Cyrus Eaton Foundation Grant

Cyrus Eaton Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Cyrus Eaton Foundation
Amount: US $1,000 - US $15,000
Last Updated: February 27, 2026

Summary

The Cyrus Eaton Foundation Grant focuses on advancing sustainable environments, social justice, cultural enrichment, and peaceful coexistence. It funds innovative and small nonprofit organizations, primarily in Northeast Ohio and Pugwash, Nova Scotia. The foundation typically distributes $160,000 annually across two funding cycles, with grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, and occasionally offers high-impact grants of up to $15,000 for significant projects.

Overview

Our Mission The Cyrus Eaton Foundation seeks to advance sustainable environments, social justice, cultural enrichment, and peaceful coexistence. Cyrus Eaton Foundation Grant We only consider grant proposals for efforts in the following categories: sustainable environmentssocial justicecultural enrichmentpeaceful coexistence We typically fund organizations that: are small or newly-establishedare innovativelack support from larger funders Funding The Cyrus Eaton Foundation typically distributes approximately $160,000 over two funding cycles per year. Grants range from $1000 to $5000. In rare circumstances we may be able to consider “High Impact Grants” of $5000 to $15,000.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. We only consider applications from nonprofit organizations with a section 501(c)(3) tax status, or from a Registered Canadian Charity.We only consider applicants from Northeast Ohio and Pugwash, Nova Scotia. If your organization falls outside of this geographic scope, no matter how worthwhile it may be, we cannot consider it for funding.In addition, we support:The United States Group of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, which were of paramount importance to Cyrus and Anne Eaton. The historic Thinkers Lodge, where Cyrus Eaton hosted the first Pugwash Conference of Science and World Affairs:Thinkers Lodge Historic Site Thinkers Lodge History Website