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American Express Foundation Community Service Program is a grant from American Express Foundation that funds nonprofit organizations delivering meaningful community service programs aligned with the Foundation's focus areas of economic empowerment, community development, and historic preservation. Awards of up to $50,000 support nonprofits running direct service programs, workforce initiatives, or cultural preservation efforts.
Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofits in communities where American Express has a significant employee or customer presence. Organizations must demonstrate strong program outcomes, financial health, and alignment with Foundation priorities to be considered.
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American Express Foundation Grants Grants through the American Express Foundation are made to eligible non-profit organizations in the following areas:</p><ul><li>Backing Equal Futures: <ul><li>Programs that provide skills and pathways to prepare youth (ages 13 to 30) for long-term success and the future of work, including the green economy, digital futures, and STEAM fields such as science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics.
<ul><li>Programs may include school-based, college, trade school, public service or workforce-related training or mentoring to support skill-building, education, the transition to meaningful employment or self-sufficiency for underrepresented populations.
</li></ul></li><li>Advocacy to support education and workforce development in underrepresented communities<ul><li>Eligible organizations for underrepresented communities include those supporting racial, ethnic, and Indigenous minorities, women, refugees, incarcerated or formerly incarcerated, unhoused and formerly unhoused people, veterans or families of veterans, disadvantaged or people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Backing Small:<ul><li>Support for underrepresented and economically vulnerable small business owners and entrepreneurs through our Backing Small” initiative, including grants, mentoring support, and technical assistance through established community partnerships.
</li><li>Financial literacy education, training, and mentoring for underrepresented individuals and families to build financial awareness, fiscal acumen and success, including at school age grades 5-12, during higher education, or when individuals are entering/re-entering the workforce.
</li></ul></li><li>Backing Low-Carbon Communities:<ul><li>Programs, partnerships, and action focused on energy transition, emission reduction, and efficiency</li><li>Community-led climate projects focused on nature-based or clean energy initiatives, including those led by underrepresented groups.
</li><li>Disaster relief and resilience building programs and initiatives in extreme weather prone areas and cities where our colleagues and customers live and work to provide immediate and/or long-term relief to natural and man-made disasters and help create climate-resilient communities.
</li></ul></li></ul><p><br></p>" /> Grants through the American Express Foundation are made to eligible non-profit organizations in t" /> Log In to Grants Office Communities American Express Foundation Grants Grants Office Grantwriting service fee is currently unavailable for this grant Get more information on grantwriting CFDA Number</span>A unique identifier for federal grants that have been assigned a number in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance" class="TipThis" src="https://www.
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<br/>"A" Grants are specifically created to fund technology. IT makes up 80-100% (est.) of most awards.
<br/>"B" Grants can fund IT (like an "A" Grant) if the applicant chooses to use it for that purpose. They usually fund other initiatives as well. <br/>"C" ” Grants can include technology as part of a larger project.
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png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Grants through the American Express Foundation are made to eligible non-profit organizations in the following areas: Programs that provide skills and pathways to prepare youth (ages 13 to 30) for long-term success and the future of work, including the green economy, digital futures, and STEAM fields such as science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics.
Programs may include school-based, college, trade school, public service or workforce-related training or mentoring to support skill-building, education, the transition to meaningful employment or self-sufficiency for underrepresented populations.
Advocacy to support education and workforce development in underrepresented communities Eligible organizations for underrepresented communities include those supporting racial, ethnic, and Indigenous minorities, women, refugees, incarcerated or formerly incarcerated, unhoused and formerly unhoused people, veterans or families of veterans, disadvantaged or people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Support for underrepresented and economically vulnerable small business owners and entrepreneurs through our Backing Small” initiative, including grants, mentoring support, and technical assistance through established community partnerships.
Financial literacy education, training, and mentoring for underrepresented individuals and families to build financial awareness, fiscal acumen and success, including at school age grades 5-12, during higher education, or when individuals are entering/re-entering the workforce.
Backing Low-Carbon Communities: Programs, partnerships, and action focused on energy transition, emission reduction, and efficiency Community-led climate projects focused on nature-based or clean energy initiatives, including those led by underrepresented groups.
Disaster relief and resilience building programs and initiatives in extreme weather prone areas and cities where our colleagues and customers live and work to provide immediate and/or long-term relief to natural and man-made disasters and help create climate-resilient communities. Funding History</span>Insight into the past years’ funding for this grant, if available" class="TipThis" src="https://www. itgrants.
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info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard. png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> The following will not be supported through the American Express Foundation: Individual needs, including scholarships, sponsorships and other forms of financial aid. Fund-raising activities, such as galas, benefits, dinners and sporting events.
Goodwill advertising, souvenir journals or dinner programs. Travel for individuals or groups. Sectarian activities by religious organizations.
Political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns. Books, magazines or articles in professional journals. Endowments or capital campaigns, except restoration projects.
Traveling exhibitions (we will only consider each venue on its own) Contacts</span>Official contacts for this grant opportunity" class="TipThis" src="https://www. itgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard.
png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> Name: Amex Foundation Staff City/State/Zip: New York, Telephone: 1-212-640-2000 URL: https://www. americanexpress. com/en-us/company/corporate-sustainability/community-impact/ <br />Due to the nature of grantwriting, some grants cost more than others.
" border="0" /> Eligibility Details</span>Specific information on what entities can apply for and receive funds through this program" class="TipThis" src="https://www. itgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard.
png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> To be eligible for funding, organizations must: Certify tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1), (2) or (3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Organizations outside the U.S. must be able to document nonprofit status.
Project will have a better chance of receiving funding if it's located in one of these geographic areas: Deadline Details</span>Important time frames associated with the program such as submission schedules and deadlines for letters of intent to apply" class="TipThis" src="https://www. itgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard.
png" border="0" style="cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: 3px;" /> American Express does not actively solicit applications for grants and new partnerships. However, they remain interested in learning about new organizations doing good work across their priority issues and in deepening their engagement with eligible existing partners.
Please feel free to share your business contact, organizational objective and website by sending an email to [email protected] , and their team will contact you if they would like to engage further. Please note that, due to the volume of incoming requests, they are not able to respond to every inquiry and will only respond if a further conversation is of interest. Additionally, please submit only one email per organization.
Award Details</span>Further information about awards through this program, such as total program funding, maximum, minimum, average or range of award amounts, expected number of awards, and funding period" class="TipThis" src="https://www. itgrants. info/icons/Sigma/About_16x16_Standard.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: 501(c)(3) nonprofits with community service missions. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $50,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.