Volunteer Challenge Grants
Funding Amount
US $500 - US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.
Eligible organizations
- Nonprofit organizations
Overview
Each year, CVS Health colleagues volunteer thousands of hours at nonprofit organizations in their communities. To help our colleagues lend even more support to the causes they care about, the CVS Health Foundation offers grants for volunteer service. Grants, which range from $500 to $5,000, are awarded directly to the organization on the colleague’s behalf.
Volunteer Challenge Grants are awarded on behalf of individuals who volunteer 15, 25 or 100 or more hours of service, to teams that volunteer more than 50 hours of service, and to both individuals and teams who fundraise for a charitable run, walk or ride event.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from CVS Foundation's IRS filings)
Washington, DC · 2024
$250K
Santa Monica, CA · 2024
$5,000
St Jude Childrens Research Memphis TN
Memphis, TN · 2024
$5,000
Lupus Foundation of America Washington DC
Washington, DC · 2024
$5,000
Movember Foundation Culver City CA
Santa Monica, CA · 2024
$5,000
1,707 grants in CVS Foundation's 2021–2024 filings reference “Volunteer Challenge Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What CVS Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 778
- Total given
- $21.41M
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Range
- $250–$2.46M
- By dollars: Virginia 26%, Massachusetts 19%, Connecticut 9%. Top recipient cities: Providence, RI; Hartford, CT; Alexandria, VA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 59% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Boston Foundation Inc · Boston, MA
Small grant
$2.46M
United Negro College Fund Washington DC · Boston, MA
Large multi-year grant
$1M
American Lung Association · Chicago, IL
Large multi-year grant
$875K
March of Dimes Arlington VA · Arlington, VA
Large multi-year grant
$800K
Valleywise Health Foundation · Phoenix, AZ
Small grant
$700K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Operating support
Categories
Browse similar grants by category
Related Grants
Open grants from this funder and similar programs
RFP: Charlotte Health Zones Grant
CVS Foundation
Amount
Up to US $2,240,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Health Zones Program in Philadelphia, PA Grant
CVS Foundation
Amount
Up to US $2,250,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Columbus Health Zones RFP Grant
CVS Foundation
Amount
Up to US $2,240,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
CVS Community Health Grants
CVS Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Hometown Fund Grant
CVS Foundation
Amount
US $50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Operating Support for Existing Programs/Projects
CPPS Heritage Mission Fund
Amount
$5,000 - $100,000
Deadline
Expected ~January
Based on past cycles
Ready to apply for Volunteer Challenge Grants?
Grantable helps you assess fit, draft narratives, and track deadlines — so you can submit stronger applications, faster.
You found Volunteer Challenge Grants. Now let's win it.