $100,000 to $400,000 – in recognition of the unique circumstances for which an implementation request may be submitted. Single institution grants are usually in the range of $100,000-$250,000 over 24 to 36 months. The maximum amount is rarely awarded and most often reserved for projects that serve an exceptionally large number of students and faculty and often attempt to address system-level impact.

In general, we review concept papers submitted on December 1, March 1, and August 1. If a proposal is invited based on your concept paper, program staff will confer with you to determine the appropriate timeline for submitting the full proposal for review by the Teagle Foundation’s Board of Directors when it meets in November, February, or May.

Foundation staff cannot assist with concept paper development. Please email concept papers to proposals@teagle.org.