Grants to USA Nonprofit CBOs and Tribes for Programs that Benefit People and Communities in Need

Yield Giving Open Call

Agency

GrantWatch ID#

208522

Funding Source

LEVER FOR CHANGE

Geographic Focus

All USA
USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA);

Important Dates

LOI Date: 05/05/23
Deadline: 06/12/23 4:00 PM Central

Grant Description

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit community-based organizations and tribal governments for programs and activities that benefit underserved and disadvantaged populations. Applicants must register prior to applying. Funding is intended to assist individuals, families, and communities with inadequate access to foundational resources and opportunities. The goal of the grant program is to help people of meager or modest means, and groups who have met with discrimination and other systemic obstacles.

Organizations best suited to this initiative will enable individuals and families to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being through foundational resources. This includes, for instance, organizations providing access to health care, stable and affordable housing, education and job training, support for sustained employment, asset ownership, civic engagement, and other pathways. They may also be engaged in data collection and communication to amplify the voices of people and communities struggling against inequities.

Recipient

Additional Eligibility Criteria

Community-led, community-focused nonprofit organizations from across the United States and U.S. Territories are invited to apply.

For the YIELD GIVING OPEN CALL, organizations eligible to serve as an Applicant Organization must be:

- An entity based in the United States and/or US Territories under section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2) or Type I or Type II supporting organizations under section 501(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) that has received a tax determination letter (“Tax Letter”) from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and which Tax Letter is in effect.
- A fiscally sponsored nonprofit organization and the fiscal sponsor has a Tax Letter in effect.
- A private operating foundation based in the United States and/or US territories under section 501(c)(3) of the IRC that has received a tax determination letter from the IRS and which Tax Letter is in effect.
- A tribal government treated as a State pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 7871.

In addition, organizations eligible to serve as an Applicant Organization must be able to verify an annual operating budget of at least $1 million and no more than $5 million for at least two of the following fiscal years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. At least 90% of an organization’s work must take place in the United States and/or US Territories to be eligible for this Open Call.

The Applicant Organization is a single legal entity that has the legal responsibility, authority for and control of the use of any grant funds, and must be able to exercise in fact and law direction, control, and supervision of the grant funds.

Pre-Application Information

Interested organizations must register to apply before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Friday, May 5, 2023. Complete applications are due before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Monday, June 12, 2023.

Before applying, complete the Organizational Readiness Tool and refer to the Open Call rules to help determine eligibility and to ensure that your organization is a strong fit for the Open Call.

After applications are submitted, they will undergo Administrative Review and Participatory Review by other applicants. In the Fall of 2023, up to 1,000 applicants top-rated by their peers will advance to the Evaluation Panel Review by a panel recruited for experience relevant to this initiative. The donor team will select from among the organizations recommended by their peers and this external evaluation panel and announce 250 awardees in March 2024.

Press release: https://www.leverforchange.org/library/news-blogs/yield-giving-launches-new-250-million-open-call-to-elevate-us-nonprofits-advancing-the-voices-and-opportunities-of-their-communities/

Rules: https://www.submittable.com/help/yieldgivingopencall/rules/?__hstc=56214708.9008f88905b7ab53f61827541ba81292.1680076242381.1680076242381.1680076242381.1&__hssc=56214708.1.1680076242381&__hsfp=1284429368

FAQ: https://submittable.com/help/yieldgivingopencall/FAQ

Timeline: https://www.submittable.com/help/yieldgivingopencall/timeline/

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$250,000,000

Number of Grants

250

Estimated Size of Grant

Each awardee will receive an unrestricted operating gift of $1 million.

Contact Information

Organizational readiness tool: https://www.submittable.com/help/yieldgivingopencall/organizationalreadinesstool/?__hstc=56214708.9008f88905b7ab53f61827541ba81292.1680076242381.1680076242381.1680076242381.1&__hssc=56214708.1.1680076242381&__hsfp=1284429368

Apply: https://yieldgivingopencall.leverforchange.org/?utm_source=lfcwebpage&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=ygoc&utm_content=launch

Lever for Change
140 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
info@leverforchange.org

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