Foundation Grant Guides

Foundation Grants

Guides for grants made by private foundations and funds. Most go to organisations rather than to individuals, and most turn on fit with a funder's stated priorities rather than on academic record. Each guide sets out what the money is for, the grant sizes on offer, how the application runs, and the exclusion list that quietly decides the majority of proposals.

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Grant 2026 - $50k to $250k

The Nathan Cummings Foundation grant programme funds organisations working on racial, economic and environmental justice in the United States, with most grants between $50,000 and $250,000. The Letter of Inquiry portal is open year-round with rolling review, and staff aim to come back to applicants within 12 weeks. Three grant types run alongside each other: Venture Grants up to $100,000 for one year, Advancement Grants up to $250,000 a year for up to two years, and invitation-only Enterprise Grants above $250,000 a year for longer. Program Related Investments run separately at $250,000 to $750,000, usually repaid over three to seven years. Read the exclusion list before anything else, because NCF does not fund individuals, 501(c)(4) organisations, direct service work outside an advocacy strategy, campus or prison-based programmes, or conservation projects.

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Deadline

Dec 31, 2026

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