Sears-Swetland Family Foundation Grant

The Sears-Swetland Family Foundation Grant supports non-profit programming in Greater Cleveland, focusing on environmental health, education, and sustainability. The foundation prioritizes 501(c)(3) organizations and accepts proposals with deadlines in March and September. Grants include operating support and community research, reflecting the foundation's commitment to urban revitalization and livable communities. Interested applicants should initiate contact via a letter of intent, leading to possible site visits and grant proposals.

Note: If you are interested in applying for a grant from our foundation, please send us a brief introduction and letter of intent via email. After a site visit, we may give an invitation for a grant proposal.
Focus Areas
The types of grants that we support include:

• Operating support Program support
• Internships and camperships supportCommunity research
• Capital campaign support

We accept grants requests only from 501-C3 non-profit organizations. We have a Spring deadline for requests of March 1, and a Fall deadline for requests of September 1. The foundation does make multi-year grants to institutions. Our policy is then to take at least a year off from funding an organization after a multi-year grant cycle is completed, excluding operating grants.

Eligibility

We accept grants requests only from 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations in the Greater Cleveland community.The foundation does make multi-year grants to institutions. Our policy is then to take at least a year off from funding an organization after a multi-year grant cycle is completed, excluding operating grants.Please take into account that we are a small family foundation with a limited amount of funds to distribute each year.