Philanthropy Connection Grant

The Philanthropy Connection Grant supports Massachusetts organizations through unrestricted general operating grants. It aims to empower nonprofits by connecting them with a network of female philanthropists, enhancing their funding opportunities. Eligible applicants must demonstrate financial stability, meet revenue criteria, and be located in the Greater Boston area. The grant prioritizes missions addressing poverty, income inequality, and employment readiness among others. Organizations with significant financial losses or lacking independent 501(c)(3) status are ineligible.

About TPC Grants
The Philanthropy Connection is committed to strengthening organizations working in Massachusetts by:

• Awarding multiple high-impact grants each year
• Awarding grants for operating expenses

Introducing our Grantees to a wide pool of women philanthropists who will increase their organization’s network of potential funders, board members, and volunteers
This year TPC is awarding only unrestricted general operating grants.

Eligibility

All applicants must:Have either 501(c)(3) tax status OR a Fiscal Sponsor & a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement letterin the case of local organizations/affiliates with a larger parent organization, the local organization/affiliate must have its own 501 (c) (3) statusMeet Revenue Eligibility Criteria:501 (c) (3) organizations must have annual revenue between $200,000 and $2 million, as reported on the Total Revenue line 12 of its most recent IRS Form 990organizations with fiscal sponsors must have annual revenue between $200,000 and $2 million certified in a letter from its Fiscal Sponsor, including only that which would be reported on the Total Revenue line 12 of IRS Form 990
Organizations must be in solid financial standing and have filed requisite Massachusetts Form PC and IRS 990 filings. Meet Geographic Eligibility Criteria:An eligible applicant must be located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, or for national organizations, have a site within this area, defined largely as towns falling within the I-495 loop, plus:Amesbury, Haverhill, Methuen, Lawrence, Lowell
Maynard, Hudson, Marlborough, Milford, Franklin
Massachusetts towns north of the intersection of I-495 and Rt. 25Meet Mission Eligibility Criteria:An applicant must address in its mission one or more of the following:Poverty

Ineligibility

TPC typically does not fund organizations with significant year over year operating losses or less than 3 months of cash reserves to cover operations.These applicants or funding requests are ineligible:Political, international, or 501(c)(4) advocacy organizations
Organizations that provide any religious programming, instruction or proselytizing on behalf of a particular religion
Family foundations
Local organizations or affiliates of a larger parent organization that lack their own independent 501(c)(3) status
“Pass through” or conduit organizations
Funding requests for capital campaigns will also not be accepted