Community Possible Grant Program: Play, Work, & Home Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Bank Foundation may submit an LOI at any time during the year.”
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Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
The Community Possible Grant Program by U.S. Bank aims to foster economic and workforce advancement, as well as safe and affordable housing. By partnering with 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, the program seeks to drive lasting change within communities through collaborative grantmaking. Priority is given to organizations that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and that address multiple pillars of work, home, and play. This initiative reflects U.S. Bank's commitment to creating a more equitable society.
NOTE:
Established partners may apply annually for a grant via invitation from a U.S. Bank Foundation community affairs manager.New and emerging organizations bring balance to our grant making through our Letter of Interest (LOI) application. We ensure funding is set aside each year to explore new opportunities. Nonprofit organizations new to the U.S. Bank Foundation may submit an LOI at any time during the year.
Making community possible
At U.S. Through our Community Possible Grant Program, we are partnering with organizations that focus on economic and workforce advancement, safe and affordable housing and communities connected through arts and culture.
The U.S. Bank Foundation is committed to making Community Possible through Work, Home and Play. We advance this work through collaborative grant making to bring equitable and lasting change through our focus on sustainable, high-impact funding with 501c3 nonprofit partners.
How we partner with nonprofits
We focus on collaborative grantmaking and sustainable, high-impact funding with 501(c)(3) nonprofit partners. We partner with organizations that support:
- Economic and workforce advancement
- Safe and affordable housing
- Community arts and culture
- Our strategy
Bank regional leadership, business resource groups and our National Community Advisory Committee to ensure that prevailing needs are addressed in all the communities we serve.
To make the most meaningful impact, we prioritize organizations that:
- Focus on economic development issues related to work, home and play
- Address more than one of the grant pillars (work, home and play)
- Are based in and serve designated U.S. Bank communities
- Advance diversity, equity and inclusion
What US Bank Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $66.41M
- Median grant
- $33.21M
- Range
- $11.81M–$54.6M
- By dollars: Wisconsin 82%, Minnesota 18%. Top recipient cities: Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis, MN.
Example grants
University of Minnesota Fdn · Minneapolis, MN
General purpose
$11.81M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Workforce development
- Affordable housing
- Arts
- Diversity
- Corporate
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