Applications are now open for Seattle Mariners Community Impact Grants for systemic change that leads to positive health outcomes for youth and accelerates equitable outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
Donor Name: Seattle Mariners Care Foundation
State: Washington and Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2022
Details:
The Community Impact Grants seek to increase positive health outcomes for youth and accelerate equitable outcomes for BIPOC communities across Washington State and Oregon. To do so, they will support efforts that:
- Ensure that all young people can realize the many rewards of physical activity, in particular the benefits to their mental health.
- Invest in organizations, coalitions, and efforts that prioritize systemic approaches to create and accelerate equitable outcomes for BIPOC communities.
Focus Areas
- Positive Health Outcomes for BIPOC Youth:
Support will be provided to organizations, partnerships and coalitions working to increase opportunities for young people, especially BIPOC youth, to realize the many rewards of physical activity, including the benefits to their mental health. The Mariners are also interested in efforts that grow organizational or sector understanding of the connection between physical activity and mental health.
- Accelerate Equitable Outcomes for BIPOC communities:
Support will be provided to organizations, coalitions, and efforts responding to the issues most crucial for ensuring that everyone, especially BIPOC communities, have equal opportunity to thrive. Preference will be given to efforts focused on and leveraging research and advocacy as key elements of systemic change work, and those that are led by and primarily serving BIPOC communities.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must meet the following criteria to be eligible for a Seattle Mariners Community Impact Grant:
- 501c3 organization
- Operating in Washington State or Oregon
To fulfill the Seattle Mariners commitments to support racial equity and social justice, preference will be given to organizations who directly or indirectly:
- Primarily support under-resourced BIPOC communities
- Have staff and leadership that reflect the communities they serve
- Are small, locally or regionally based nonprofit organizations, or distinct projects within larger organizations that have:
- Less than ten full time equivalent staff
- Less than $2 million annual budget
- Can demonstrate community support and engagement through donations, volunteer hours and program participation
For more information, visit Mariners.