Tomberg & Brecher Charitable Funds Grant

The Tomberg Family Philanthropies supports impactful programs in education, health, environment, and poverty alleviation, focusing on projects that empower communities for sustainable change. They exclusively fund 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and seek innovative initiatives that maximize limited resources. Note that grants typically do not cover ongoing operational costs or projects run by religious organizations.

Our focus is on supporting projects that help their recipients build capabilities themselves that will last far beyond the end of the specific project.
Funding Areas
This funding cycle we will again be accepting applications in all four of our funding areas, which are:

• EducationEnvironmentHealthPoverty Alleviation

Eligibility

The Tomberg Family Philanthropies only makes grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations based in the United States and certain government entities or public institutions in the United States such as public schools and universities. We fund projects worldwide that are run by these organizations.We look for funding opportunities such as pilot programs, demonstration projects, support of new programs, capacity building or evaluations that allow us to make a larger difference with limited funds than would be possible otherwise.In most cases, we initially will make grants to support individual projects only.

Ineligibility

Due to the limited size and number of our grants, we normally are not able to support ongoing operations of existing programs.We generally will not make grants to fund the operational expenses of non-profit organizations.After the first year, if continued funding is approved, a portion of the grants may be designated for capacity building efforts.We do not make grants to religious organizations or to fund projects run by religious organizations.