2026 Annual Grants

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

Application Process

1. Letter of Inquiry (LOI) Submission
- Complete and submit LOI by August 20 (deadline for 2026 cycle was August 20, 2025 - now closed)
- Submit online through Grants Portal only (paper applications not accepted)
- Applicants automatically notified when LOI successfully submitted

2. LOI Notification & Review
- Applicants notified by late October if LOI being considered for funding

3. Full Grant Request (Invited Applicants Only)
- Selected applicants invited to submit complete grant request by late November
- Projects submitted for consideration should demonstrate:
- Strong community needs
- Clearly defined objectives
- Strategic plans for implementation

4. Site Visit & Final Review
- Selected requests scheduled for site visits by Grants Committee members between December and April
- Applicants must notify Foundation of any changes to grant request after proposal submission and before site visit

5. Award Decision & Contract
- Grants awarded on rolling basis from December through May
- Applicants notified of award amount and complete grant terms
- Recipients required to sign Grant Contract (review conditions before applying)

6. Post-Award Accountability
- Upon project completion, grantees required to complete Grant Accountability Report online
- Must detail how funds were used

Required Materials & Information

• Current financial statements
• Board support documentation
• Evidence of funding mix/diversification efforts
• Project description demonstrating community need and impact
• Strategic implementation plan

Application Portal

• Submission Method: Grants Portal (online submission required)
• Format: All submissions must be made through online portal; paper applications not accepted