GrantStation Insider: May 29, 2025

Application deadline: July 1, 2025
Grant amount: $10,000 to $30,000
Description: The Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation’s mission is to make mental health a priority in every community, especially those where support is most needed. The Foundation's Local Grant Program supports U.S.-based, local organizations serving the mental health of those in need. Support will be provided for ten organizations focused on increasing awareness and education, improving access to care, and building protective factors. The Foundation aims to fund organizations serving communities with unique mental health needs, including youth, women, communities of color, and the LGTBQ+ community. Applications are accepted online.

Application deadline: August 31, 2025
Grant amount: Up to $5,000
Description: ETC, an events lighting technology company, provides charitable support for the performing arts in the United States through the Performing Arts Funding Grant Program. Grants of up to $5,000 are available to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations engaged in the performing arts. Preference is given to organizations producing their own work rather than to hosting venues. (ETC's Light the Way Equipment Grant Program also provides equipment support to organizations that train technical and design professionals in the performing arts. A number of package options are available, including gear such as consoles, LED spotlights, LED washlights, LED CYC fixtures, LED retrofit options, moving lights, and more. Equipment grant applications are due July 15, 2025.)

Application deadline: June 16, 2025
Grant amount: Ten grantees will receive $20,000 each.
Description: The Lots of Compassion Grant program, an initiative of KidsGardening and Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day, provides support in the United States, including U.S. territories, to local leaders looking to transform vacant lots into gardens to help grow compassion in their community. Supported projects should work with or serve communities with a majority of individuals that are under-resourced, have fifteen or more people participate in the garden program, and use the funds to build a garden on a vacant lot.

Application deadline: July 4, 2025
Grant amount: $20,000 to $40,000
Description: Native Voices Rising supports organizing, advocacy, and civic engagement in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. General operating support grants are provided to strengthen Native-led groups in the United States that have a membership base in the community, work to develop leadership, and take collective action to win progressive social change. Eligible organizations are rooted in a Native community, led by Native people, improve Native communities through organizing and advocacy, engage large numbers of community members to take action together, and seek to improve the policies and rules that impact the community.

Application deadline: July 7, 2025
Geographic scope: Wisconsin
Grant amount: $3,000 to $8,000
Description: The Green Bay Packers Foundation provides around $1.5 million in grants annually to nonprofit organizations throughout Wisconsin. In 2025, applications will be accepted for the following focus areas: animal welfare, civic and community, environmental, and health and wellness, including programs addressing drug and alcohol use and domestic violence.

Application deadline: The remaining deadline for 2025 is July 15.
Geographic scope: Oregon, Idaho, and Montana
Grant amount: Typically $10,000 to $50,000
Description: The PacificSource Foundation for Health Improvement seeks to improve access to healthcare in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. (Limited funding may be considered in Clark County, WA.) Funding focuses on 1) access to healthcare services for vulnerable and underserved populations, including both direct healthcare services as well as indirect or support services, and 2) prevention of health inequities through clinical and community-driven solutions, including in areas such as infant and maternal health, early childhood and parent education, supportive housing, nutrition access and education, and building resilience.

Application deadline: July 17, 2025
Geographic scope: Portions of the Appalachian region of MD, NY, OH, PA, VA, and WV
Grant amount: $75,000 to $500,000
Description: The Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program, an initiative of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, provides grants to restore and sustain healthy forests, rivers, and streams that provide habitat for diverse native bird and aquatic species populations. Support is provided in portions of the Appalachian region of MD, NY, OH, PA, VA, and WV. The overall goal of the program is to improve the quality and connectivity of forest and freshwater habitat to increase the distribution and abundance of birds, fish, and other wildlife.

Application deadline: November 1, 2025
Geographic Scope: Alabama
Grant Amount: Up to $5,000
Description: The Alabama Power Foundation's Elevate Grants support programs in Alabama focused on workforce development and related wraparound services. The aim is to remove barriers that prevent people from joining the workforce, remaining active in the workforce, and progressing in careers. Funded projects should address workforce development needs, alleviate poverty or remove barriers to success, or build organizational capacity. The focus is on underserved segments of the population such as racial or ethnic minorities or underprivileged communities with fewer opportunities.

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.

Application deadline: June 30, 2025
Description: The Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth (ages 0-24) impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking.

Join us June 10th–12th for a free 3-day virtual summit hosted by The Nonprofit Cooperative and the Nonprofit Collective Foundation. The Nonprofit Tech & Ops Summit–Systems in Sync is designed to help nonprofits align their technology and operations for greater efficiency, smarter decision-making, and stronger impact. Gain practical insights on optimizing your tech stack, streamlining operations, and building systems that better support your mission. Register here.

As a modern nonprofit professional, you may be pondering how to best utilize artificial intelligence in your work. If you are looking to incorporate AI into your organization, a good place to start is by reading Nonprofit AI: A Comprehensive Guide to Implementing Artificial Intelligence for Social Good. This book delivers an insightful and practical overview of how purpose-driven organizations can use AI to increase their impact and advance their missions. It provides readers with case studies, practical tools, ethical frameworks, and templates they can use to address the challenges of AI adoption head-on.

As you go through the grant application process, don't be afraid to ask the funder questions. (Those funders that don't want to be contacted are usually pretty clear about such a policy.) You will have a better chance of winning a grant if you have a clear idea of what the funder expects. GrantStation's funder profiles include contact information when the funder makes that information available.

Webinar date: June 11, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Fundraising in rural communities isn’t just a smaller version of big-city philanthropy—it’s a different world altogether. Join Patrick Kirby of Do Good Better as he explores practical, grounded strategies for making fundraising work in rural communities. This webinar will show you how to ask smarter, track low-visibility gifts, and offer tax-savvy options that unlock generosity without the spotlight.

Webinar date: June 12, 2025, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Description: Clear, compelling writing is vital to all your on-the-job writing projects—not just grant proposals. During this hands-on webinar, writing coach and grant professional Maryn Boess will fill your toolkit with a host of simple, powerful techniques that can help you write more clearly, quickly, and confidently, right away.

Webinar date: June 17, 2025, 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Description: Breaking free from the survival treadmill and moving toward sustained growth requires transformation, innovation, and a clear strategy. During this webinar, Donald Summers will guide you through the essential ingredients for organizational growth. You’ll walk away with an actionable “growth playbook” full of tools, templates, and resources you can start using immediately.

Find out how the latest round of improvements marks a significant step forward in making GrantStation a smarter, faster, and more intuitive tool for grantseekers.

We’re pleased to share the release of the State of Grantseeking™ 2025 Report, a vital resource for nonprofit leaders, grant professionals, and fundraisers seeking to stay informed and competitive in today’s funding environment.

Use this report to:

• understand sector-wide trends and their impact on funding success;
• compare your organization’s experience with national grantseeking benchmarks; and,
• identify funder expectations that influence application outcomes.

Access the full report, key findings, and charts here.

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GrantStation shares database profiles of local, national, Canadian, and international grantmakers with upcoming deadlines each week. Check out the current Funding Spotlights for more grant opportunities! Current opportunities include the FundPlay Foundation (U.S. national), Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation: Game On-Community Places to Play Initiative (U.S. local: specific cities), American Express Canada: Backing Canadian Small Businesses (Canada), and Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme (global).