Competitive Grants Program (Focus: Mental Health for Youth)

Competitive Grants Program (Focus: Mental Health for Youth) is sponsored by Long Island Community Foundation. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

For Nonprofits | Long Island Community Foundation Since inception, The Long Island Community Foundation has operated as an affiliate of The New York Community Trust. As part of our centennial celebrations, we are creating a single, unified organization to more powerfully advocate for our region with one voice.

We will still maintain our physical offices in Long Island with the same dedicated staff who will continue to honor and build upon our relationships with local nonprofits and communities. You can now find us at: https://www. thenytrust.

org/long-island/ The New York Community Trust. For Long Island. Forever.

Understanding Long Island Create a Permanent Charitable Legacy Options for Private or Family Foundations All For The East End (AFTEE) Long Island Unitarian Universalist Fund Make A Difference With Us Information for Current Donors, Professional Advisors, Nonprofits Support Our Community Needs Fund Frequently Asked Questions Professional Notes Series Planned Giving and Bequests FAQs about Planned Giving Managing Your Current Grant Get a grant for your nonprofit We support nonprofits that take on projects that match our grantmaking priorities.

Some we have worked with before; others are new to the Long Island Community Foundation. As a community foundation, we focus primarily on Long Island. Our competitive grants support projects that improve the lives of all Long Islanders.

Making grants that make a difference requires a good understanding of the problems you’re trying to fix, the methods that others have tried and how they’ve fared, and the capabilities of the organization proposing a program. We think that experience in the field is also essential. LICF staff have all worked for nonprofit organizations.

This helps them appreciate the complexities of designing projects, translating them into compelling proposals, and competing for the limited amount of money that’s available. LICF must also balance the needs of the Long Island region with the charitable intent of our generous donors, who make these grants possible. Every year, we grant about $2-3 million to carry out the wishes of donors who have left us bequests.

Since 1978, we’ve granted more than $265 million dollars to worthy nonprofits on Long Island. Cycle 1 - Friday, January 5, 2024 Cycle 2 - Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Cycle 3 - Monday, August 5, 2024 At this time we are accepting proposals electronically for both LICF and LIUU. Send completed documentation to proposals@licf.

org How to Manage Current Grants Learn more about our main program areas and the grant guidelines for each. Long Island Community Foundation Instructions and Application Forms L ong Island Unitarian Universalist Fund (LIUUF ) Instructions and Application Forms *Note: Organizations that receive Veatch Funding are ineligible for LIUUF funding.

For special circumstances, if any, send an inquiry to Sol Marie Alfonso Jones before submitting a proposal. A key component of our grant making program is understanding the effectiveness of the initiatives our grants help to fund. Our goal is to inform and improve our decision-making and, where appropriate, share this learning with future grantees.

Ultimately, we collect best practices and lessons learned to better inform our own grant making, and we thank all of our grantees for helping us with this process. Manage Your Current Grant GROUPS WE’VE RECENTLY SUPPORTED Download a PDF listing our competitive grants from our most recently completed fiscal year. See list of last year’s grants