How much funding does HDR Foundation: Large Grants provide?

HDR Foundation: Large Grants provides More than US $30,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for HDR Foundation: Large Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for HDR Foundation: Large Grants?

Geography: Located in the communities where our employees live and work. Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Not funded: Grants to individuals; Including scholarships.

HDR Foundation: Large Grants

HDR Foundation

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Funding Amount

More than US $30,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Geography

Located in the communities where our employees live and work

Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Grants to individuals
Not eligible: Including scholarships
Not eligible: Grants to organizations that have any pending issue before the Internal Revenue Service that may result in a change to current tax exempt status.
Not eligible: Operational support, including salary, wages or any compensation to consultants, contractors or advisors.
Not eligible: Grants to faith-based institutions or institutions with a faith-based mission
Not eligible: Grants to organizations dedicated to the welfare of domesticated animals
Not eligible: Advocacy
Not eligible: Travel support
Not eligible: Capital campaigns
Not eligible: Grants to pass-through organizations, endowments, community foundations, rotaries and operating foundations
Not eligible: Sponsorships, conferences or prizes

Overview

The HDR Foundation offers large grants to nonprofit organizations that enhance education, promote healthy communities, and support environmental stewardship. Eligible applicants include U.S.-based 501(c)3 nonprofits and educational institutions. The foundation prioritizes projects with direct impact and those that can be replicated or scaled, ensuring a sustainable future for the communities it serves.

NOTE: This grant opportunity has been archived and replaced with an updated grant pages to better reflect the funder's current funding categories.
About HDR Foundation
The HDR Foundation provides grants to qualified organizations that align with HDR’s areas of expertise: education, healthy communities and environmental stewardship.
Our Areas of Focus
We provide grants for projects that demonstrate direct impact as well as projects that can be replicated or scaled.

Education

We fund educational grants addressing education from pre-K through college.
Healthy Communities
We fund grants that address active lifestyles, wellness education and preventative healthcare.
Environmental Stewardship
We support grants that address restoration, renewal, conservation and sustainable best practices of our global resources.

Eligibility

In the U.S., eligible applicants include U.S.-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, federally recognized tribal governments, educational institutions, and political subdivisions such as school districts or libraries.

Ineligibility

The HDR Foundation does not fund:Grants to individuals, including scholarships
Grants to organizations that have any pending issue before the Internal Revenue Service that may result in a change to current tax exempt status.
Operational support, including salary, wages or any compensation to consultants, contractors or advisors.
Grants to faith-based institutions or institutions with a faith-based mission
Grants to organizations dedicated to the welfare of domesticated animals
Capital campaigns
Grants to pass-through organizations, endowments, community foundations, rotaries and operating foundations

What HDR Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025: 90
Total given: $2.48M
Median grant: $10K
Range: $1,045–$343K

By dollars: Illinois 20%, Nebraska 20%, South Dakota 9%. Top recipient cities: Omaha, NE; Chicago, IL; Lincoln, NE.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
71% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.