Type of project: Our grants support activities that: Strengthen the efforts of community philanthropy organizations to respond to, change mindsets around and build support for complex, sensitive or apparently intractable issues at the community level (e.g. social cohesion and other community divisions, environmental issues, women’s, youth, other minority rights, marginalized and vulnerable communities etc.). Strengthen the overall durability and effectiveness of community philanthropy organizations as trusted and rooted vehicles for people-led, people-owned development (whether around grant making systems, governance and management structures, fund development and sustainability, communications platforms, etc.).
Location: Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, or Latin America and the Caribbean
Eligibility: Community philanthropy organizations, community foundations, women’s funds, environmental funds, national public foundations, grassroots grant makers, and any other kinds of organizations that identify with the concept and practice of community philanthropy may apply.
Grant size: U.S. $7,000 – $20,000 Size will depend on annual budget, nature of activities and whether the organization is already known to the GFCF.