New York Life Foundation Grief Reach Grants: Capacity Building Cycle

The New York Life Foundation Grief Reach Grants aim to enhance the capacity of nonprofit organizations serving grieving children. This program, offered in partnership with the National Alliance for Children's Grief, provides $15,000 grants over one year to support internal improvements like organizational development and strategic collaborations. The initiative focuses on strengthening infrastructure and sustainability, ensuring that children have the resources they need to cope with loss effectively.

About Grief Reach:
The National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG) is a nonprofit organization that raises awareness about the needs of children and teens who are grieving a death and provides education and resources for anyone who supports them.
Cycle Overview
Through Grief Reach, the New York Life Foundation and the National Alliance for Children’s Grief are working together to strengthen nonprofit infrastructure, enhance access, and elevate the field of childhood bereavement through the Grief Reach grant program. This cycle is focused specifically on capacity building—strengthening the internal operations, infrastructure, and sustainability of organizations that serve children who are grieving.
Each awarded grant will be $15,000 for a one-year period. Only one application per organization is allowed during this cycle. We would like to invite any organization that currently serves young people who are grieving to apply for this competitive grant opportunity.
Focus of This Cycle: Capacity Building
This funding cycle supports projects that build organizational capacity so that your work can be more effective, sustainable, and far-reaching. Eligible projects must fall under one of two categories:
Organizational Development & Planning. Examples: Strategic planningInfrastructure ImprovementFundraisingCommunicationsVolunteer engagementBusiness planningStrategic Relationships & CollaborationsExamples: Consultant SupportTechnical assistanceMergers or restructuringPartnership developmentJoint business planning
Note: Funding is not for direct programming. This cycle supports internal improvements that help your organization grow stronger and more effective.