Bloomfield Family Foundation Grant

The Bloomfield Family Foundation Grant supports initiatives aimed at improving the lives of underserved communities in the U.S. Focus areas include education, arts, and public health, with an emphasis on community engagement and leadership development. The Foundation operates an annual grant cycle, prioritizing collaborative programs that align with community needs. Eligible 501(c)3 organizations with budgets under $2 million can apply for grants up to $15,000, with a current focus on health and wellness initiatives.

NOTE:
October 1, applications are due form new applicants. October 15, Re-applications are due from returning grantees.For the 2026 funding cycle, the Foundation will consider applications submitted by invitation only.  At this time, unsolicited letters of interest cannot be considered.
The Bloomfield Family Foundation (2000) is a private, family-led philanthropic organization. Founded by Margery Bloomfield (1925-2017), the BFF now operates through the volunteer work of Marge’s children and grandchildren. While originally conceived primarily as a resource for arts initiatives in Oregon, the Foundation has since developed partnerships with select organizations around the United States in our three mission areas of education, arts and humanities, and public health. Within these areas, the BFF prizes holistic programming that emphasizes local engagement with underserved communities, and invests in the future of their leadership.
Mission Areas
The Bloomfield Family Foundation works to encourage initiatives that improve the lives of underserved and underrepresented groups. We focus on localized non-profits that are grounded in community, helping them to cultivate leadership, expand program capacity, and create inclusive solutions.
Expanding AccessSupporting Community ResilienceCultivating Diverse Leadership
EducationArts & HumanitiesHealth & Wellness
For the 2025 funding cycle, the Foundation will prioritize initiatives responding to our health & wellness mission and addressing the cost of living crisis currently facing low-income and working-class people in the United States. Areas that may be targeted include access to food and appropriate healthcare.
Programs
The Foundation supports programs within its areas of focus that align directly with community needs and have shown effectiveness in meeting them. We prioritize collaborative, community-based and interactive programs.
Programs expanding access to the arts and humanities for groups that otherwise lack these opportunities.
​Programs supporting creative education, at any stage of life, through libraries, museums, schools, universities, and other institutions.​Programs advancing public health and well-being for generally underserved communities, through research or direct services.
Operating Support
Offered to smaller partner organizations of several years’ standing. Operational grants may be requested for time-limited needs or ongoing growth and stability.
Capacity-building, Endowment, Capital
These awards are made less frequently, but may be considered in some circumstances, by invitation only.
How we fund
The Foundation operates an annual grant-making cycle. Grant decisions are made in late November, and awards are issued in December.
​Single year
New applicants are eligible only for one-year grants, on a calendar basis. Following a successful first grant, an organization will generally be invited to re-apply.
Multi year
This program invites selected organizations to apply for funding across 2 or 3 consecutive years.
Future Leaders
Supplemental, small grants are available to help active grantees expand the diversity of their leadership. Awards are given for individual development opportunities that would otherwise not be accessible. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis during the grant’s calendar year.
A successful proposal is one that demonstrates:

• Program development reflecting a knowledge of best practices
• Commitment to an equitable structure with inclusive leadership and governing board, centered around the community of service
• ​​​A well-developed approach to impact assessment, consistent with the organization’s purpose

Eligibility

All organizations must be 501(c)3 registered.The BFF will consider LOIs from 501(c)3 organizations with an operating budget of under $2 million and a grant proposal up to $15,000.

Ineligibility

We do not accept applications from organizations that reserve access to programs based on religion or spiritual faith.