Funding Amount

$100,000 - $250,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Special Initiative Grants

Program Description:
The DevTo Support Foundation's invitation-only Special Grants Initiative supports innovative, transformational programs serving at-risk populations in Orange County and the Coachella Valley.

Focus Areas:

  • Career pathways

  • Life skills development

  • Mentoring programs

  • Social enterprise opportunities that promote long-term independence and sustainability
  • Target Populations:

  • Vulnerable youth

  • Young mothers

  • Individuals in recovery

  • Homeless families
  • Geographic Scope: Orange County and the Coachella Valley

    Award Details:

  • Two to five grants per year

  • Amount: $100,000 to $250,000 per award

  • Duration: Awards for up to three years
  • Funding Priorities:

  • Organizations launching new programs

  • Expanding proven efforts

  • Piloting new models

  • Priority given to initiatives providing career pathways, life skills, mentoring, and social enterprise opportunities
  • Application Process:

  • Invitation-only (unsolicited inquiries not accepted)

  • Potential grantees identified through the Foundation's outreach and funding priorities set by directors
  • Contact:
    Pamela R. Cohen, Ed.M., Foundation Administrator

    Foundation Information:

  • Registered 501(c)(3)

  • EIN: 45-4575736
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsyouth-programshomelesssingle-momsaddiction-recoverylife-skillsmentoringworkforce-development

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