Martin County Grants for Nonprofits

Housing for Everyone Competition

The 2025 Competition

The theme for the 19th annual Housing for Everyone competition is maintaining homeownership in low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities through post-purchase support.

Many households in LMI communities face significant challenges that affect their ability to sustain homeownership, including rising property taxes, increasing home repair costs and risk of foreclosure. To address these barriers, we'll fund select organizations focused on innovative solutions that support long-term homeownership stability.

Building on the goals of the TD Ready Commitment to help people achieve financial security, Housing for Everyone supports not-for-profit organizations that provide affordable housing and/or wraparound services to increase access to affordable stable housing situations for individuals and families.

Historically, home ownership is an effective tool for building generational wealth. It can provide a stable investment that also doubles as a place to live. Homes are assets that can be passed down for generations and mortgage payments help to build equity in the investment, yielding opportunities for equity loans. For low- to moderate-income (LMI) families, homeownership can be the single largest investment they ever make. As such, it may be their most important source of wealth accumulation and financial security.

Many households in LMI communities face significant challenges that threaten their ability to sustain homeownership, including rising property taxes, increasing home repair costs, and risk of foreclosure.

To address these barriers, the 2025 Housing for Everyone competition will award $7.2 million to select organizations focused on providing solutions that support maintaining homeownership in low- to moderate-income communities through post-purchase support. 

Grants in the amount of $200,000 will be made available to eligible organizations. The most competitive proposals will be those that best demonstrate impactful post-purchase homeownership support and their role in home preservation on a path to wealth development.

Background

At Bank of America, we’re guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better. Through our focus on Responsible Growth, we deliver for our teammates, clients and shareholders, while addressing economic mobility and social progress focused on the needs of the community. We drive meaningful and sustainable progress to help address society’s biggest challenges by aligning all our resources – including our financing, our client products and services, our philanthropy and how we manage our own activities.

As part of this work, we develop strong partnerships with nonprofit organizations focused on issues fundamental to economic mobility in low- and moderate-income communities. We focus on improving the lives of individuals and families by investing in health, jobs, and strengthening broader community vitality by addressing needs related to small business resiliency, and community development.

Through our partnerships, we support vulnerable populations, including working families, youth, seniors, individuals living with disabilities, veterans, and those impacted by the criminal justice system – enabling them to move forward in their goals.

Our Priorities: Basic needs, income creation, stable housing, empowered communities

All thriving communities start with meeting the individual basic needs of its members. That starts with ensuring certainty when it comes to shelter, food and health.

As basic needs are established, individuals can focus on development through mentoring, skill building,  work experience and entrepreneurial growth. These activities enable the creation of income for both the individual, as well as those they serve and employ. Income creation and access to affordable housing allows individuals to find stability through stable housing in neighborhoods where connections are further strengthened.

Stable, skilled, connected individuals contribute to the growth of empowered communities that give back to their neighborhoods, address systemic issues head on and ensure the longevity of where they call home. This is growth.

About Us

The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation began making grants in 1987-88. Over the past two decades, we have emphasized partnerships, collaborations, and seed funding for new projects and organizations within the framework of our programs as defined by our guidelines and priority setting by our Board.

Our general focus is the conservation of natural resources in eastern North America and the Caribbean Basin, with an emphasis on the United States.

General Focus (over 85 percent of the grant program)

• Conservation of natural resources in eastern North America and the Caribbean Basin, with an emphasis on the United States

Major Program Areas (in descending order of size)

• Marine resource conservation and management with priority given to fisheries
• South Florida Ecosystems (Treasure Coast, Lake Okeechobee, Everglades, Biscayne Bay, Florida Bay, and Florida Keys)
• Alabama environmental issues
• D.C. Metro area environmental issues
  • limited to preselected organizations

Competitive Grantmaking

The role of Community Foundation’s Grantmaking is to seek opportunities proactively in the community that help residents achieve their greatest potential. Through an open competitive process, nonprofit organizations can apply for support where there is an alignment with one of the Community Foundation’s four strategic focus areas: Capacity Building, Economic Opportunity, Education and Youth, and Thriving Communities. 

Four Focus Areas

• Capacity Building
  • Goal: To support, develop, and promote a network of services and resources that strengthen the quality and impact of the local nonprofit sector and community.
  • Focus Area Strategies: The Foundation provides the following strategies as examples of the types of programs, services, and proposals that potential funding will be given to in the Capacity Building focus area. 
    • Organizations with a mission to support, enhance, improve, and grow high-quality nonprofit organizations and leadership.
    • Programming is designed to support and improve Nonprofit Management and Nonprofit Leadership.
    • Opportunities to provide local nonprofit leaders with short and long-term professional coaching, mentoring and guidance.
• Economic Opportunity
  • Goal: To improve human capital by creating opportunities for strategic and effective workforce preparation leading to economic sufficiency.
  • Focus Area Strategies: The Foundation provides the following strategies as examples of the types of programs, services, and proposals that potential funding will be given to in the Economic Opportunity focus area.
    • Initiatives promoted by workforce alliances that effectively link employer demand with the educational resources necessary to building a continuum for workforce preparation for skilled workers.
    • Occupational preparation and training for individuals targeted to specific occupations where worker shortages may exist and the potential for increased credentialing and earnings can be maximized.
    • Programs that promote literacy – including economic (financial management), technical (information technologies), and reading – to develop life skills and prevent future impediments to achieving full academic or vocational potential.
    • Programs and projects that assist workforce pipeline for unemployed or underemployed residents.
    • Programs that provide support for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
• Education and Youth
  • Goal: To provide youth with the opportunity to reach their fullest potential.
  • Focus Area Strategies: The Foundation provides the following strategies as examples of the types of programs, services, and proposals that potential funding will be given to in the Education and Youth focus area.
    • Evidence-based early childhood development programs for children and their families to integrate the process of education into daily living in order to improve likely future outcomes.
    • Opportunities that provide support to address third grade literacy levels.
    • Model high school retention programs for at-risk students, including coaching, internships, or leadership development that provides credentialing and support for pursuit of academic excellence.
    • Programs that connect at-risk youth populations with opportunities that keep them on a positive life trajectory, i.e., mentoring.
• Thriving Communities
  • Goal: To address a broad range of community needs so that residents can live healthy and vibrant lives.
  • Strategy: The Foundation provides the following strategies as examples of the types of programs, services, and proposals that potential funding will be given to in the Thriving Communities focus area.
    • Coalitions and partnerships that advocate and focus attention on affordable housing needs of low- and middle-income families. For example, social service providers joining with housing advocates, developers, and government officials in responding to the need for permanent, workforce and/or affordable rental housing.
    • Initiatives assisting low- and middle-income households at high risk for foreclosures and/or homelessness with rent or mortgage support, legal assistance, counseling, and supports to ensure an equitable process and/or provide available resources and options to secure safe, affordable housing and achieve economic stability.
    • Programs that provide access for uninsured or underinsured residents to address mental and/or physical health concerns. Programs addressing chronic health conditions in high-need areas will be prioritized. For example, diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
    • Increasingly make arts and culture accessible for people with limited economic means.
    • Small- to medium-sized Florida-based arts and cultural organizations that have experienced a significant cut in state-funding (15% or more of organizational budget).
    • Opportunities that address hunger by providing food and assisting with access to support such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
    • Improve the environment through education and efforts such as planting trees, improving coastal areas, or preserving natural resources.
    • Projects that transform green spaces or create safe public spaces for residents to connect and engage. 

Funding

Community Impact grants will be awarded as one-year grants, up to $75,000. Summer grants will be awarded seasonally

TD Charitable Foundation

Since 2002, the TD Charitable Foundation has contributed over $254 million to non-profit institutions, fulfilling its mission to support, respect and improve the quality of life in the diverse communities we serve.

Types of grants

The TD Charitable Foundation primarily funds programs aligned to one or more of the four drivers of our corporate citizenship platform, the TD Ready Commitment:

• Better Health
• Connected Communities
• Financial Security
• Vibrant Planet

Special consideration is given to organizations that share our values of inclusivity. We love helping those with programs for diverse or historically underserved communities and low-to-moderate income individuals.

PNC Foundation

Strengthening and enriching the lives of our neighbors in communities where we live and work.

Vision & Mission

For decades, we have provided resources to seed ideas, foster development initiatives and encourage leadership in nonprofit organizations where imagination and determination are at work enhancing people's lives everyday.

The PNC Foundation's priority is to form partnerships with community-based nonprofit organizations in order to enhance educational opportunities, with an emphasis on early childhood education, and to promote the growth of communities through economic development initiatives.

Foundation Grant

The PNC Foundation supports a variety of nonprofit organizations with a special emphasis on those that work to achieve sustainability and touch a diverse population, in particular, those that support early childhood education and/or economic development.

Education

The PNC Foundation supports educational programs for children and youth, particularly early childhood education initiatives that meet the criteria established through PNC Grow Up Great. Specifically, PNC Grow Up Great grants must:

• Support early education initiatives that benefit children from birth to age five; and
• Serve a majority of children (>50%) from low- to moderate-income families; and
• Adhere to all other standard PNC Foundation guidelines, as outlined on the PNC Foundation website, applicant eligibility quiz, as well as the Foundation policies and procedures; and
• Include one or a combination of the following:
  • direct services/programs for children in their classroom or community;
  • professional development/workforce development for early childhood educators;
  • family and/or community engagement in children’s early learning
• Additional considerations:
  • The grant focus should include math, science, reading, vocabulary development, the arts, financial education, or social/emotional development.
  • The grant recipient, or collaborative partner, should have early childhood education as an area of focus. If the organization’s focus is beyond birth to age five, the specific grant must be earmarked for birth to age five.
  • Incorporate opportunities for PNC volunteers in classroom or non-classroom-based activities.

Economic Development

Economic development organizations, including those which enhance the quality of life through neighborhood revitalization, cultural enrichment and human services are given support. Priority is given to community development initiatives that strategically promote the growth of low-and moderate-income communities and/or provide services to these communities.

• Affordable Housing
  • The PNC Foundation understands the critical need for affordable housing for low-and moderate-income individuals.
  • We are committed to providing support to nonprofit organizations that:
    • give counseling and services to help these individuals maintain their housing stock;
    • offer transitional housing units and programs; and/or
    • offer credit counseling assistance to individuals, helping them to prepare for homeownership.
• Community Development
  • Because small businesses are often critical components of community growth and help foster business development, the PNC Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that
    • offer technical assistance to, or loan programs for, small businesses located in low-and moderate-income areas or
    • support small businesses that employ low-and moderate-income individuals.
• Community Services
  • Support is given to social services organizations that benefit the health, education, quality of life or provide essential services for low-and moderate-income individuals and families.
  • The PNC Foundation supports job training programs and organizations that provide essential services for their families.
• Arts & Culture
  • Support is given for cultural enrichment programs benefitting the community.
• Revitalization & Stabilization of Low-and Moderate-Income Areas
  • The PNC Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that serve low-and moderate-income neighborhoods by improving living and working conditions.
  • Support is given to organizations that help stabilize communities, eliminate blight and attract and retain businesses and residents to the community.

Southern Arts Recovery Fund

Led by South Arts in partnership with a range of organizations across the region, this fund supports artists in need affected by Hurricane Helene and/or Milton.

The Recovery Fund initiative provides $2,000 grants for individual artists to replace lost supplies and equipment because of the hurricanes.

Brinker International Charitable Giving Program

Giving Back is core to our DNA. It’s who we are now, and it’s who we’ve always been. Our commitment to the communities in which we live and work extends into our giving framework to impact kids, hunger and education.

• Whether we’re helping to fight disease or economic challenges, we are proud to help kids become their very best.
• Our restaurant experience gives us a unique opportunity to make an impact on the fight against hunger.
• We are committed to helping educate children in our communities while also furthering the education of our Team of employees through Best You EDU™.
  • Education is pre-selected by the Charitables Committee however we encourage your school to reach out to your local Chili’s and see if they would like to partner through a Give Back Night.

Funding

Monetary or in-kind (dining certificates) can be requested.

NFL Foundation Grassroots Program

The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program provides non-profit, neighborhood-based organizations with financial and technical assistance to improve the quality, safety and accessibility of local football fields. The program is a partnership of the National Football League Foundation, which provides funding, and LISC, which provides technical assistance and manages the program. 

Objectives

Athletic fields can serve as tremendous community assets by offering opportunities for recreation, education, and relaxation that contribute to the local quality of life. The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program seeks to redress the shortage of clean, safe and accessible football fields in low and moderate-income neighborhoods.

Non-profit neighborhood-based organizations can play a leading role in the improvement of existing or creation of new athletic playing fields. With experience in both real estate development and community building, many of these organizations possess the capacity to address both the capital aspects of playing fields development and the program elements (i.e. youth football leagues, sports tournaments, science fairs, summer festivals, community celebrations, and after-school events). Equally important to this experience, neighborhood-based organizations have connections to their community that legitimize their operations and draw resident support for their work. If local residents have a sense of ownership and see themselves as stakeholders in the creation and maintenance of playing fields, these community assets are more likely to be protected and preserved for long-term use. The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program is intended not only to respond to the immediate shortage of playing fields, but also to build an infrastructure through partnerships and resident involvement that will sustain these open spaces for community use.

To incorporate and improve health and safety on community football fields, the NFL Foundation Grassroots Program collaborates with USA Football, the governing body of American football in the United States, the sole U.S. member of the International Federation of American Football, and a recognized sports organization of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Its nonprofit mission includes designing and delivering premier educational, development, and competitive programs for American football. USA Football partners with leaders in medicine, child advocacy and athletics to support positive football experiences for youth, high school, and other amateur players. USA Football’s mission is to grow, unify and advance America’s favorite sport.

Organizations gain significant benefits by partnering with USA Football, enrolling in its Football Development Model (FDM) education program being among them. Supported by experts in long term athlete development, medicine, and football, the FDM is the sport’s first long-term athlete development model. The FDM teaches sport through a skill-based progression that is developmentally appropriate physically, mentally, and socially for young players. The model is designed to build better athletes and provide youth programs with training and tools to ensure a high-quality and fun experience while keeping focus on the health and well-being of all athletes.

Availability of Funding

There are two levels of funding available:

• general field support (e.g. irrigation, bleachers, lights, etc.); and
• field surface grants.

General Field Support: Applicants may submit requests of up to $50,000 for capital projects not associated with the actual field surface. This support includes the installation/refurbishment of bleachers, concession stands, lights, irrigation systems, etc.

Field Surface Grants: Matching grants of up to $250,000 are available to help finance the resurfacing of a community, middle school or high school football field. Matching grants of up to $250,000 will be available to applicants seeking to install new synthetic sports turf surfaces. The ability of these new surfaces to withstand constant use and require little ongoing maintenance costs makes this an attractive option for communities, schools and youth groups to consider.

A smaller number of matching grants of up to $100,000 will be available to help finance the resurfacing of a community, middle school or high school football field utilizing natural grass/ sod surfaces. If applicants choose to utilize natural grass/sod surfaces as opposed to the synthetic sports surfaces, a minimum five-year maintenance plan and corresponding financial budget must be provided in order to demonstrate that the applying organization will maintain the field despite projected wear and tear and potential overuse by youth sports participants. Funds from the Program may not be used to maintain field surfaces, as all grant funds must be used for capital expenditures. 

Mission

We, Allegany Franciscan Ministries and Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming, healing presence within our communities. We are guided by this mission and rooted in the vision of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany.

ACOR Grants

Allegany Community Out Reach (ACOR) Grants provide short-term support to local community projects that extend the mission and vision of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany. Grants focus on improving health, wellness and quality of life in marginalized communities. Funding is limited to nonprofit organizations directly affiliated with the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, Allegany Franciscan Associates or Trinity Health.

Grant requests may be submitted for either program or general operating support.

Program Support- Program requests should be for specific projects and activities. Examples include nutrition education, food, shelter and clothing, and employment skills.

General Operating- General operating requests support the organization’s overall mission and goals and should help strengthen the organization or further its charitable purposes. Examples include strategic planning, technology upgrades, infrastructure costs such as utilities, rent and personnel.

Priority Criteria

Priority will be given to organizations and projects that meet most or all of the following criteria:

• improve health, wellness and quality of life through a holistic approach;
• promote self-sufficiency or bring about systemic change;
• provide services to individuals from the following marginalized groups:
  • BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color – People of color refers to any racial group or population that identifies as nonwhite), members of LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, low-income populations and other historically disenfranchised groups;
• strive to incorporate the viewpoint of individuals who are served;
• focus on women
• focus on environment

Rehmann Foundation Grant

We will make a tangible difference by advancing educational opportunities, propelling economic development, and strengthening communities.​ ​Through partnerships with like-minded organizations who empower individuals that represent diverse backgrounds and experiences – we will make a positive impact in our world.

VISION

We are the momentum behind what’s possible, empowering purpose-filled opportunities that positively impact the systemic issues of today and tomorrow.

PILLARS

The Rehmann Foundation is committed to delivering a greater philanthropic impact focused on education, economic development, and the communities in which we live and work. Our pillars are the foundation to our mission, vision, and our purpose.

Education

We are committed to advancing educational opportunities for everyone.

Our foundation partners with community organizations to support education in financial literacy, digital literacy, job training, workforce readiness, and mentoring, among many other critical areas.

Rehmann associates are encouraged to volunteer with our partners contributing their expertise and offering support and resources where needed.

Economic Development

Rehmann is committed to helping businesses thrive and empowering their purpose. The Rehmann Foundation supports organizations that foster a desire for diverse and inclusive economic growth for all members of the community.

We leverage our diverse associate backgrounds and professional relationships to provide access to stable employment opportunities, financial support which is essential for new business opportunities, and assistance cultivating local business organizations within their communities.

Community

We are committed to making a positive impact in the communities in which we live and work. Our foundation and our partners believe that equitable access to resources such as housing, food, employment, transportation, quality health care, and mental health services are foundational to a thriving community.

The Rehmann Foundation builds connections with like-minded organizations, associates, offices, and regions to support initiatives that address under-resourced areas and other systemic issues.

Background

At Bank of America, we’re guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better. Through our focus on Responsible Growth, we deliver for our teammates, clients and shareholders, while addressing economic mobility and social progress focused on the needs of the community. We drive meaningful and sustainable progress to help address society’s biggest challenges by aligning all our resources – including our financing, our client products and services, our philanthropy and how we manage our own activities.

As part of this work, we develop strong partnerships with nonprofit organizations focused on issues fundamental to economic mobility in low- and moderate-income communities. We focus on improving the lives of individuals and families by investing in health, jobs, and strengthening broader community vitality by addressing needs related to small business resiliency, and community development.

Through our partnerships, we support vulnerable populations, including working families, youth, seniors, individuals living with disabilities, veterans, and those impacted by the criminal justice system – enabling them to move forward in their goals.

Our Priorities: Basic needs, income creation, stable housing, empowered communities

All thriving communities start with meeting the individual basic needs of its members. That starts with ensuring certainty when it comes to shelter, food and health.

As basic needs are established, individuals can focus on development through mentoring, skill building,  work experience and entrepreneurial growth. These activities enable the creation of income for both the individual, as well as those they serve and employ. Income creation and access to affordable housing allows individuals to find stability through stable housing in neighborhoods where connections are further strengthened.

Stable, skilled, connected individuals contribute to the growth of empowered communities that give back to their neighborhoods, address systemic issues head on and ensure the longevity of where they call home. This is growth.

TD Charitable Foundation

The TD Charitable Foundation accomplishes this through our commitment to improve the access to safe, clean affordable housing, economic development, educational opportunities for community members, and the provision of basic human needs when otherwise unattainable. We foster and create collaborative opportunities that bring community partners together for the enrichment of communities where we live and serve. The thoughtful and meaningful disbursement of TDCF funds work to serve as a catalyst for the betterment of our local communities.

TD Bank Community Sponsorship Program

Support for events and activities from both for-profit and non-profit organizations that build awareness of TD and positively impact our communities.

Supporting the communities where we live, work and play is important to us. Developing and building partnerships is one of the many ways we do just that.

From Maine to Florida, TD Bank sponsors events, programs, projects, and activities that make a positive local impact. Through TD's corporate citizenship platform, The Ready Commitment, we're investing in opportunities for diverse groups to come together and get involved in their local area to create shared experiences for people from different walks of life, support arts and culture that reflect diverse voices, help people feel a sense of belonging to their local community, elevate the quality of the environment and drive economic well-being.

Background

Financial literacy is the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of financial well-being.

Financial education promotes stability for individuals and their families. The more people know about credit, banking services, taxes and basic money management, the more likely they are to increase savings, buy homes, save for education and improve their financial well-being. Not surprisingly, people with a low level of education tend to have low numeracy and financial literacy skills. Basic financial skills education can be critical to helping individuals manage their money and protect themselves from predatory practices.

Florida Financial Literacy Initiative

The Florida Literacy Coalition (FLC) is proud to partner with Wells Fargo in establishing a statewide financial literacy program for students in adult education/literacy, ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and family literacy programs. This initiative supports the integration of literacy and math instruction and financial education, promoting a contextualized approach to learning.

Wells Fargo is committed to supporting organizations that work to strengthen local communities. By addressing vital community needs and issues, including family and financial literacy, Wells Fargo is promoting economic empowerment and well-being in Florida and beyond.

For grant purposes, family literacy programs should include the following four components:

• Parent literacy instruction;
• Interactive literacy activities between parents and their children;
• Training for parents regarding how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in the education of their children; and
• Age-appropriate education for children.

Grants up to $5,000 will be made available to 9 Florida adult education, ESOL, and family literacy programs to incorporate financial education into their instruction.

PNC Foundation

Strengthening and enriching the lives of our neighbors in communities where we live and work.

Vision & Mission

For decades, we have provided resources to seed ideas, foster development initiatives and encourage leadership in nonprofit organizations where imagination and determination are at work enhancing people's lives everyday.

The PNC Foundation's priority is to form partnerships with community-based nonprofit organizations in order to enhance educational opportunities, with an emphasis on early childhood education, and to promote the growth of communities through economic development initiatives.

Grow Up Great Grant

PNC Grow Up Great is our signature program. It is a $500 million, multi-year, bilingual initiative that began in 2004 to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life.

As part of this initiative, the PNC Foundation has earmarked funds for grants to nonprofit organizations that work to improve school readiness by providing support in areas such as:

• vocabulary development; social-emotional learning; math; science; and the arts.

By focusing our support on high-quality early childhood education, we aim to positively impact school readiness and contribute to stronger, smarter and healthier children, families and communities. PNC supports eligible organizations, events and initiatives across the States, in the counties specified.

Community Impact Grants

The United Way of Martin County's Community Impact Grant application process is designed to support local programs that are working to address specific community needs in the areas of health, education, and financial stability.

The grant application will be reviewed by a panel of community leaders, volunteers, and subject matter experts, who will evaluate the organization's capacity to implement the project, its potential impact on the community, and its alignment with the United Way's mission.

Focus AreasAddresses one or more of the United Way of Martin County’s focus areas:

Education:

• School Readiness, Early Grade Success, Middle School Success or High School and Post-Secondary Success

Financial Stability:

• Economic Self Sufficiency, Employment Support or Financial Management and Support

Health:

• Access to Health Care, Healthy Beginnings to Life, Healthiest Lifestyle or Healthy Relationships 

Who We Are

Impact100 Martin’s mission is all about women creating positive, lasting change in our community through collective giving.

Grants

Grants of $100,000 allow a nonprofit to fully execute a program, dream big and try something new.

These grants are meant to be substantial, transformational and sustainable.

Impact100 Martin recognizes the important work being done by nonprofit organizations in improving the lives of people in our community. To support this work and encourage organizations to “THINK BIG,” Impact100 Martin annually awards at least one grant of $100,000 to a nonprofit that provides services for Martin County. Consistent with our mission, Impact100 Martin funds grants that have a positive, lasting change on the receiving organizations and the populations they serve.

Impactful projects can be achieved in a variety of ways:

• Enabling an organization to affect a large group of people (in need)
• Directly benefiting a small group of people resulting in significant change that will have wider implications for the group of people as well as the community
• Changing the way an organization pursues its mission, resulting in a fundamental shift in how it provides services to its stakeholders
• Creating/reinforcing new collaborations with other organizations to address a broader spectrum of the community
• Enabling an organization to address an unmet need or issue within the community

Community Impact Grants

The United Way of Martin County's Community Impact Grant application process is designed to support local programs that are working to address specific community needs in the areas of health, education, and financial stability. For programs that have not received United Way funding in the previous funding cycle, the process begins with a Letter of Intent (LOI). For current funded programs, the LOI is not required.

The LOI is a brief overview of the organization's proposed program and its alignment with the United Way's community impact priorities. If the LOI is approved, the organization will be invited to submit a full grant application, which will include detailed information about the project, its budget, and its expected outcomes.

The grant application will be reviewed by a panel of community leaders, volunteers and subject matter experts, who will evaluate the organization's capacity to implement the project, its potential impact on the community, and its alignment with the United Way's mission.

Restore America’s Estuaries, in close coordination with and financial support from EPA, administers the National Estuaries Program (NEP) Watersheds Grants. The Program is a nationally competitive grants program designed to support projects that address urgent, emerging, and challenging issues threatening the well-being of estuaries within the 28 NEP boundary areas. This grant program funds projects aimed at addressing the following Congressionally-set priorities: 

• Loss of key habitats resulting in significant impacts on fisheries and water quality such as seagrass, mangroves, tidal and freshwater wetlands, forested wetlands, kelp beds, shellfish beds, and coral reefs; 
• Coastal resilience and extreme weather events including flooding and coastal erosion related to sea level rise, changing precipitation, warmer waters, or salt marsh, seagrass, or wetland degradation or loss and accelerated land loss; 
• Impacts of nutrients and warmer water temperatures on aquatic life and ecosystems, including low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters; 
• Stormwater runoff which not only can erode stream banks but can carry nutrients, sediment, and trash into rivers and streams that flow into estuaries; 
• Recurring harmful algae blooms; 
• Unusual or unexplained marine mammal mortalities; and 
• Proliferation or invasion of species that limit recreational uses, threaten wastewater systems, or cause other ecosystem damage. 

About the National Estuary Program Established in 1987 through the Clean Water Act, the National Estuary Program (NEP) is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) place-based program dedicated to protecting and restoring the water quality and ecological integrity of 28 estuaries across the country. EPA’s NEP is a non-regulatory program that improves the waters, habitats, and living resources within these estuaries. In overseeing and managing the national program, EPA provides annual funding, national guidance, and technical assistance to the local NEPs. 

Competitive Grantmaking

The role of Community Foundation’s Grantmaking is to seek opportunities proactively in the community that help residents achieve their greatest potential. Through an open competitive process, nonprofit organizations can apply for support where there is an alignment with one of the Community Foundation’s four strategic focus areas: Capacity Building, Economic Opportunity, Education and Youth, and Thriving Communities. 

Four Focus Areas

• Capacity Building
  • Goal: To support, develop, and promote a network of services and resources that strengthen the quality and impact of the local nonprofit sector and community.
  • Focus Area Strategies: The Foundation provides the following strategies as examples of the types of programs, services, and proposals that potential funding will be given to in the Capacity Building focus area. 
    • Organizations with a mission to support, enhance, improve, and grow high-quality nonprofit organizations and leadership.
    • Programming is designed to support and improve Nonprofit Management and Nonprofit Leadership.
    • Opportunities to provide local nonprofit leaders with short and long-term professional coaching, mentoring and guidance.
• Economic Opportunity
  • Goal: To improve human capital by creating opportunities for strategic and effective workforce preparation leading to economic sufficiency.
  • Focus Area Strategies: The Foundation provides the following strategies as examples of the types of programs, services, and proposals that potential funding will be given to in the Economic Opportunity focus area.
    • Initiatives promoted by workforce alliances that effectively link employer demand with the educational resources necessary to building a continuum for workforce preparation for skilled workers.
    • Occupational preparation and training for individuals targeted to specific occupations where worker shortages may exist and the potential for increased credentialing and earnings can be maximized.
    • Programs that promote literacy – including economic (financial management), technical (information technologies), and reading – to develop life skills and prevent future impediments to achieving full academic or vocational potential.
    • Programs and projects that assist workforce pipeline for unemployed or underemployed residents.
    • Programs that provide support for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
• Education and Youth
  • Goal: To provide youth with the opportunity to reach their fullest potential.
  • Focus Area Strategies: The Foundation provides the following strategies as examples of the types of programs, services, and proposals that potential funding will be given to in the Education and Youth focus area.
    • Evidence-based early childhood development programs for children and their families to integrate the process of education into daily living in order to improve likely future outcomes.
    • Opportunities that provide support to address third grade literacy levels.
    • Model high school retention programs for at-risk students, including coaching, internships, or leadership development that provides credentialing and support for pursuit of academic excellence.
    • Programs that connect at-risk youth populations with opportunities that keep them on a positive life trajectory, i.e., mentoring.
• Thriving Communities
  • Goal: To address a broad range of community needs so that residents can live healthy and vibrant lives.
  • Strategy: The Foundation provides the following strategies as examples of the types of programs, services, and proposals that potential funding will be given to in the Thriving Communities focus area.
    • Coalitions and partnerships that advocate and focus attention on affordable housing needs of low- and middle-income families. For example, social service providers joining with housing advocates, developers, and government officials in responding to the need for permanent, workforce and/or affordable rental housing.
    • Initiatives assisting low- and middle-income households at high risk for foreclosures and/or homelessness with rent or mortgage support, legal assistance, counseling, and supports to ensure an equitable process and/or provide available resources and options to secure safe, affordable housing and achieve economic stability.
    • Programs that provide access for uninsured or underinsured residents to address mental and/or physical health concerns. Programs addressing chronic health conditions in high-need areas will be prioritized. For example, diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
    • Increasingly make arts and culture accessible for people with limited economic means.
    • Small- to medium-sized Florida-based arts and cultural organizations that have experienced a significant cut in state-funding (15% or more of organizational budget).
    • Opportunities that address hunger by providing food and assisting with access to support such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
    • Improve the environment through education and efforts such as planting trees, improving coastal areas, or preserving natural resources.
    • Projects that transform green spaces or create safe public spaces for residents to connect and engage. 

Funding

Community Impact grants will be awarded as one-year grants, up to $75,000. Summer grants will be awarded seasonally

Charitable Giving

Our mission is to support seniors and their caregivers in our community with a special emphasis on wellness and prevention.

The focus area for this year’s grant announcement will continue to be social determinants of health that impact older adults and their caregivers, including economic stability and income support, food insecurity, social isolation, accessible housing, and transportation. Hurricane recovery efforts are allowed in impacted areas of Florida. 

Funding Criteria

The Foundation is deeply committed to the well-being of all residents of Palm Beach and southern Martin Counties. Funding requests should be targeted to improving the quality of life for the underserved and underprivileged.

Funding Categories

The Foundation’s funding targets helping those most in need. Our Funding Categories are focused on organizations and projects that address:

• Health
• Hunger
• Homelessness
• Education

We are primarily interested in projects that benefit one or more of the following populations:

• Children & Families
• Individuals with Special Needs
• Seniors

Grants are awarded primarily for capital needs. Examples include:

• New construction projects
• Building renovations
• Transportation and equipment purchases
• Office furnishings for expansion projects
• Technology
• Medical equipment and furniture
• Educational materials

About Us

Since its founding in 1997, Horizon Foundation has funded non-profit organizations that meet the mission goals in places where our trustees live and work. Grant funding concentrates on building organizational and community-wide effectiveness, developing opportunities, raising aspirations, and generally making a positive and lasting difference.

Our Mission

Horizon Foundation supports non-profit organizations that aspire to create and maintain sustainable, vibrant and resilient communities by:

• Enabling children and adults to lead their communities in creative, healthy and thoughtful ways;
• Educating citizens to be good stewards of the environment;
• Conserving land and water resources;
• Encouraging service to others;
• Promoting visual arts and music, and;
• Teaching appreciation of and preserving historic assets.

Outside of Maine

Outside of Maine, Horizon is particularly focused on identifying and supporting organizations that:

• Encourage learning in the classroom and beyond;
• Help to build self-esteem;
• Motivate individuals to reach for higher levels of educational proficiency and competency, and;
• Strive to increase the number of safe places for children to learn, share, and ultimately become stronger leaders for the future.

Outside of Maine, our grants will support organizations that strive to keep educational opportunities vital and operational by maintaining critical connections through distance learning as well as in person.

Grant Size

Horizon generally will make grants in the $5,000 to $20,000 range, with an average grant size of about $12,500. While many grants will be for onetime projects, multi-year support will be considered. The Foundation will consider proposals for both challenge or matching grants, and encourages collaborative efforts with other grant makers.

Indian River Lagoon Water Quality Improvement Grant

This grant is available to local governments and nonstate entities to strengthen ongoing efforts to protect the Indian River Lagoon. Project proposals can include wastewater improvements (including septic-to-sewer), stormwater management and other projects that will help improve water quality and support the Indian River Lagoon Protection Program.

Our Mission

Improve and enrich the lives of families and children

Ous Focus

Our giving priorities include supporting programs or organizations in the areas of healthcare, housing, hunger, and education, especially those serving women and children. Our giving takes place throughout the United States where we operate stores, distribution centers, and our corporate office.

What We Fund

Support is provided in the form of monetary gifts, gift cards, and merchandise in-kind. Significant partnership projects and capital requests are by invitation only. Big Lots Foundation expects requests from 501(c)3 public nonprofit organizations only. Requests from individuals, families, and other sources will not be accepted. We receive a very high volume of requests. Only the most competitive of those will be considered. Fewer will be funded.

Big Lots Foundation Grants

Big Lots invests in partnerships that improve and enrich the lives of families and children. Support is provided in the form of monetary gifts, gift cards, and merchandise in-kind.

Focus Areas

Big Lots Foundation accepts requests for organizations affecting:

• Hunger
  • Providing nutritious food or meals.
  • Providing emergency food assistance.
  • Educating families or individuals about the importance of healthy eating.
• Housing 
  • Preventing families or individuals from losing their housing.
  • Providing affordable, stable housing.
  • Providing emergency shelter for families and individuals.
• Healthcare 
  • Improving healthcare through research and education.
  • Providing preventative education and care.
  • Providing affordable, critical medical care.
• Education 
  • Providing service-learning curriculum that aligns with education standards.
  • Promoting servant leadership through academic and experiential learning.
  • Improving classroom learning outcomes through innovation.

Roy A. Hunt Foundation

In the early 1900s, Roy A. Hunt worked his way up from mill clerk to president of Alcoa, the company his father helped found. After establishing The Hunt Foundation in 1951, he established the Roy A. Hunt Foundation in 1966 as an endowed resource so that future generations could be involved in charitable giving as a family. (The foundations merged in 1994).

Two generations of Hunt family members now serve as Trustees, annually granting approximately $3.4 million in the United States and abroad.

Since inception, our mission has been to support organizations that strive to improve the quality of life through proposals invited by the trustees and through the Foundation’s four main special initiatives. The Roy A. Hunt Foundation values the quality work of its partner organizations, strives to make an impact in many facets of the community – from building stronger networks for healthy, thriving neighborhoods to working toward a greener, cleaner environment – and believes in the importance of strong leadership, community-driven partnerships, and innovative ideas.

Youth Violence Prevention Initiative

Mission

To reduce youth violence and the risk factors that contribute to it.

Priorities

The Foundation focuses its YVP grants on the following:

• Geographies – lower-income and higher-crime areas of Allegheny County, PA; Boston, MA; Cleveland, OH; and Martin and St. Lucie Counties, FL
• Populations – within those geographies, proven-risk and higher-risk youth and youth adults 
• Strategies – proposals with clear and measurable objectives for serving those populations through one or more of the following strategies:
• working with clients in multiple settings, including, one-on-one, peer group, family, school, and/or community
• using the Foundation’s grants as leverage to attract other public and private resources
• implementing and expanding researched practices and evidence-based programs; increasing the non-profit’s evaluation capacity and accountability in order to determine effectiveness

Types of Foundation Support

The Foundation considers proposals for programs, projects, and coalitions and collaboratives. The Foundation awards 6-10 grants per year and grants range from $25,000 to $75,000. The Foundation occasionally makes two- or three-year commitments.