Lawrence Foundation Grant

The Lawrence Foundation Grant is an award from the Lawrence Foundation that funds 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public schools in the United States working in areas aligned with the Foundation's philanthropic priorities. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $10,000 per award. No letter of inquiry is required; organizations may submit directly through the Common Grant Application website.

Applications are due May 11, 2026. Eligible applicants must be tax-exempt under IRS Section 501(c)(3) or have a qualifying fiscal sponsor. The Foundation's application is straightforward, requesting basic contact information and project details aligned with its funding interests.

Apply for a Grant — The Lawrence Foundation An applicant must meet the following criteria: Be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code or have a fiscal sponsor that has 501(c)(3) status and provides written authorization confirming its willingness to act as the fiscal sponsor. Engage in work that aligns with the Foundation’s funding interests and priorities.

Please read our Grant Guidelines to understand our funding interests and priorities. The Lawrence Foundation does not require a Letter of Inquiry. You can submit a grant application by using the Common Grant Application Web site.

Our grant application is fairly simple. We ask for some contact information, a brief description of your organization and funding needs, confirmation of your tax-exempt status and the amount of money you are requesting. Our foundation has two grant cycles: June and December.

We have recently changed our cycle open and close dates. They are: June cycle: Opens April 1 and closes by midnight (23:59:59) Central Time (CT) on April 30. December cycle: Opens September 1 and closes by midnight (23:59:59) Central Time (CT) on October 31 .

A completed application must be submitted online, using the Common Grant Application . If you haven't opened an account on the Common Grant Application then please register by clicking the “Register” button. If you already have an account, click on the “Login” button.

All grant applications will be collected together and reviewed by the foundation at one time. We do not start reviewing applications until the grant cycle is closed. It varies from grant cycle to grant cycle, but recently we typically receive between 1,000 - 1,500 applications per grant cycle.

With our current budget, we’re typically able to make about 20 grants from those applications. Jeff, his two children and Lori are all allocated grantmaking budget. We also allocate grantmaking budget to a guest grantmaker each grant cycle.

The guest grantmaker is different every grant cycle. They each review the grant applications independently, and they each have different areas of interest and focus. There may be some questions from us if we need to understand elements of your grant application.

After the review is complete, we will select the grant applications that will be funded. We will notify your organization via email by either June or December if we decide to fund your grant application and also if we decide to not fund your grant request. The email will come from the Common Grant Application portal.

You can always check the status of your grant request by logging into your account on the Common Grant Application . After an application is selected for funding there may be some additional discussion between us and your organization, after which a check will be issued to your organization. Depending on the grant cycle, our goal is to issue grant checks by either June 30 or December 31 .

Our foundation does not require a grant report, but we are happy to read one if you would like to tell us what you did with the funds. PO Box 3209, Santa Monica, CA 90408