Health and Well-being Grants

Health and Well-being Grants is sponsored by RBC Foundation – USA. The RBC Foundation – USA's mission is to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business. Their 'Health and Well-being' grants include programs addressing mental and/or behavioral health conditions.

**OVERVIEW**: The RBC Foundation – USA supports youth, health, human services and arts and culture in Minnesota and other places where the company does business. **IP TAKE:** This corporate foundation is not particularly accessible to nonprofit grantseekers.

Although RBC’s larger corporate home has a nationwide reach, many of its foundation’s grants stay close to home in the Minneapolis area, or support national organizations with local chapters. Generally, grantmaking is somewhat obscured in available tax records. Additionally, this foundation does not accept unsolicited applications or LOIs.

Nonprofits seeking funding for scalable projects related to youth development or environmental sustainability may be able to get on this funder’s radar.

**Grants for Mental Health, K-12 education and Higher Education** The RBC Foundation – USA prioritizes funding for young people in their transitional years and invests in “21st Century critical thinking skills,” addressing technological skill-building, financial literacy and vocational training. Funding for education and youth intersect with mental health and education opportunities.

* Youth Success: Mental Wellbeing grants fund “programs that improve youth mental wellbeing through awareness and access to critical support. ” Funded programs “support the full continuum of mental healthcare” for young people, especially those from marginalized communities between the ages of 10 and 24 years old.

* Youth Success: Realizing Opportunities grants fund “programs that help at-risk youth to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. ”Funded programs support 16-24-year-olds in gaining mentorship opportunities, as well as resources for post-secondary success. * Little information exists about recent grantees, but the Ronald McDonald House–Midwest and Boys and Girls Club of Americaappear to be funding partners.

**Grants for Environmental Conservation** RBC Foundation – USA invests in environmental sustainability and green jobs through Environment grants, which fund “programs that provide the skills required for the future of work in the green economy,” especially for young people. * Recent grantees include the Minnesota Zoo Association and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

* The foundation also appears to be involved with RBC Wealth Management’s larger Ideas for People and Planet initiative, but the exact mechanisms from a grantmaking standpoint are unclear. **Grants for Arts and Culture** The Foundation’s arts and culture support often intersects with its two youth programs, exposing young people to arts enrichment opportunities and careers in the arts.

Additionally, it may still host an Emerging Artists program, which at one point was reserved for Canadian talent. Local grantees are unclear. **Important Grant Details:** The range of grant totals for nonprofits is difficult to gauge, but tax records indicate recent funding anywhere between $30,000 and $600,000.

* Grantmaking focuses on communities where the company’s employees live and work, including an emphasis on the Minneapolis area. * This foundation does not typically accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Select organizations are invited to apply via an online portal.

* For applicants in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area, there are two application deadlines, typically in January/February and June/July. * The foundation does not typically fund capital campaigns, start-up organizations or multi-year commitments.

Direct general questions to the staff at **_fndapplications@rbc. com_** or (612) 371-2936. * Applications and Deadlines