Greater Worcester Community Foundation Community Grants

Greater Worcester Community Foundation Community Grants is sponsored by Greater Worcester Community Foundation. Greater Worcester Community Foundation Community Grants is a grant from Greater Worcester Community Foundation that offers a range of competitive grant cycles annually to provide area nonprofits with acc.

Greater Worcester Community Foundation | Apply for a Grant Greater Worcester Community Foundation offers a range of competitive grant cycles annually to provide area nonprofits with access to flexible and supportive funding. Each of our competitive grant programs has its own set of guidelines and parameters. Please visit each grant webpage to confirm eligibility and appropriateness.

Organizations may apply for multiple grant programs. Grant Program Focus Area Location Open Deadline Mergers and Shared Services Fund Grants to support nonprofit organizations exploring or implementing an organizational restructure or shared services model. Worcester County Ongoing Ongoing Nonprofit Effectiveness Innovative & urgent projects designed to build the infrastructure and capacity of your organization.

Worcester County Ongoing Ongoing Friends of Learning in Killingly (FOLK) Fund Support for public school educators in Killingly, CT. Killingly, CT 11/17/25 1/21/26 Esler Family Foundation Inspiring Generosity Match Fund General operating, program, project, or capital project support to nonprofits doing critical work in Worcester County with a dollar-for-dollar match.

Worcester County 12/15/25 1/31/26 Worcester Cultural Festival Grants This grant program has been established to support costs associated with hosting a cultural festival in the City of Worcester. Worcester 1/19/26 2/27/26 Facing Change: Sustainable Pathways Grant Program The focus of this grant program is on supporting pathways to sustainability for smaller nonprofit organizations.

The program includes both unrestricted funding and facilitated peer cohorts. Worcester + County 2/2/26 3/27/26 Leicester Savings Bank Fund Projects that enhance the life of residents and support needed services in Leicester, MA. Leicester 3/2/26 4/17/26 Worcester County Food Bank Fund to End Hunger Support for nonprofit organizations working towards a shared vision of a hunger-free Worcester County.

Worcester County 3/2/26 4/17/26 Community Grants: Projects Support for discrete projects and programs highly aligned in the areas of arts & creativity, economic opportunity, basic needs, health & wellbeing and youth and families.

Worcester County 5/4/26 6/24/26 Worcester Neighborhood Arts and Creativity Grant This grant program supports small-scale, resident and artist led projects that activate neighborhoods through arts, culture, and creative expression.

Worcester 5/18/26 6/25/26 Facing Change: Nonprofit Effectiveness Modeled off our Nonprofit Effectiveness Grant Program, The Facing Change version is designed to be a resource to support the internal organizational journey specific to small and grassroots nonprofit organizations.

Worcester + County 6/22/26 12/1/26 Arts Programming in Public Libraries Grants This grant program seeks to both elevate the arts and uplift the essential role libraries play in building community cohesion by making arts and culture experiences available to children, youth and families.

Worcester County 6/22/26 8/12/26 Worcester County Weatherization Assistance Grant Program National Grid has partnered with Greater Worcester Community Foundation – through its Worcester County Green Fund to support nonprofit organizations that help households reduce their winter and year-round energy costs.

Worcester County 6/22/26 8/7/26 Community Grants: Operating Renewals Renewal grants for nonprofits that have previously received operating support from the Foundation. Worcester County 7/15/26 8/28/26 Community Grants: Operating Grants Operating support for nonprofit organizations whose primary work is highly aligned with our strategic focus areas and that have a strong presence in Worcester County.

Worcester County 8/3/26 9/11/26 Youth for Community Improvement (YCI) Fund TBA Worcester County TBA TBA Director of Grantmaking and Capacity Building Vice President of Community Impact Facing Change: Sustainable Pathways Fund Multi-Year Funding for Nonprofits in Worcester County Through a grant from the City of Worcester, the Facing Change: Sustainable Pathways Fund has committed multi-year grant funding to support nonprofit organizations such as Community Health Awareness Network Grows Equity (CHANGE).

This funding to CHANGE will help African immigrant communities in Greater Worcester by addressing complex integration challenges and empowering individuals to navigate the healthcare system.