Grants Program

Grants Program is sponsored by To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation. This program awards grants to nonprofit organizations that provide direct and emergency services to people facing breast cancer in the nine Bay Area counties.

Process and Calendar – To Celebrate Life No one should face breast cancer alone. ™ Grants Process & Calendar 2026 Grantees at the Grants Reception on April 1, 2026 — Photo Credit: Chris Gill, WestBoundary Photography 2026 Application Instructions Applications are accepted from US nonprofit institutions.

Applicant organizations must be providing services in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, or Sonoma Project must be specific to breast health and/or breast cancer. Applicants must be a US nonprofit (federally tax-exempt) organization, e.g. nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and Indian tribes are eligible.

Services must be provided for women, men and their families living in the Bay Area. Equipment costs will be considered on a case-by-case basis and should be used exclusively on this project. Salaries, if requested, are for personnel specific to this project only.

Grant awards generally range from $5,000 to $15,000. Review : Applications received that are complete and meet compliance with these guidelines, will be submitted for review by a panel established by To Celebrate Life Board of Directors. Contracts : A grant contract will be the legal mechanism for funding.

Grant Period: Grant period begins April 1, 2026 and will conclude on March 31, 2027. Payment and Reporting: Payment will be made no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the fully executed contract. A final report is due within forty-five (45) days of completion of the grant period.

Letters of Support and Additional Materials: Only one extra item will be accepted, preferably short. Additional materials beyond the first will be discarded and not reviewed. Announcement : Announcement of grants awarded will be made in April 2026.

Project directors will be notified of the outcome of the review in writing. Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in delayed processing or refusal of the application To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation awarded a total of $270,000, distributed in 2026 to 16 Bay Area nonprofit organizations .

To Celebrate Life Grants Review Committee reviews and recommends to the Board of Directors the list of grant applicants for funding. The Grants Review Committee consists of community health and financial leaders, breast cancer thrivers and representatives from To Celebrate Life Board of Directors. To Celebrate Life Board of Directors has final grants approval.

Grant funds are awarded in April of each year for a 12-month fiscal year ending March 31. Grant awards generally range from $5,000 – $15,000. All applicants will be notified of the disposition of their proposals.

Calendar for Grant Applications & Evaluations Grant Applications Process for the 2027 Grant period November 2026 – Grant Application and Instructions will be available for 2027 December 15, 2026 – Online Grant Application for 2027 opens We are pleased to offer an online grant application as we strive to be environmentally friendly to the trees.

Please start the online application by clicking the link below to the document signature page. On the document signature page, fill in your name and email to begin the Grant Application. You can save the application to finish later.

It’s easy as 1-2-3 … complete the grant application, attach the required documents and submit. Please note, for returning applicants, full details for each question, including specific dates, are necessary regardless of being unchanged from the previous year’s application. Prior to submitting your application, please check to make sure your application is complete, including attachments.

Once the application is submitted through DocuSign, there is no way to edit any of the information. 2026 Application Instructions Applications must be received by To Celebrate Life no later than February 1, 2026. Applications received after February 1 will not be considered.

Grants Committee reviews grant applications and meets to recommend 2026 grantees. Grant recipients receive site visits. For more information, call us at (415) 455-5882 or email grants@tocelebratelife.

org Your contributions support women and men in our community through all phases of their breast cancer journey from diagnosis to treatment and healing.