Advocacy Unrestricted Grants are available on a competitive basis for nonprofits utilizing advocacy and community organizing best practices toward policy change on behalf of marginalized and low-income communities in Greater Philadelphia.
Donor Name: Philadelphia Foundation
State: New Jersey, Pennsylvania
County: Bucks County (PA), Burlington County (NJ), Camden County (NJ), Chester County (PA), Delaware County (PA), Montgomery County (PA), Philadelphia County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/19/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Successful applicants will demonstrate a track record of identifying community issues of concern and the specific policies reinforcing these issues, implementing activities challenging these policies and practices and a history of winning policy changes.
Greater Philadelphia (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in PA and Burlington and Camden counties in NJ). Organizations must support Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and other historically marginalized and under-invested communities.
Priority given to:
Those able to demonstrate that at least 70% of those they serve or represent are low-income and are considered marginalized.
Funding Information
Grant amounts range between $15,000 and $30,000. Grants to organizations that are national or state-wide will be pro-rated based upon their work in Greater Philadelphia.
Eligibility Requirements
- 501(c)(3) IRS determination letter for organization or fiscal sponsor.
- List of Board of Directors and their affiliations (or Advisory Board for fiscally sponsored groups).
- Most recent audit (if not available, IRS Form 990 or Profit/Loss statement)
- One Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff Person.
- Current PA Bureau of Charitable Organizations Certificate
- Executive summary of current strategic plan or logic model.
- Board-approved Nondiscrimination Policy that is in compliance with the Philadelphia Foundation’s non-discrimination policy
- Organizational Budget.
- Not an ineligible organization.
For more information, visit Philadelphia Foundation.
