Building Bright Futures: Education Grant

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation's Building Bright Futures: Education initiative aims to empower children and young adults by funding innovative programs that foster academic success. This inaugural grant cycle focuses on evidence-based solutions that enhance mentoring, tutoring, and socio-emotional development. Eligible organizations must demonstrate a commitment to high-quality education in the Greater Cincinnati region. Funding can support new initiatives, program expansions, or operational support, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive.

Greater Cincinnati Foundation
As the region's leading community foundation, it’s our role to act as a partner, funder, and connector – creating trusted relationships with generous people, nonprofits and community stakeholders to improve quality of life across the region.
GCF is excited about our bold new vision for Education partnerships and this inaugural Building Bright Futures grant cycle launch.
Funding Focus
Every child deserves a bright future where they are empowered to succeed and thrive. Meaningful change in student outcomes to realize this future will require innovative and evidence-based solutions. Applications should explicitly address how your organization supports work to ensure every child and young adult is cultivating a future of limitless potential.
Use of Funds
Funding may be used to support efforts to launch a new program, expand or strengthen existing programs, enact capital improvements, build organizational capacity, or for general operating support.

Eligibility

Who Should Apply:Organizations serving children and young adults (PK-12) through a variety of programs offered at any time of the year.Eligible programs will foster academic success and opportunity through mentoring, tutoring, socio-emotional development (SEL), college & career exploration, and overall academic improvement to help every young person thrive and create a future of limitless potential.Applicants must be classified as tax-exempt by the IRS, typically 501(c)(3) status or government agency. If your organization is not a 501(c (3), you may use a fiscal agent, but it must be identified in the application.Grants will be made to organizations whose work is based in the Greater Cincinnati region, comprised of the following counties: Hamilton, Butler, Warren, and Clermont in Ohio; Boone, Kenton and Campbell in Kentucky and Dearborn in Indiana.

Ineligibility

Funding will not be awarded for campaigns or special events.