Capacity Building RFP
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Greater Cincinnati region
Focus Areas: Nonprofit organizational capacity strengthening
Funding Purpose: GCF will invest in capacity building efforts to strengthen nonprofits.
Available Programs:
- Boots on the Ground RFP: Partnership with City of Cincinnati, up to $25,000 for small nonprofits with budgets under $1 million
- Better Together Fund: New dedicated capacity-building fund to ensure organizations have what they need to thrive
Goal: Working to ensure that organizations have the resources and capabilities to thrive.
- Phone: 513-768-6108
- Email: [email protected]
What The Greater Cincinnati Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1,408
- Total given
- $184.42M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,050–$46.12M
- By dollars: Ohio 38%, Virginia 29%, District of Columbia 12%. Top recipient cities: Cincinnati, OH; Washington, DC; New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 36% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Nature Conservancy Inc National · Arlington, VA
Programatic support
$46.12M
Conservation International Foundation · Washington, DC
Programatic support
$10.97M
Charities Aid Foundation of America · Alexandria, VA
Programatic support
$4.2M
United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH
Programatic support
$4.13M
Bonneville Environmental Foundation · Portland, OR
Programatic support
$4.07M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
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