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Empowering Communities Grants is sponsored by PPL Foundation. These grants enrich the overall vitality of the community through programs that protect the environment and improve people's lives. Focus areas include environmental stewardship and education. Projects involving native plant pollinator habitat restoration within the Schuylkill watershed could align with environmental stewardship goals.
Brown Girl Jane x SheaMoisture Grant is a grant from SheaMoisture and Brown Girl Jane that funds Black and woman-owned beauty and wellness businesses in the United States. Part of SheaMoisture's broader commitment to addressing racial inequality through its $1 million annual giving fund, this program specifically supports founders at the intersection of Black and women-owned entrepreneurship in the beauty and wellness sector. Applicants must be based in the U.S. and have operated their business for at least one year. Grants range from $10,000 to $25,000. Check the SheaMoisture Fund website for the current open cycle, as deadlines vary by cohort.
Support Adoption Grant Program is sponsored by Texas Office of the Attorney General. This program provides critical resources for pregnant women considering adoption and support for children awaiting placement with adoptive parents. Purpose areas include material needs for pregnant women, needs of children awaiting placement, training and advertising related to adoption, and pre- and post-adoption counseling.
Cummings Foundation grew its annual local program from $30 million to $35 million for 2026 awards, but the dollar increase is the smaller story. Nearly every grant now flows as unrestricted general operating support — the funding nonprofits ask for most and receive least. For eligible Massachusetts organizations, the 2027 cycle opens July 15 with a September 16 letter-of-inquiry deadline. Here is who qualifies, why the shift to operating support changes the calculus, and how a small nonprofit should approach a program that hands out 150 grants a year, most of them chosen by community volunteers.
Read articleCummings Foundation raised its annual local grant program from $30M to $35M and is now awarding nearly all of it as unrestricted general operating support — including 25 grants paid over a full 10 years. Letters of inquiry for the 2027 cycle opened July 15 and close September 16, 2026. Here is who qualifies, how the multi-year structure works, and why the shift to unrestricted, decade-long funding matters more than the dollar increase.
Read articleThe Clif Family Foundation's Open Call funds $5,000 to $50,000 in general operating support — money a nonprofit can spend on rent, salaries, or whatever keeps the lights on — for grassroots groups working on regenerative farming, climate justice, food access, and the environment. Applications close August 3, 2026. For small nonprofits, unrestricted funding is worth more than its face value. Here's how to compete for it.
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