Funding Amount

$1,000 - $2,500

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Lions Non-Profit Grant Application

Overview: The Downtown San Diego Lions Club Welfare Foundation provides grant funding to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations serving San Diego City or San Diego County residents.

Geographic Scope: San Diego City and San Diego County, California

Primary Focus Areas:

  • At-risk youth

  • Military families and veterans

  • Seniors

  • People with disabilities
  • Award Amount:

  • Average grant: $1,000 - $2,500

  • Larger grants may be approved on a limited basis

  • Club has limited grant resources
  • Types of Funding Supported:

  • Capital improvements (one-time nature)

  • Equipment

  • Program-specific support
  • Types of Funding NOT Supported:

  • Fundraising support for non-profit organizations

  • Aid to individuals or organizations outside the United States (except through recognized international charitable agencies)
  • Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

  • Must serve City of San Diego or San Diego County residents

  • Must align with Lions Club mission
  • Recent Funded Organizations (2024):

  • Amanda's Adaptive Martial Arts

  • Armed Services YMCA San Diego

  • Bayside Community Center

  • Bocon Classics 4 Kids

  • ConnectMed

  • Feeding San Diego

  • Fresh Start Surgical Gifts

  • Hearing Foundation

  • Home Start, Inc.

  • La Maestra Foundation

  • Living Coast Discovery Center

  • Promises2Kids

  • SDSU Research (Hearing Aids)

  • San Diego Center for the Blind

  • San Diego Civic Youth Ballet

  • San Diego Council on Literacy

  • San Diego Habitat for Humanity

  • San Diego Natural History Museum

  • San Diego Young Artists Music Academy

  • Serving Seniors

  • Special Needs Resource Foundation of S.D.

  • Veterans Village of San Diego

  • Wheelchair Dancers Organization
  • Processing Timeline:

  • Grants typically take 8 to 12 weeks to fund

  • Site visits required with all new applicants
  • Important Notes:

  • Incomplete applications will be denied

  • If requesting multiple items, provide itemized list with each item's cost to help Lions Club select items fitting budgetary process
  • Contact Information:

  • Phone: (619) 239-7264

  • Email: sdlionsclub@gmail.com

  • Address: 310 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92101
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    1. Verify Eligibility:
    - Confirm organization is 501(c)(3) non-profit
    - Confirm service area is San Diego City or San Diego County
    - Confirm alignment with Lions Club mission (at-risk youth, military, seniors, people with disabilities)

    2. Complete Non-Profit Grant Application:
    - Download the Lions Non-Profit Grant Application form
    - Carefully follow all instructions

    3. Prepare Required Documentation:
    - Submit entire grant application as one PDF document
    - If requesting multiple items, provide itemized list with each item's cost
    - Include specific funding amounts requested

    4. Submit Application:
    - Submit completed application package
    - Incomplete applications will be denied

    5. Site Visit:
    - Site visits required with all new applicants

    6. Processing:
    - Grants typically take 8 to 12 weeks to fund

    Key Requirements:

  • All instructions must be followed carefully

  • Applications must be complete

  • Include itemized lists for multiple items

  • One PDF document submission
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsyouth-programsveteransseniorsdisabled

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