Kyrias Foundation Grants

The Kyrias Foundation Grants aim to support innovative and impactful community projects. With a mission to empower individuals and families, the foundation provides funding for capacity building, capital projects, and specific initiatives. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $50,000, targeting tax-exempt organizations, municipalities, and civic groups. The foundation values collaboration, innovative approaches, and proposals addressing specific community needs, while ensuring that funded projects benefit the community as a whole.

Grants are designed to help organizations increase and sustain their effectiveness.
Types of Grants
The Foundation prefers to provide seed money for innovative projects and programs or “step up” money to expand programs or to build organizational capacity. The following types of grants may be awarded:

• Capacity Building - Funding that strengthens an organization so that it may better fulfill its mission.
• Capital - Funding for construction or equipment.

Challenge - The Foundation and grant seeker agree on a program or operating goal for the grant seeker to reach; funding is awarded upon successful accomplishment of the goal.
Matching - The Foundation agrees to match an amount that the grant seeker receives through fundraising.
Operating - The Foundation may invite an operating proposal from a grantee with whom it has an established grant history. Mature organizations may be eligible for operating support upon establishing a threshold of core competency. Developing organizations may be eligible for operating support upon successful completion of a start-up or seed grant, after demonstrating a threshold of competency.
Project/Program - Funding for a specific initiative or endeavor, not for general operating purposes.
Seed Money - Funding to help launch a new project, program, or initiative.
Scope of Funding
The Foundation generally offers grant awards between $5,000 and $50,000; requests for smaller or larger amounts may be considered.

Eligibility

The Kyrias Foundation will accept requests from:
Tax-exempt organizations with 501(c)(3) classifications from the Internal Revenue Service;MunicipalitiesFaith-based organizations-Proposed programs/services MUST (1) benefit all, regardless of religion; (2) not be religious in nature; and (3) not be associated with any proselytizingCivic organizations-proposals MUST be project-based and of a charitable nature, and the organization must have a fiscal agent that is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization)Public and private schools whose projects exceed the school’s budget fundingCollege-bound students seeking scholarship

Ineligibility

The Kyrias Foundation will NOT accept requests for:
Endowments or general fundraisingSupport for political campaigns, events, or projects intended to influence legislation or public perception of legislation or public policySupport for the production and development of television and media programmingGrants for college and university based programsResearch or to support conferences, seminars, media events, or workshops ,unless they are an integral part of a broader programLoans or grants to individuals that will benefit that individual or any single individual or small group of people