GrantStation Insider: April 10, 2025

Application deadline: Initial funding inquiry forms may be submitted at any time and are reviewed from April to June and from October to December, annually.
Grant amount: Up to $7,500​
Description: Mary’s Pence funds grassroots women-led and -focused nonprofit organizations or groups working with a fiscal sponsor. Eligible organizations have budgets of $250,000 or less. They are located in the U.S. and their work takes place in the U.S. Mary's Pence funding is focused on social justice actions that are long term and create sustainable systems change. Mary's Pence values subsidiarity—that is those who are most impacted are part of the decision-making. Funds are provided to organizations whose work centers on human dignity, the common good, the right to economic security, dignified work, care for the earth, gender justice, and nonviolence. To date, Mary's Pence has awarded over $2 million in grants to more than 700 grassroots organizations throughout the U.S.

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted from April 14 to June 2, 2025.
Grant amount: Varies by category to include up to $200,000 in unrestricted funding, AWS promotional credit, and other supports
Description: The AWS Imagine Grant Program U.S. supports nonprofit organizations in the United States who are using cloud technology to accelerate their missions. The program seeks to fund a diverse set of projects that leverage cloud technology for mission impact across the nonprofit sector. All mission and cause areas are welcome, excluding educational institutions. Awards are provided in three categories, based on an organization’s goals and the stage of their technology adoption journey. The Pathfinder - Generative AI award provides support for highly innovative, mission-critical projects that leverage generative AI. The Go Further, Faster award provides support for highly innovative projects that leverage the cloud. The Momentum to Modernize award provides support for infrastructure projects that allow nonprofits to transform and enhance their core mission operations with technology, such as migrating servers to the cloud and modernizing new and existing applications.

Application deadline: May 12, 2025
Geographic scope: United States, with emphasis on California
Description: The Wilhelm Family Foundation's mission is to help expand artists’ access to resources by supporting nonprofit organizations working to make creative expression, experimentation, public programming, and discourse accessible to all people, artists and non-artists alike. The Fund makes 20 to 30 grants annually to small creative organizations of all types across the United States, with the majority of grants supporting organizations in California. The focus is on organizations that align with the Foundation's mission and values, are community focused, embody intersectional practices and disciplines, and further dialogue around creativity, cultural, environmental, and social justice issues.

Application deadline: None
Description: Incyte Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutics in areas including oncology and dermatology, offers support through its Healthcare-Related Charitable Contributions, Sponsorship, and Membership Requests program. The focus is on supporting organizations in the United States ensuring that students, healthcare providers, patients, caregivers, and patient advocates have access to healthcare information. Eligible organizations may include medical schools, medical associations and societies, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, patient advocacy groups, and hospitals and medical centers.

Application deadline: January 15 and May 15, annually
Geographic scope: Communities served by Ameriprise Financial, as well as national and regional initiatives
Description: Ameriprise Financial corporate grantmaking is dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods across the country where company employees, advisors, and clients live and work. Grantmaking focuses on meeting basic needs, including hunger, shelter, and adult self-sufficiency; community vitality, including community development and cultural enrichment; and organizations in their Minneapolis headquarters community that have active Ameriprise Financial volunteer engagement. Preference is given to organizations demonstrating volunteerism by Ameriprise Financial employees and advisors.

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted from April 14 to May 16, 2025.
Geographic scope: Texas
Grant amount: $25,000 to $100,000
Description: Texas Mutual will award $8 million in grants to nonprofit organizations in Texas in 2025 through two requests for proposals (RFPs). The Generational Learning RFP seeks to support working families to ensure they have the resources they need to achieve economic stability. Support will be provided for nonprofit organizations focused on improving health and wellness and expanding access to childcare, as well as nonprofits providing case management and wraparound support for clients to ensure families have the resources they need. (The Workforce Development and Safety Training RFP will open for applications in August 2025.)

Application deadline: Letters of inquiry for first-time applicants will be accepted until May 15, 2025.
Geographic scope: IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, and WI
Description: The mission of The Needmor Fund for Social Justice is to work with others to bring about social justice. The Fund’s Core Grants Program provides general operating support to groups engaged in community organizing in the Midwest—specifically Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Through support of community organizing, the Fund seeks to 1) remove systemic barriers to the practice of democracy by encouraging the efforts of people who are working together for justice and the common good, 2) encourage involvement in community affairs by people whose participation has been systemically denied, and 3) foster the active participation of all citizens in crafting vision, values, and policies that are more equitable. Support focuses on groups that organize low- and moderate-income people, engage those whose participation in democratic society has been systemically denied, are membership-based and democratically run, focus on leadership development, and engage in direct action.

Application deadline: None
Geographic scope: Eversource's service territory in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
Grant amount: Typically $1,000 to $10,000
Description: The Eversource Energy Foundation provides sponsorships and grants to nonprofit organizations within Eversource's service territory in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Funding focus areas include community wellness and basic needs, education, clean energy and environmental stewardship, community awareness and engagement, and community, economic, and workforce development. 

GrantStation is closely monitoring recent federal actions and their impact on the nonprofit sector. This article tracks ongoing developments, providing links to source materials. We will update the article at least once a week, and in cases of significant developments, we will provide updates as quickly as possible.

The 5th Annual Kubota Hometown Proud® grant program is now open! This year, Kubota will award funding and equipment to 10 hometown projects, each valued at $50,000 ($25,000 in cash AND a $25,000 equipment voucher). Any nonprofit can apply for any community project—from rodeo arena renovations to parks, trails, and community gardens, Kubota is looking to make an impact in your hometown. Visit KubotaHometownProud.com for official rules.

50 US/DC, 18+, & designated representatives of 501(c)(3) nonprofit, in viable financial standing & located within 50 miles of a Kubota dealer. Void where prohibited. Contest Entry Period ends 5/9/25. Judging Period ends 7/31/25. Subject to Rules: see link above. Kubota Tractor Corporation.

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Webinar date: April 22, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Every nonprofit has a financial story—and funders pay attention. The ability to effectively communicate your organization's financial model, budget strategy, and true costs can make the difference between a funded proposal and one that falls short. During this webinar, Deborah Steinkopf and Anthony Petchel of the Nonprofit Financial Leadership Academy will guide you through the fundamentals of nonprofit financial leadership.

Webinar date: April 24, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Join GrantStation President Alice Ruhnke in this information-packed, fast-paced training focused on a step-by-step process to help you develop your grantseeking strategy for 2025-26. With so many unknowns when it comes to fundraising, having a strong grantseeking plan in place is essential to keeping your organization financially healthy.

Webinar date: May 1 and June 3, 2025, 2:00 to 4:00 PM Eastern Time
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