Through its Programs & Services grants, the Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation seeks to support projects or initiatives that are new to an organization or that enhance, expand, or adapt existing activities.
Donor Name: Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation
State: New York, Massachusetts
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,000 to $50,000
Details:
The Foundation is interested in funding requests that address the needs of young people affected by intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health challenges, and substance use disorders who also have intersecting identities as members of historically marginalized communities (e.g., Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/Indigenous Peoples, disability, housing insecure, immigrant/refugee, LGBTQIA+).
Funding Information
A total of $2.2 million is available, with $1.1 million awarded in each of grant cycles. The Tower Foundation is open to multi-year grants with budgets ranging from (but not limited to) $15,000 to $50,000 per year. The most competitive applications are likely to be no more than three years and fall at or below $150,000 in total.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Tower Foundation accepts grant applications from:
- Not-for-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3) designation that are not private foundations; Not-for-profit public benefit corporations;
- Public or diocesan school districts; or
- Private or charter schools.
- Organizations will be making grants to organizations currently providing services in one or more of these regions:
- Massachusetts: Barnstable County, Dukes County, Essex County, Nantucket County
- New York: Erie County, Niagara County
- At a minimum, grant partners currently provide prevention, treatment, and/or recovery services to people aged 26 years or younger from at least one of these populations:
- Ideal grant partners serve one or more of the populations listed above who also have intersecting identities as members of historically marginalized communities (e.g., Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/Indigenous Peoples, disability, housing insecure, immigrant/refugee, LGBTQIA+).
- While organizations may have more than one active Programs & Services grant at any given time, the Foundation may give preference to organizations that have not received a grant award recently. If the Foundation declines a funding request, your organization may reapply as soon as the following cycle
For more information, visit Tower Foundation.