Grant Writing

Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

The Lawrence Foundation

The private family foundation is focused on making grants to support environmental, human services, and other causes. Grants are awarded twice a year. 

Deadlines: April 30 and October 31, 2026

https://thelawrencefoundation.org/application-process

Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

Supports U.S. nonprofits for which a relatively small amount of funding might make a large difference. The Foundation considers requests to support museums, cultural and performing arts programs; schools and hospitals; educational, skills-training, and other programs for youth, seniors, and persons with disabilities; environmental and wildlife protection activities; and other community-based organizations and programs.

Applications accepted May 11 to November 10, 2026

https://www.mvdreyfusfoundation.org/application-guidelines

Rota Foundation

The primary focus of the Foundation’s grant awards is community nonprofits. Funds support organizations whose services are directed at charities that support the local communities where they live.

Deadline:  June 1 to June 30, 2026, and October 1 to October 30, 2026

https://www.therotafoundation.org

AEGON Transamerica Foundation

This corporate foundation supports community development, health, and financial well-being initiatives in areas including operational support, capital expansion, and community outreach.  Priority in NY, MD, IA, CO, MA, TX, MN, and FL.

Deadline: November 1, 2026

https://www.transamerica.com/about-us/foundation-grant

CareSource Foundation

The Foundation funds programs that improve health outcomes and conditions for low-income, underserved populations in the communities where they are located. Areas of focus include health education, maternal and child health, neighborhood and downtown redevelopment, and more.

Deadline: Rolling

https://www.caresource.com/plans/

Costco Wholesale Charitable Support

Costco’s charitable efforts focus on programs that support children, education, and health and human services in the communities where it does business.  

Deadline:  Rolling

https://forms.benevity.org/eb5f89d4-4631-4c20-8681-0186712671a0

Emma Carey Groh Trust

The Trust provides grants to support programs that directly benefit children, including children with disabilities, who live in group homes, orphanages, and homeless shelters.

Deadline: May 1, 2026

https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/groh-trust/

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Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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Cisco

Cisco focuses on innovative, tech-enabled solutions in four social investment areas, which include disaster relief, shelter, water, and food; education; economic empowerment; and climate resilience.

No Deadline

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/csr/community/nonprofits/product-grant-program.html#~overview

Internet Society Foundation

The Foundation’s Community-Centered Connectivity Program supports nonprofits that expand Internet access and address the key barriers to meaningful Internet access in community, including availability, affordability, and adoption.

Deadline: May 7, 2026

https://www.isocfoundation.org/grant-programme/community-centered-connectivity/

McGuffin Creative Group

Applications are now open for the 2026 McGuffin Grant, created by the Chicago-based marketing and advertising agency, to help a nonprofit further its mission with $30,000 in creative services.

Deadline: April 15, 2026

https://mcguffincg.com/mcguffin-grant/

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American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

ARIN’s Community Grant Program provides grants in support of initiatives that improve the overall Internet industry and user environment.

Applications Accepted April 16 to June 14, 2026

https://www.arin.net/about/community_grants/program/

Hearst Foundations

A major national funder supporting well-established U.S. nonprofits in education, health, culture, and social services. Equipment or capital expenses may be eligible when aligned with the mission. Must primarily serve large geographic or demographic constituencies. 

No Deadline

https://www.hearstfdn.org/applying-reporting/how-to-apply

Vicek Foundation

The Foundation recognizes and celebrates immigrant contributions in the U.S. and funds programs that focus on supporting immigrant contributions in the arts, sciences, culture, and society, investing in organizations that take a creative approach to putting their mission into action. 

Deadline: April 30,2026

https://vilcek.org/grants/

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Sparkplug Foundation

The Foundation prioritizes grassroots organizing and innovation as the key for creating change and supports projects that engage individuals who have been excluded or marginalized. Funding supports U.S. nonprofits for community organizing projects, education initiatives, and music.

Deadline: May 1, 2026

https://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/apply/

Office of Postsecondary Education

Seeking applications to implement the Talent Search Program, which funds nonprofits and others in supporting disadvantaged individuals in completing secondary school and pursuing higher education.

Deadline: May 1, 2026

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361528

Cause Strategy Partners

The Alexandra Hallock Capacity Building Grant supports small nonprofits working to advance human rights, girls' and women’s empowerment, and LGBTQ+ causes by providing financial assistance and capacity-building resources to strengthen their long-term sustainability.

Deadline: April 10, 2026

https://causestrategypartners.com/resources/alexandra-hallock-capacity-building-grant-for-small-nonprofits

AJ Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice

The Foundation’s Social Justice Fund supports projects confronting institutionalized violence against racial, ethnic, gender-based, and LGBTQ communities. The Organizing Grant is designed to support grassroots activist efforts by newly founded and existing organizations working toward systemic change in the U.S.

Deadline: April 6, 2026

https://ajmuste.org/apply/organizing-grants/

DWF Foundation

The Foundation supports registered charities that create an impact in one or more of the following areas: homelessness, health and wellbeing, employability, education, and environment and sustainability. 

Deadline: June 30, 2026

https://dwfgroup.com/en/about-us/dwf-foundation

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Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

The Foundation supports community-based organizations and programs for which a small amount of money can have a large impact. 

Deadline: May 11, 2026

https://www.mvdreyfusfoundation.org/

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Raise your hand if you’ve ever opened a blank Word doc to start a grant proposal and immediately decided to reorganize your sock drawer instead. We get it. Grant writing is one of the most necessary but mentally draining parts of nonprofit work.

Now AI is everywhere, promising to write your proposals faster than you can say “restricted funds.” So the question is not just, can you use AI for grant writing? The question is, how do you use it well without losing your message, your mission, or your mind?

Let’s dig in.

What AI Can Actually Do for Grant Writers

AI is not a miracle. It cannot understand your community’s challenges or the heart behind your programs. But it can handle the stuff that bogs you down. Here's how smart nonprofits are using AI today:

• Writing first drafts of grant sections like mission statements, program descriptions, and community needs
• Summarizing long grant guidelines so you know what a funder really wants
• Brainstorming answers to repetitive application questions
• Editing for clarity, tone, and structure
• Rewriting content to fit a new grant with different word counts or structure

If you have ever spent 90 minutes trying to find a more impressive way to say “we help people,” AI can help with that.

What AI Cannot Do

Let’s be clear. AI does not know your organization. It does not know what keeps your clients up at night. It does not know what makes your team special. That means AI cannot:

• Tell your impact story with any real emotion
• Build trust with a funder
• Strategically align your ask with a funder’s priorities
• Replace your judgment, your voice, or your nonprofit brain

Using AI Well: A Success For Nonprofits Strategy

If you want to use AI the right way, here is your step-by-step:

1. Start with your real content
   Feed the tool your mission, past grant language, or program summaries. AI needs raw material. Give it something to work with.
2. Use it for structure or improvement
   Ask it to write a first draft or rewrite a section with a specific tone. For example, “Make this sound more persuasive” or “Cut this to 250 words.”
3. Layer in your voice and heart
   Always go back and revise. Add real stories, data, and insights that only you have.
4. Fact-check and personalize
   AI appears confident and often wrong. Review everything before you hit submit.
5. Keep your funder in mind
   If it sounds like it could have come from anyone, it is not ready yet. Make sure it clearly speaks to that funder’s goals and values.

Our Take At Success For Nonprofits

We love tools that make nonprofit life easier. But we also know that people give to people. Funders invest in relationships, trust, and the real human work behind your mission. AI can save time. It can spark good ideas. It can make a painful writing day a little smoother.

But AI will never replace your experience or your insight. Those are your own superpowers. Use AI like a smart intern who works quickly and takes no bathroom breaks. Just don’t let it sign the grant application.

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Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

The Foundation supports innovative research and development projects designed to improve the welfare and development of children from birth through seven years across the U.S.

Deadline: May 31, 2026

https://earlychildhoodfoundation.org/

Emma Carey Groh Trust

The Trust provides grants to support programs that directly benefit children, including children with disabilities, who live in group homes, orphanages, and homeless shelters.

Deadline: May 1, 2026

https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/groh-trust/

International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Foundation

The Education Grants support initiatives that expand access to aviation education, build practical skills and create pathways for future careers in the aviation industry. Projects may include youth programs, aviation camps, mentoring activities, workforce development efforts, and more. 

Deadline: May 29, 2026

https://foundation.istat.org/Programs/Grants/Educational-Grants

Costco

Costco’s charitable efforts specifically focus on programs from nonprofits supporting children, health and human services issues, and education in the communities where they do business. Grants support larger, broader-based organizations and causes.

No Deadline

https://www.costco.com/charitable-giving.html?&reloaded=true

Dr. Seuss Foundation

The Foundation’s grants aim to improve literacy and learning as these are essential to succeeding in the multi-layered worlds of the arts and humanities, health and well-being, animal welfare, and the environment. Programs focus on inspiring learning, sparking imagination, and expanding opportunities for children.

No Deadline; Submit Letter of Intent Online

https://drseussfoundation.org

ALDI

Through ALDI’s Smart Kids Program, ALDI partners with organizations that make a positive impact on kids' health and well-being, as well as programs addressing food insecurity and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Various Programs and Deadlines

https://corporate.aldi.us/corporate-sustainability/community/aldi-community-support-programs

Kars4Kids

Kars4Kids is supporting educational initiatives around the country from nonprofits whose work is impacting children. This grant program reaches more diverse populations by lending support to local charities doing great work for children in their communities. Focus areas include youth development, mentorship, and education. Previous grantees include Girls on the Run, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Clubs, Treasures 4 Teachers, and many more.

No Deadline

https://www.kars4kidsgrants.org/

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Happy grant writing!

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AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps state and national funding supports organizations that engage members to strengthen communities and address pressing social challenges, including Community Development, Disaster Prevention and Relief, Education, Employment, Labor and Training, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health, and Housing.

Deadline: March 31, 2026

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361222

Department of Justice (DOJ)

DOJ will support integrated interventions addressing untreated mental illness and substance use at the intersection of mental health, substance use, and justice systems.

Deadline: April 6, 2026

http://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2025-172486

ProLiteracy

ProLiteracy is seeking applications for its Literacy Opportunity Fund to meet the needs of U.S. nonprofits that are doing direct work with adult students. Funded by the Nora Roberts Foundation; grants awarded quarterly.

Deadline: April 1, 2026

https://www.proliteracy.org/Literacy-Opportunity-Fund

T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program

Grants support community projects in small towns, villages, and territories across the U.S. T-Mobile awards up to $50,000 for shovel-ready projects that foster local connections, such as technology upgrades, outdoor spaces, the arts, and community centers.

Deadline: March 31, 2026

https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

The Fund’s Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants program supports early-stage collaborations that explore innovative ways to address the impacts of climate change on human health.

Deadline: April 23, 2026

https://www.bwfund.org/grants/climate-change-and-human-health/climate-change-and-human-health-seed-grants/

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Support to U.S. nonprofits for projects aimed at providing stable housing and empowering communities.

Deadline: Applications accepted May 18 to June 29, 2026

https://about.bankofamerica.com/en/making-an-impact/charitable-foundation-grant-faq

Popeye's Foundation

The Foundation’s Food Love Grants program focuses on supporting nonprofits that provide food to those in need. Food Love Grants range from on-site feeding programs, mobile kitchens, homebound food delivery programs, out-of-school meals, and disaster-related food support. Support is directed to nonprofits that are pre-qualified and invited to apply by the Popeye's Foundation.

No Deadline; Pre-Application Required

https://www.popeyesfoundation.org/programs/food-love-grants

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Looking Out Foundation

Grants to nonprofits include, but are not limited to LGBTQIA2S+ support, disadvantaged youth, public health, women, the arts, those experiencing food insecurity, and the unhoused. 

Deadline: July 1, 2026

https://www.lookingoutfoundation.org/grants/

Gamma Mu Foundation

The Foundation is committed to empowering LGBTQ+ communities by supporting organizations and initiatives that create lasting, positive change and address challenges faced by rural and underserved populations, funding programs that promote health, education, social support, and equality. Grant info webinars in March (see website).

Deadline: March 31, 2026

https://www.gammamufoundation.org/grant-proposal-guidelines---application-info

Sparkplug Foundation

The Foundation prioritizes grassroots organizing and innovation as the key for creating change and supports projects that engage individuals who have been excluded or marginalized. Funding supports U.S. nonprofits for community organizing projects, education initiatives, and music.

Applications Accepted March 1 to May 1, 2026

https://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/apply/

AJ Muste Foundation For Peace And Justice

The Foundation’s Social Justice Fund supports grassroots activist projects confronting institutionalized violence against racial, ethnic, gender-based, and LGBTQ communities.

Rapid Response Grants – No Deadline

Organizing Grants – Check Website Mid-March For Details

https://ajmuste.org/apply/rapid-response-grants/

Impact Fund

The Fund provides grants to legal services nonprofits who seek to confront social, economic, and environmental injustice that affect marginalized groups. Focus areas include LGBT rights, human and civil rights, prisoners’ rights, voting rights, gender equity, and more.

No Deadline – Submit Letter Of Inquiry

https://www.impactfund.org/legal-grants/application-requirements

Health Care Advocates International (HCAI)

HCAI supports organizations and programs that further HCAI’s mission to end discrimination and support healthy lives for the LGBTQ+ community.

Deadline: Check Website For Info On Next Grant Cycle

https://www.hcaillc.com/advocacy-programs/grant-program

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Wildseeds Fund

Wildseeds Grants Program grows the power of cultural organizers and grassroots movements working to transform food and farm systems across the U.S.

Deadline: March 27, 2026

https://wildseedsfund.org/our-work/wildseeds-grants/

American Orchid Society

The Conservation Grants program supports projects that promote orchid conservation and preservation while advancing practical, hands-on approaches to protecting orchids and their natural habitats.

Deadline: April 1, 2026

https://www.aos.org/about-us/conservation-grant-application

Alstom Foundation

The Foundation supports projects that promote sustainable development and enhance living standards in communities worldwide, focusing on economic, environmental, and social improvements.

Deadline: April 10, 2026

https://www.foundation.alstom.com/submit-project

Wildlife Acoustics

This grant program supports the advancement of wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation.

Deadline: May 15, 2026

https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/grant-program

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The EPA is offering grant funding to support projects aimed at improving public health protection against wildfire smoke by enhancing preparedness in community buildings.

Deadline: April 15, 2026

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361217

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Lawrence Foundation

The Foundation is offering its grant funding to US nonprofits in the following areas: environment, human services, disaster relief, and more.

Deadline: April 30, 2026

https://thelawrencefoundation.org/application-process/

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Happy grant writing!

Cigna Group

The Foundation is supporting initiatives that enhance the mental health of youth aged five to 18 and provide guidance and resources for parents, caregivers, and youth service professionals such as educators and therapists.

Deadline: March 12, 2026

https://www.thecignagroup.com/our-impact/esg/healthy-society/community/foundation/improving-youth-mental-health

Biostime Institute for Nutrition and Care

Biostime’s Grant Program is accepting applications to support innovative studies in maternal and child nutrition and health.

Deadline: March 15, 2026

https://www.biostime-institute.com/research-funding/call-for-grants

Johnson and Johnson/Janssen

Funding to nonprofits for innovative programs and services in areas including therapeutic giving, immunology, oncology, and others. Projects must have measurable outcomes and address disparities using an inclusive approach.

No Deadline

https://www.jnj.com/innovativemedicine/us/grants-and-giving/charitable-contributions

AARP Foundation

AARP’s Community Challenge is accepting applications to make communities more livable by improving public places, transportation, housing, digital connections, and more.  

Deadline: March 4, 2026

https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/community-challenge/?cmp=RDRCT-61887811-20200707

Foundation for Financial Planning

The Foundation provides grants to nonprofits to help fund programs linking volunteer financial planners to underserved people in need to achieve better financial stability and capability.

Deadline: April 30, 2026

https://ffpprobono.org/our-work/grants/how-to-apply/

TJX Foundation

The Foundation provides support to nonprofits helping vulnerable families and children access the resources and opportunities to build a better future. Funding areas include basic needs, access to opportunities outside of school, workforce readiness training, safety from domestic abuse, and others. Must provide services within 15 miles of a TJX store, distribution center, or office.

Deadline: Letters of Inquiry accepted February 1 through October 31, 2026

https://www.tjx.com/corporate-responsibility/communities/our-us-foundation

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Happy grant writing!

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Support to U.S. nonprofits for one of the Foundation’s funding priorities (listed below).

Basic Needs and Income Creation Projects: Applications accepted February 2 to March 2, 2026

Stable Housing and Empowering Communities Projects: Applications accepted May 18 to June 29, 2026

https://about.bankofamerica.com/en/making-an-impact/charitable-foundation-grant-faq

Urban Awareness USA

Support for nonprofits, social enterprises, and others, to better serve urban communities. Variety of education grants available.

No Deadline

https://urbanawarenessusa.org

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Whole Foods Market Foundation

The Foundation's Garden Grant Program is supporting new or existing edible educational gardens.

Deadline: March 1, 2026

https://www.wholefoodsmarketfoundation.org/our-work/childrens-nutrition/garden-grant

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Foundation is supporting U.S.-based nonprofit organizations in using local data to reduce inequities and improve community conditions.

Deadline: March 4, 2026

https://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/active-funding-opportunities/2026/local-data-for-equitable-communities.html

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The EPA is offering grant funding to support projects aimed at improving public health protection against wildfire smoke by enhancing preparedness in community buildings.

Deadline: April 15, 2026

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361217

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

The Foundation supports early-stage organizations working on innovative, scalable solutions to critical social and environmental challenges affecting underserved communities.

No Deadline

https://www.drkfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/what-we-fund/

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Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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Ben & Jerry’s Foundation

The Foundation is supporting community-based, constituent-led organizations working to confront social and environmental injustice by empowering those most directly impacted to lead meaningful change.

Deadline: February 18, 2026

https://benandjerrysfoundation.org/national-grants/

AARP Foundation

AARP Livable Communities is inviting applications for its 2026 Community Challenge funding cycle to support projects that make neighborhoods, towns, cities, and counties more livable for people of all ages, with a particular focus on residents aged 50 and older.

Deadline: March 4, 2026

https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/community-challenge/info-2026/2026-challenge.html#listTitleTwo

Spencer Foundation

The Small Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education. The program supports research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education

Deadline: April 15, 2026

https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/small-research-grant

Brady Education Foundation

The Foundation is currently accepting Research Project (RP) proposals and Existing Program Evaluation (EPE) proposals to support projects that are consistent with a strength-based perspective and have the potential to inform future educational research, practice, major philanthropic giving and/or public policy.

Deadline: February 15, 2026

https://bradyeducationfoundation.org/application-guidelines/

Positive Action

The Positive Action is offering a new funding opportunity to support community-led and community-based organizations committed to eliminating AIDS and improving outcomes for people living with HIV, with a strong focus on pediatric and adolescent populations.

Deadline: February 17, 2026

https://viivhealthcare.com/hiv-community-engagement/positive-action/funding-opportunities/

Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation

The Foundation is providing a unique funding opportunity to accelerate the development of bold, nursing-driven interventions that improve the health and healthcare of all people, especially marginalized populations.

Deadline: February 20, 2026

https://www.rahf.org/programs

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Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program

Grants support community projects in small towns, villages, and territories across the U.S. T-Mobile awards up to $50,000 for shovel-ready projects that foster local connections, such as technology upgrades, outdoor spaces, the arts, and community centers.

Next Deadline: March 31, 2026

https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants

Clif Family Foundation

The Foundation supports nonprofits that are working to transform our food system, revitalize and safeguard the environment and natural resources, provide healthy food access, and enhance community health. Grants are provided throughout the U.S., with some emphasis on California.

Deadline: March 1, 2026

https://cliffamilyfoundation.org

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Gamma Mu Foundation

The Foundation is committed to empowering LGBTQ+ communities by supporting organizations and initiatives that create lasting, positive change and address challenges faced by rural and underserved populations, funding programs that promote health, education, social support, and equality. Grant info webinars in February and March (see website).

Deadline: March 31, 2026

https://www.gammamufoundation.org/grant-proposal-guidelines---application-info

Sparkplug Foundation

The Foundation prioritizes grassroots organizing and innovation as the key for creating change and supports projects that engage individuals who have been excluded or marginalized. Funding supports U.S. nonprofits for community organizing projects, education initiatives, and music.

Applications Accepted March 1 to May 1, 2026

https://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/apply/

AARP Foundation

AARP’s Community Challenge is accepting applications to make communities more livable by improving public places, transportation, housing, digital connections, and more.  

Deadline: March 4, 2026

https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/community-challenge/?cmp=RDRCT-61887811-20200707

Massage Therapy Foundation

The Foundation’s Community Service Grant Program supports nonprofits that provide massage therapy to people who currently have little or no access to such services.

Deadline: March 15, 2026

https://massagetherapyfoundation.org/grants-and-contests/community-service-awards/

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