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Foundation for Financial Planning 2026 Grant Cycle is a grant from the Foundation for Financial Planning (FFP) that funds nonprofit programs connecting volunteer financial planners with people in need of financial guidance. Each year FFP distributes a portion of $725,000 across multiple grantees, with individual grant amounts typically ranging from $5,000 to $100,000.
Grant proposals are accepted from mid-January through April 30 of each calendar year via an online application portal, and funded programs begin receiving support the following January. Applications are reviewed by a committee of independent financial planners and industry leaders. Eligible applicants are US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits committed to helping underserved people achieve financial stability.
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#### Each year, FFP provides grants to great nonprofit organizations to help fund programs linking volunteer financial planners to people in need. Any U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that shares FFP’s commitment to helping underserved people achieve better financial stability and capability. ### When can I apply and when can I expect the grants?
Grant proposals are typically accepted from mid-January to April 30 th of each calendar year via our online application portal. All applications are reviewed by the FFP Grants Committee, made up of independent financial planners and industry leaders. Approved grant applicants will begin to receive funding in January of the following calendar year.
All grant applications must be submitted through our online application portal. 1. Watch this video for instructions on how to apply.
2. Visit the Foundation for Financial Planning’s landing page on Common Grant. 3.
If you do not already have a Common Grant account, set up your account as a “Applicant” and select Foundation for Financial Planning as your “Grant Maker. ” 4. Apply via the Annual Grant Application.
### How much support is available? Annual grants are generally in the range of**$5,000 to $40,000**, with exceptions made for programs delivering outstanding impact. To date, FFP has provided almost $11 million in grants ### What types of programs are funded?
**Eligible programs must:** 1. Engage CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professionals as volunteers. Often this may be through a local financial planning firm or through a local affiliate of a financial planning organization, such as a chapter of theFinancial Planning Association®(FPA®).
Eligible programs can also be matched with CFP volunteers by posting volunteer opportunities on ProBonoPlannerMatch. org (you can post here whether or not you receive a grant from FFP). 2.
Include one-on-one engagements between financial planner volunteers and pro bono clients, fostering personalized financial planning advice and counsel. 3. Help people in need of financial guidance or in a financial crisis who are underserved by the market and couldn’t ordinarily access quality, ethical advice.
FFP seeks to fund programs that are scalable, replicable, and sustainable. Programs funded may offer one-time counseling engagements and/or ongoing coaching relationships between volunteer and client.
**Funding may be available for:** * Ongoing, proven programs * A new financial planning component to enhance an existing program Our grants have supported programs helping many diverse groups, including active military members and wounded veterans, people with cancer, seniors and family caregivers, domestic violence survivors, general low-income families and many others.
### Alexandra Armstrong Innovation Grant In 1995, Alexandra Armstrong, CFP®, was among a group of financial advisors who championed our emerging Foundation as a way to give back to their communities and advance the financial planning profession. She has been integral in building our endowment fund, which fuels FFP’s grantmaking to nonprofit pro bono financial planning programs across the country.
Under Armstrong’s leadership as past chairman and longtime trustee, FFP has funded and developed a range of programs that bring expert financial planning and advice to people in need. **To recognize Alex Armstrong’s tireless dedication to****advancing pro bono service, FFP gave her our first Lifetime Achievement Award and created the _Alexandra Armstrong Innovation Grant_.
The grant is awarded annually to a nonprofit organization that demonstrates remarkable creativity and potential for impact in its programming. ** All nonprofits that apply for FFP grants will be considered for this special grant as part of our Grants Committee’s review process. No additional action on the part of the applicant is needed.
For more information, email mail@ffpprobono. org. Please allow 48 hours for a response.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Portion of $725,000 across multiple grants Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is April 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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