Allianz Foundation for North America Grant

Allianz Foundation for North America Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Allianz Foundation For North America
Amount: US $25,000 - US $50,000
Last Updated: August 02, 2025

Summary

The Allianz Foundation for North America aims to empower young people by providing opportunities for personal and professional growth. Established in 2002, the Foundation focuses on enhancing the potential of youth aged 16-25 in select North American cities. Grants ranging from $50,000 to $25,000 are available for non-profit organizations that support initiatives fostering leadership, self-reliance, and social consciousness. The Foundation seeks impactful projects that address the future of communities and individuals, ensuring a secure environment for the next generation.

Overview

Our Purpose, Mission, and Impact A global Allianz network The insurance and financial services companies of the worldwide Allianz Group share a common purpose of securing the future. In all areas of their business, Allianz companies empower people to manage risks and plan well for the future, and they do this in the interest of numerous stakeholders: customers, employees, shareholders and society itself. Working to secure the future is what Allianz companies do best; it is the heart of the Allianz Group's business. Established in 2002, the Allianz Foundation for North America joined an international network of Allianz-affiliated foundations and Corporate Responsibility teams working to apply this shared concern for securing the future to challenges faced by society at large. Promoting personal and professional growth for young people In addressing concerns for the future in North America, we believe one of the most significant social investments we can make is one in the ability of young people to live up to their fullest potential and pursue lives of leadership and service. The mission of the Allianz Foundation for North America is empowering young people to shape a secure future – for themselves, their communities, and the world. The Foundation supports young people in developing the skills, motivation, perspectives, and opportunities they need to be successful, self-reliant, and socially conscious members of society. We also facilitate networking among our not-for-profit partners and Allianz companies so that together we can maximize our social impact. Our focus for impact is the creation and expansion of opportunities for personal and professional growth for high school/GED-aged teenagers and young adults (ages 16-25). A 501 (c) (3) entity under the United States Internal Revenue Code, the Allianz Foundation for North America welcomes grant applications from not-for-profit organizations in the US and Canada working to empower young people to shape a secure future. Impact & Scope Our exclusive focus for social impact is the creation or significant expansion (by 50% or more) of personal and professional growth experiences for high-school/GED-aged teenagers and young adults (ages 16-25). Criteria All grant applications must attend to seven, equally weighted criteria: Empowering young peopleTo shape a secure futureFor themselvesFor their communities, and/or for the worldBy supporting them in becoming successfulSelf-reliantSocially conscious Funding Given the limited availability of funds and the broad scope of the Foundation‘s work throughout North America, first-year grants do not exceed – but are also not less than – 50,000 US dollars. We see this as a level of financial commitment at which paradigms can truly be changed and innovation can be pursued. Grant recipients who have achieved pre-determined targets for the first grant year, based on our Annual Scorecard, are eligible for a second-year grant of 25,000 US dollars. After the second (and final) grant year, project partners are welcome to apply again in future for new grants.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. In order to be able to offer special opportunities for youth development – such as mentoring and in-office, career-skills workshops – our grant-making is focused exclusively on select cities in which Allianz companies in North America maintain head- or major representative offices:Baltimore (MD)Chicago (IL)Minneapolis/St. Paul (MN)New York (NY)Richmond (VA)San Francisco (CA), including also Marin and Sonoma CountiesToronto (ON, Canada)Washington (DC)

Ineligibility

The Foundation does not provide grants for:IndividualsPolitical parties, candidates, or partisan political organizationsGeneral public-sector servicesSectarian religious purposes (e.g., religious instruction, proselytizing)Fraternal, veteran, or sectarian groups serving only or primarily their own constituenciesFundraising eventsConferences and workshopsTrips or toursCapital campaignsEndowment fundsMedical researchSporting eventsSubscription fees or admission tickets