Long Foundation Grant

Long Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Long Foundation
Amount: US $5,000 - US $20,000
Last Updated: January 08, 2026

Summary

The Long Foundation Grant aims to support Texas Hispanic youths by addressing the high school dropout rate and enhancing their economic and social potential. Through annual grants to nonprofits and educational institutions, the foundation seeks programs that promote caring adult relationships, safe spaces, health, and marketable skills. With a focus on the Austin Metropolitan area, at least 75% of beneficiaries must be Hispanic, ensuring inclusivity while prioritizing this demographic's needs.

Overview

NOTE: Because of our two-step process, Step 1 Pre-Grant Applications must be submitted by the last Friday in October, and formal grant applications must be submitted by the date stated in the request letter. Long Foundation Grant In 2002, The Long Foundation made a commitment to benefit Texas Hispanic youths by furthering the Five Promises of America’s Promise. The Foundation’s goal is to reduce the high school dropout rate among Texas Hispanic students and to provide additional opportunities for these youths to improve their economic and social potential and that of their communities. We seek to benefit Texas Hispanic youths by making annual grants to non-profit organizations, schools and universities, and governmental and quazi-governmental programs that are addressing these goals. Selected programs and/or organizations must be located in areas, or targeted at groups, with large Hispanic populations and must support the youths, or groups, of those areas by fulfilling at least one of the Five Promises, which include: Promoting ongoing relationships with caring adults – parents, mentors, teachers, tutors and coaches.Providing safe places with structured activities during non-school hours.Promoting healthy start and future.Providing marketable skills through effective education.Providing opportunities to give back through community service. Please note that while the program must be directed at Texas youth, "youth" is not limited to minors (those under 18 years of age). The Long Foundation recognizes that the achievement of obtaining marketable skills does not necessarily end when a person reaches the age of 18. Youths may include people seeking to advance their education while in their 20’s. Additionally, children may benefit from programs that benefit others, such as parents, and/or guardians. It is also important to note that this program is not necessarily limited to benefiting only Hispanic youths. While the primary purpose of this program is to help Hispanic youths, grants made to such qualifying programs can be used to benefit everyone participating in those programs. However, at least, 75% of the youth "population" targeted by the initiative must be Hispanic. The youths targeted or involved in a particular program define the "population" of that program. Consequently, the population depends upon the program itself and its specific goal. Specific areas of a program (such as a specific school, branch, zip code, etc.) may be used to qualify for funding for that particular component or portion of the program.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To qualify for funding consideration from The Long Foundation, the applicant must be a non-profit corporation or association as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and be in good standing therewith. An exception to this requirement is for qualifying government programs. Another exception is if the non-profit corporation or association has filed Form 1023, application for exemption, with the IRS and expects its determination letter soon.To qualify for funding consideration from The Long Foundation, the program to be funded must meet the following:

The program must be directed toward benefiting Texas youths.The program must target youths in the Austin Metropolitan area, except in limited circumstances as directed by the Foundation's Board of Directors;At least 75% of the youths targeted by the program must be Hispanic.The program must be directed at fulfilling one of the aforementioned Five Promises of America’s Promise.The program must be of a charitable intent.The program must identify measurable goals and agree to monitor results.

Ineligibility

Grants will not be made to individuals, private foundations and certain types of charitable supporting organizations.  Programs that have a lower priority to be funded (even if all other requirements are met) include the following:

Funding for internet web sites (including web site design, implementation, conversion, revisions, maintenance, etc.). Pilot or start-up programs that are not based on or modeled after other existing programs. If a pilot or start-up program is based on or modeled after a program based elsewhere, then that other program must have demonstrated measurable results.
Environmental programs.
Building construction or expansion programs (i.e., funding for brick and mortar projects).
Religious organizations (including houses of worship and schools), unless the specific program for which funding is being requested contains no bias to any particular religion and is open to the entire targeted community.
Programs that are not also receiving financial support from the local community.
General-purpose, non-specific grants for general fund-raising programs or general endowment programs, even if the overall mission of the requesting organization is in alignment with our guidelines. Funding for a specific purpose or a specific endowment is more likely to be awarded as long as the program is strongly aligned with our guidelines.
Private schools
Grants will not be made to individuals, private foundations and certain types of charitable supporting organizations.