Lawrence Foundation grants (Environment)

Lawrence Foundation Grants (Environment) is a grant program from The Lawrence Foundation offering typically $5,000 to $10,000 to 501(c)(3) organizations or fiscally sponsored nonprofits whose work aligns with the Foundation's environmental funding priorities.

Applications are accepted twice annually through the Common Grant Application platform: the June cycle opens April 1 and closes April 30, while the December cycle opens September 1 and closes October 31. The Foundation typically receives 1,000–1,500 applications per cycle and makes approximately 20 grants. No Letter of Inquiry is required.

Applicants must demonstrate tax-exempt status or have written authorization from a fiscal sponsor.

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