2026 Annual Grants

2026 Annual Grants

Funder: Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation (FL, US)

Geographic Scope: Delray Beach in southern Palm Beach County to Hobe Sound/Indiantown in southern Martin County, and from Palm Beach/Lake Worth in eastern Palm Beach County to western communities of the Glades region. Priority may be given to requests benefiting residents of Riviera Beach.

Funding Categories: Organizations and projects addressing:

Health

Hunger

Homelessness

Education

Target Populations:

Children & Families

Individuals with Special Needs

Seniors

Award Types: Grants are awarded primarily for capital needs, including:

New construction projects

Building renovations

Transportation and equipment purchases

Office furnishings for expansion projects

Technology and software

Medical equipment and furniture

Award Amount: $5,000 to $100,000. Larger requests MAY be considered for high-impact, transformative construction projects. Contact Foundation prior to submitting requests for more than $100,000 or any request for program support.

Eligibility Requirements

• Organization Type: Local nonprofit 501(c)(3) health and human service organizations
• Financial Stability: Must demonstrate stability with committed program support; current financial statements required
• Funding Mix: Organization should demonstrate healthy funding mix and/or be making progress towards diversifying funding base
• Board Support: Strong support from organization's board of directors required
• Matching Funds Encouraged: Foundation welcomes and encourages matching grants and projects with multiple funding sources

Funding Criteria Considerations

• Seriousness of the problem and adequacy of proposed action
• Degree to which proposal enables individuals to help themselves
• Capability of organization and its personnel to achieve expected results
• Degree of potential benefit to community
• Capacity of project to add scale to organization's mission or expand constituency served

What We Do NOT Fund

• Agencies located outside the Foundation's geographic area
• Grants for individuals
• Grants for municipalities or other governmental units or agencies
• Grants to national organizations unless funds are for local chapter benefiting local residents
• Grants to private foundations
• Grants to international organizations
• Grants for new agency start-up costs
• Grants to any individual public or private elementary, middle or high school, except individual charter schools serving children with special needs
• Grants for administrative computers
• Grants for seminars and special events
• Endowments or general operating support
• Grants for sectarian or religious purposes
• General animal and environmental programs (except certain educational outreach programs)
• Grants to lobby legislation or influence public elections
• General grants for arts and theater
• Grants for existing obligations (loans, debts) or reimbursement grants
• Grants during executive transition

Timeline & Award Notification

• LOI Deadline: August 20 (of previous year)
• LOI Decision Notification: Late October
• Full Proposal Invitation: Late November
• Site Visits: December through April
• Grant Awards: Rolling basis from December through May

Contact: losttreefoundation.org