Organization Funding

June 11, 2025

Funding Opportunities

New Jersey Cultural Trust | New Jersey Cultural Trust’s FY26 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations | The New Jersey Cultural Trust, in partnership with the New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC), has released the guidelines for its Fiscal Year 2026 grant program, Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations (IFS History/Humanities). The IFS History/Humanities program addresses the financial and institutional challenges that threaten nonprofit history and humanities organizations’ stability, helping them build greater operational capacity. | Declarations of Intent to Apply Deadline: June 11, 2025 | Full applications due on July 17, 2025. | More information and application.

New Jersey Division of Travel & Tourism | FY26 Cooperative Marketing Grants | The Cooperative Marketing Grant Program is a collaboration between the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel & Tourism and the New Jersey travel industry, whose goal is to promote New Jersey as a premier travel destination. Funding will be provided to promote and market specific tourism opportunities in New Jersey. The Cooperative Marketing Grant Program is open to any New Jersey organization that can demonstrate a significant interest in the New Jersey tourism industry. Organizations must show a match of 25% from partners or sponsors that are Non-State funding sources. State funds awarded for the Cooperative Marketing Grant plus the non-state match must be spent on your marketing program. The match cannot be in-kind, cash on hand or bartered services. | Deadline for Declaration of Intent: June 6, 2025, 3:30 p.m. est. | Application Deadline: June 13, 2025, 3:30 p.m. est. | More information and application.

New Jersey Economic Development Corporation | CAFE Program Extension- NEW DEADLINE | The Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion (CAFE) Program provides tax credits to incentivize broad scale capital projects for arts and cultural venues in New Jersey. The CAFE program focuses on development and rehabilitation of cultural arts facilities as a key component of the state’s economy. | Deadline: June 13, 2025 at 5 PM | More information and application.

Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission | FY26 Grant Applications Information | Prospective 2026 County Arts & History Grantees: Applications may be submitted only after a Madatory Declaration of Intent has been filed on or before August 20, 2025. | Deadline to Apply: September 8, 2025 by 5pm EST | More information and application.

Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation | Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation Local Grant Application | The Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation’s mission is to make mental health a priority in every community, especially those where support is most needed. The Foundation's Local Grant Program supports U.S.-based, local organizations serving the mental health of those in need. Support will be provided for ten organizations focused on increasing awareness and education, improving access to care, and building protective factors. The Foundation aims to fund organizations serving communities with unique mental health needs, including youth, women, communities of color, and the LGTBQ+ community. Applications are accepted online. | Deadline: July 1, 2025 | More information and application.

ETC | Performing Arts Funding Grant Program | ETC, an events lighting technology company, provides charitable support for the performing arts in the United States through the Performing Arts Funding Grant Program. Grants of up to $5,000 are available to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations engaged in the performing arts. Preference is given to organizations producing their own work rather than to hosting venues. (ETC's Light the Way Equipment Grant Program also provides equipment support to organizations that train technical and design professionals in the performing arts. A number of package options are available, including gear such as consoles, LED spotlights, LED washlights, LED CYC fixtures, LED retrofit options, moving lights, and more. Equipment grant applications are due July 15, 2025.) | Deadline: August 31, 2025 | More information and application.

KidsGardening & Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day | Lots of Compassion Grant | The Lots of Compassion Grant program, an initiative of KidsGardening and Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day, provides support in the United States, including U.S. territories, to local leaders looking to transform vacant lots into gardens to help grow compassion in their community. Supported projects should work with or serve communities with a majority of individuals that are under-resourced, have fifteen or more people participate in the garden program, and use the funds to build a garden on a vacant lot. | Deadline: June 16, 2025 | More information and application.

Native Voices Rising | Native Voices Rising Grant | Native Voices Rising supports organizing, advocacy, and civic engagement in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. General operating support grants are provided to strengthen Native-led groups in the United States that have a membership base in the community, work to develop leadership, and take collective action to win progressive social change. Eligible organizations are rooted in a Native community, led by Native people, improve Native communities through organizing and advocacy, engage large numbers of community members to take action together, and seek to improve the policies and rules that impact the community. | Deadline: July 4, 2025 | More information and application.

Verizon | Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize | The Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize, a collaboration between Verizon and MIT Solve, seeks technology-driven solutions that strengthen disaster resilience in U.S. communities. The Prize has a particular interest in innovations that enhance early warning systems and disaster preparedness, improve emergency response and resource coordination, strengthen infrastructure and protect vulnerable communities, and support long-term recovery and community resilience after weather-related disasters. Four selected solutions will receive $250,000 in funding to advance their initiatives. Solutions can be for-profit, nonprofit, and hybrid organizations. | Deadline: June 13, 2025 | More information and application.

Infinite Hero Foundation | Programming Grants to Help Military Members and Veterans | Infinite Hero Foundation exists to connect military, veterans, and military family members with innovative and effective treatment programs for service related injuries. Support is provided to U.S. nonprofit organizations committed to creating or working with cutting edge technologies, methods, practices, or products that address the mental and physical challenges faced by military heroes and their families. Grants are provided in five categories: physical recovery, brain health, suicide prevention, veteran leadership development, and military family support. | Deadline: June 15, 2025 | More information and application.

The National Association for Amateur Radio | Grants to Amateur Radio Organizations | The ARRL Foundation grants program awards limited funding to organizations for eligible amateur radio related projects and initiatives, particularly those with a focus on educating, licensing, and supporting Amateur Radio activities. Youth-based projects and initiatives are especially encouraged. The ARRL Foundation grants program accepts proposals on a cyclical model three times a year. | Deadline: June 20, 2025 | More information and application.

Ben & Jerry’s Foundation | Grassroots Organizing National Grant Program | The National Grassroots Organizing Program (NGO) offers two-year unrestricted, general operating support grants of up to $30,000 per year, with an average grant size of $20,000 per year, to small (budgets under $350,000), constituent-led grassroots organizations throughout the United States and its territories. | Deadline: Rolling throughout the year | More information and application.

National Geographic Society | The Big Questions Grant | The Big Questions request for proposals, released by the National Geographic Society and supported by the John Templeton Foundation, seeks innovative photography, short film, writing, data visualization, and other storytelling proposals to help people consider some of the greatest questions of our time. Projects should in some way work to explore one of the following questions: What does it mean to be human? What are the boundaries of Earth, or more precisely, what are the limits to what we can understand? What is the relationship between the human and the natural worlds? | Deadline: June 24, 2025 | More information and application.

Vilcek Foundation | Grants for Nonprofit Organizations | The Vilcek Foundation’s grants empower nonprofits to expand their reach, engage diverse audiences, and advance their missions. The foundation is committed to working with organizations that exemplify best practices in their field and demonstrate dedication to the communities they serve. | Deadline: June 30, 2025 | More information and application.

New Jersey Economic Development Authority | NJ Film Works Grant Program | The NJ Film Works Grant Program is a competitive funding opportunity that will award grants to support workforce development, training, and skills programs that strengthen and diversify the state’s film and digital media talent pipeline with a particular focus on NJ’s Overburdened Communities. A total of $3 million is available for awards under this Grant Program. The minimum and maximum amounts for individual awards are set at $250,000 and $750,000, respectively. NJEDA anticipates making multiple awards for this grant program. | Deadline: July 11, 2025 | More information and application.

Arthur L. & Elaine V. Johnson Foundation | Grants for Wildlife Conservation & Guide Dog Services | The Arthur L. & Elaine V. Johnson Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the United States that support guide dogs or that conserve wildlife. For funding in the area of assistance animals, the focus is on dogs that assist the visually impaired, followed by dogs or other animals individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a physical disability. For funding in the area of nature conservation, the focus is on direct conservation (e.g., preservation or restoration of natural land or animal conservation or preservation) and science-based conservation activities. Priority is given to applications focused on vulnerable or endangered species or their habitat and environment. | Deadline: August 1, 2025 | More information and application.

New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Main Street Acquisition Support Grant | The Main Street Acquisition Support Grant product is a pilot product under the Main Street Recovery Fund that will offer a grant of up to $50,000 to reimburse an eligible NJ small business for closing costs related to a New Jersey commercial property that the business purchased to operate from. | Deadline: The grant application must be submitted within one year after the closing date of the property purchased. | More information and application.

New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Historic Property Grant Survey Program: Applications are OPEN | The Historic Property Survey Grant Program is a $400,000 pilot program that will provide grants up to $125,000 for the preparation of Historic Property Surveys throughout the state that include within the defined scope, properties located within a Government Restricted Municipality or that would be considered distress asset/s. | Application and Information.

Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs | NEW! Special Initiative Funding for Historical Organizations and History-Related Projects | The Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs (ACOCHA) is offering a Special Funding Initiative for the first time in FY 2025. Funding is available to non-profit organizations who are new/emerging organizations or organizations requiring a small amount of funding for history-related projects/professional development. This funding has a simplified request process and short time-frame from request to award. The Special Funding Initiative Program is a pilot program intended as an introduction to the County History Partnership Program (CHPP) grant program. Priority will be given to first-time applicants and those who are not receiving FY25 grant funding from the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs. Requests will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. | Deadline: Ongoing throughout the year | More information.

Community Foundation of New Jersey | Field Trip New Jersey | Field Trip New Jersey provides funds to help school children in underserved communities across New Jersey access the arts and culture, historical landmarks, nature preserves and science institutions, and college campuses. The fund will make field trips possible for more students across an even wider range of disciplines and interest areas. | More information and application.

School Based Healthcare Solutions Network, INC. | Principal Student Support Services Grants | The School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network (SBHSN) is offering a new grant opportunity for public school principals interested in implementing student mental health support services. Grants are currently available in CT, CO, FL, GA, IN, KY, MI, MS, NV, NJ, VA, and WI. Grant funds must be used to expand access to mental health support services for students with a documented history of chronic absenteeism, behavioral challenges, or declining academic performance. The grant provides a fully funded mental health professional for each school campus who will deliver evidence-based mental health support services directly to students. In addition, qualifying schools are eligible for up to $5,000 per year, renewable for five years, to support student service initiatives aligned with the program’s objectives. | Deadline: None | More information and application.

Vadon Foundation | Grants for Indigenous Communities | The Vadon Foundation supports innovative community-based initiatives in the United States that sustain healthy, thriving Indigenous nations in perpetuity. The focus is on programs working to ensure that every successive generation of Indigenous people and culture will face an increasingly brighter future of healthy self-determination, autonomy, evolution, and sustainability. Areas of interest include language revitalization; missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two‑spirit people; innovative community leadership; and COVID-19 food insecurity and essential needs. The first step in the application process is to send the Foundation an introductory email or call to discuss the proposed program. | Deadline: None for introductory inquiries. | More information.

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Funds Advance Social Impact Organizations in the U.S. and Other Regions | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) is a global venture philanthropy firm supporting early-stage social impact organizations solving the world’s biggest social and environmental problems with bold, scalable approaches. Support is primarily provided in Africa, Europe, India, and the United States, although projects in Latin America and Israel may be considered in select situations. DRK seeks social entrepreneurs with dynamic products or services that have a proven ability to positively impact the lives of underserved people. DRK supports these organizations at the early stages by providing capacity, capital, and community. Capacity support includes operational and technical support, both through a hands-on board service role and specialist capacity-building resources. Capital of up to $300,000 USD over a three-year period is provided as either unrestricted grant funding or investment capital. Nonprofit organizations (U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations and non-U.S. equivalents) and mission-driven for-profit entities are eligible to apply. | Deadline: Ongoing | More information and application.

Mary’s Pence Grant Program | Grant Opportunities for Grassroots Women’s Organizations | Mary’s Pence funds grassroots women-led and -focused nonprofit organizations or groups working with a fiscal sponsor. Eligible organizations have budgets of $250,000 or less. They are located in the U.S. and their work takes place in the U.S. Mary's Pence funding is focused on social justice actions that are long term and create sustainable systems change. Mary's Pence values subsidiarity—that is those who are most impacted are part of the decision-making. Funds are provided to organizations whose work centers on human dignity, the common good, the right to economic security, dignified work, care for the earth, gender justice, and nonviolence. | Deadline: Initial funding inquiry forms may be submitted at any time and are reviewed from April to June and from October to December, annually. | More information and application.

Kubota | Hometown Grant Program Applications OPEN | Kubota’s Hometown Proud community grant program will invest in communities across the country by awarding 10 grants in 2025. Each grant is valued at $50,000 (includes $25,000 cash and $25,000 equipment voucher). Kubota will announce the 10 winning hometown projects on September 1, 2025. Nonprofit organizations with a community project are encouraged to enter; the application is easy: just fill out the form and upload a short video! Now in its 5th year, the Kubota Hometown Proud grant program has helped fund various projects across the country, from building agricultural education centers to revitalizing community gardens, and we are proud to support initiatives that make a lasting impact on a local level. What project is important to YOUR hometown? Tell us about it; we’d love to help. | Deadline: July 31, 2025 | More information and application.

Arts Organizations

Wyeth Foundation for American Art | Grant Opportunity | The Wyeth Foundation for American Art provides financial support to encourage the study, appreciation, and recognition of excellence in all aspects of historic American art. Support is provided to nonprofit institutions for research, conservation, and exhibition programming in American art. Grants typically support innovative exhibitions that explore new research about American art, innovative and important museum catalogues and books, and conservation and restoration of American masterpieces. (Projects exclusively focused on art of the last three decades will not be supported.) | Deadline: June 15, 2025 | More information and application.

Believe in Reading | Grants for Reading and Literacy Programs | Believe in Reading funds programs in the United States dedicated to the teaching and encouragement of reading for all ages. Funding is considered for programs that serve any age or aspect of supporting reading and literacy, including adult literacy, English as a second language projects, or Braille-related projects for the blind or visually impaired. The focus is on successful literacy programs that serve populations showing out of the ordinary needs, such as geographic areas with low reading scores and high poverty levels. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, equivalent educational institutions, and public libraries are eligible to apply for support for existing, successful literacy programs that have been established for a minimum of two years. | Deadline: None. | More information and application.

VH1 Save the Music Foundation | Music Education Resources | Save The Music offers curated online music resources for students, teachers, and families, spanning music history to music theory, tailored for learners at all levels. Ignite a passion for music education online, from traditional music to studio production. Enhance your lesson plans with resources for music teachers that introduce students to instruments, classical music, modern music-making, celebrated musicians, and the intersection of all art forms. Check out the online music curriculum resources created by experts in music education, developed to encourage creative and standards-based learning. Start searching the collection of music resources. | Resources.

History Organizations

New Jersey Cultural Trust | FY 2026 Institutional/Financial Stabilization Grants for History & Humanities Organizations | For FY 2026, the New Jersey Cultural Trust Board has authorized the New Jersey Historical Commission to accept applications from history and humanities organizations for institutional and financial stabilization projects to recommend to the Cultural Trust for funding. Declarations of Intent to Apply (DOIs) will be due in SAGE on June 11, 2025, at 3 p.m. Full grant applications will be due in SAGE on July 17, 2025, at 3 p.m. | More information.

New Jersey Historical Commission | Call for Proposals: Memory & Memorialization | Submit your idea for an individual presentation, full panel, or workshop for the 2025 New Jersey History Conference! This year’s theme, Memory and Memorialization, will explore what we in New Jersey protect from our past, how we reconstruct the forgotten, and the ways in which these histories affect our public spaces and conversations. | Deadline: June 19, 2025 | Submission information.

National Archives | Archival Projects Grants | The NHPRC seeks archival projects that will significantly improve online public discovery and use of historical records collections. We welcome projects that engage the public, expand civic education, and promote understanding of the nation’s history, democracy, and culture from the founding era to the present day. The Commission encourages projects focused on collections of America’s early legal records, such as the records of colonial, territorial, county, and early statehood and tribal proceedings that document the evolution of the nation’s legal history. | Deadline: November 5, 2025 | More information and application.

William Paterson University | Volunteer Judges Needed for New Jersey History Day | Love history and learning? Help inspire the next generation! Join us as a Judge for New Jersey

History Day! We’re seeking enthusiastic volunteers to engage with student history projects and

evaluate their creativity, presentation, and scholarship. In one exciting day, you can make an

impact that lasts a lifetime! INTERESTED IN JOINING US? | Email njhistoryday@wpunj.edu with questions. | More information and registration.

National Endowment for the Arts | Museum Registration for 2025 Blue Star Museums Program | This program provides free museum admission to those currently serving in the United States Military–Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard–including Reservists, National Guardsman (regardless of status), U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps-- and up to five family members. To register, enter the information requested and click submit. The information provided will be used to promote your institution's participation in this program through the Blue Star Museums website and other program materials. An interactive map with hyperlinks to participating museums will go live on the NEA website in May. | More information and registration.

Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities | Preservation and Access Education and Training Grants | This program supports projects that develop and implement educational programs for professionals who preserve and provide access to humanities collections. Such materials include but are not limited to moving image and sound recordings, archaeological artifacts, born-digital and digitized collections, rare books and manuscripts, archival records, material culture, and art. Advancing long-term access to these materials for scholars, students, and the public requires skilled professionals from varied backgrounds and communities working in organizations large and small. | Deadline: June 17, 2025 | More information and application.

National Endowment for the Humanities | Grants for Public Impact Projects Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary | 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In recognition of this milestone NEH will award grants to assist cultural organizations in expanding the scope, reach, and excellence of public programs that examine the founding of the nation and the significance of the Declaration of Independence. Public Impact Projects Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary support projects that focus on public interpretation of the Founding Era and the lasting impact of the people and events that propelled the Revolution. | Deadline: July 9, 2025 | More information and application.

Cambridge University Press | Call for Papers for Public Humanities Journal | The new journal Public Humanities invites submissions for several themed issues, with offerings updated regularly. | Submission information.

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