Citizens Grants: Financial Empowerment

The Citizens Grants: Financial Empowerment program supports nonprofits focused on creating measurable impacts in financial education for low to moderate income individuals and small businesses. This grant emphasizes partnerships with established 501(c)(3) organizations and encourages collaborative efforts that demonstrate alignment with funding priorities. By investing in financial literacy, Citizens aims to enhance fiscal health in underserved communities across select geographic areas.

NOTE:
All grant applicants for Citizens Charitable Foundation must complete an eligibility quiz. The application is viewable if you advance beyond the eligibility quiz.See Citizens Charitable Foundation Grant for Workforce Development here. See Citizens Champions in Action Program here.See Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Grants:Workforce Development is here. Financial Empowerment is here.
Background
Citizens invests in nonprofits creating measurable impact through innovative programs. Our philanthropic priorities are Workforce Development and Financial Empowerment. At Citizens, we strive to collaborate closely with high-impact nonprofit organizations and build strong partnerships that include opportunities for colleague volunteerism and joint storytelling.
Citizens operates two Foundations—the Citizens Charitable Foundation and the Citizens Philanthropic Foundation.
Focus Areas
Citizens focuses on two specific funding areas, Workforce Development and Financial Empowerment.
We focus our funding on projects that serve diverse, underserved populations and neighborhoods and demonstrate strong results. We look to partner with established 501(c)(3) organizations with programs that strongly align with one or more of the above funding priorities. Grant requests should demonstrate funding priority alignment and impact and should highlight opportunities to showcase the proposed partnership through collaboration and colleague engagement.
We fund programs that provide low to moderate income individuals and small businesses with financial education so they have the tools needed to be fiscally healthy. Citizens prioritizes partnerships that provide opportunities for Citizens colleagues to teach healthy financial practices.

Eligibility

Must be an IRS qualified charitable 501(c)(3) organizationCurrently, Citizens only accepts unsolicited contribution applications from organizations in select geographic areas: CT, DC, DE, FL, MA, MD, MI, NH, OH, PA, RI, Upstate NY, VA and VT.

Ineligibility

Must not be a Type III Supporting OrganizationMust not use a Fiscal AgentMust not be seeking funds for any of the following:General operating supportAnnual Appeals/Capital CampaignsPublic or private educational institutionsSingle disease, issue information and research organizationsReligious organizations, including restoration of church buildingsGirl Scout or Boy Scout TroopsAthletic Organizations or Recreational DepartmentsIndividualsLabor, fraternal or membership organizationsPolitical organizations or projectsConferences or seminarsGovernmental and quasi-governmental public agencies or organizationsEndowmentTrips and tours, including transportation costsPrivate FoundationsOrganization must not discriminate based on:AgeRaceColorSexReligionNational OriginDisabilityFamily StatusReceipt of Public AssistanceSexual Orientation