NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2025
FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES
KidsGardening invites applications for 2026 Youth Garden Grants, Deadline: Dec 12, 2025. A total of 50 youth garden programs will be awarded $750 each in funding along with a collection of gardening supplies....
Classics for Kids Foundation invites applications from K-12 music programs, Deadline: Dec 31, 2025. Matching grants will be awarded to schools or nonprofit organizations that incorporate string instruments into their music programs...
Association for Conflict Resolution invites applications for education, training, Deadline: Jan 9, 2026 (Initial project ideas). The initiative aims to provide financial support for conflict resolution education and training (CRE) for PK-12 students and youth....
National League for Nursing invites applications for nursing education research, Deadline: Jan 21, 2026. Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded to as many as five National League for Nursing individual members and faculty of NLN member schools in support of high-quality studies with the potential to contribute to the development of the science of nursing education....
Spencer Foundation invites applications for Small Education Research Projects, Deadline: Dec 15, 2025 at 12:00 noon CT. Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded in support of research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived....
Toshiba America Foundation Accepting Applications for Science, Math Projects, Deadline: Rolling. Grants will be awarded to teachers in grades 6-12 who are passionate about making science and math more engaging for their students....
Westinghouse Charitable Giving Program Accepting Proposals, Deadline: Open. Grants are awarded to programs in one or more of the organization’s strategic areas of giving.…
CatchLight invites applications for Global Fellowship program, Deadline: Dec 15, 2025. The program supports innovative visual storytellers who want to cultivate significant audience engagement through inventive distribution methods that will increase the impact of their work....
Gilroy Foundation invites applications from performing artist organizations, Deadline: Dec 12, 2025. A grant of $10,000 will be awarded in the area of the performing arts, including dance, music, opera, theatre, musical theatre, stagecraft, and costume/makeup....
Literary Arts Fund invites applications from literary arts nonprofits, Deadline: Dec 19, 2025. Grants will be awarded in support of the mission, activities, and administrative needs of literary arts nonprofits....
Bobby Anspach Studios Foundation invites applications for inaugural grants program, Deadline: Dec 30, 2025. Proposals are invited from visual artists working across media....
Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries invites applications from schools around the country, Deadline: Dec 31, 2025. The foundation supports school libraries with the goal of encouraging students to develop a love of reading and learning....
Classics for Kids Foundation invites applications from K-12 music programs, Deadline: Dec 31, 2025. Matching grants will be awarded to schools or nonprofit organizations that incorporate string instruments into their music programs....
Les Paul Foundation invites applications for music programs, Deadline: Jan 15, 2026. Grants will be awarded in support of programs and projects that encourage innovation in music production and/or performance and to innovative STEM or STEAM programs for students and others in challenging situations....
Gottlieb Foundation invites applications from mature artists, Deadline: Jan 15, 2026. Grants of $25,000 will be awarded to mature painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have been creating art for at least 20 years and are in financial need....
Indian Arts Research Center invites applications for artist-in-residence fellowships, Deadline: Jan 15, 2026. Fellowships will be awarded to give Native artists time to explore new avenues of creativity, grapple with new ideas they can integrate into their work and strengthen their existing talents....
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Accepting Grant Applications From Artists in Need, Deadline: Open. Grants will be awarded to artists working on paper based on the dual criteria of recognizable artistic merit and financial need, whether professional, personal, or both....
Craft Emergency Relief Fund Craftspeople in Need, Deadline: Open. Grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to professional craftspeople who have experienced a recent career-threatening illness emergency such as illness, accident, fire, or natural disaster.…
CHILDREN & YOUTH
KidsGardening invites applications for 2026 Youth Garden Grants, Deadline: Dec 12, 2025. A total of 50 youth garden programs will be awarded $750 each in funding along with a collection of gardening supplies....
Helen Diller Family Foundation invites applications for Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards, Deadline: Dec 22, 2025 (Nominations). Each year, the program awards up to 15 Jewish teens with $36,000 each for their leadership efforts to change the world...
American Academy of Pediatrics invites applications for children’s community-based health initiatives, Deadline: Jan 20, 2026. Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to pediatric residents to support innovative community-based child health initiatives....
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood invites LOIs, Deadline: Jan 31, 2026 (Letters of Intent). Grants will be awarded in support of development projects and promising research that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children....
Eisner Foundation invites applications from intergenerational programs, Deadline: Aug 19, 2026 Rolling (Letter of Inquiry). Grants typically ranging up to $300,000 will be awarded in support of high-quality and innovative programs that unite multiple generations for the enrichment of the Los Angeles and New York City communities....
Temper of the Times Foundation invites applications for environmental advertising, Deadline: Dec 15, 2025. Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to nonprofits to help underwrite the costs of advertising that promotes the conservation and restoration of native wildlife, plants, and ecosystems in the United States....
EveryCat Health Foundation invites applications for feline research, Deadline: Jan 9, 2026. Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded in support of projects aimed at improving feline health....
Allen Family Philanthropies aims to accelerate Natural Climate Solutions in the United States, Deadline: Jan 15, 2026. A total of $10 million will be available to fund up to seven projects to support nonprofit organizations across the United States that are working in the Natural Climate Solutions space to break implementation barriers using science and technology....
PADI Foundation invites applications for aquatic research, education, Deadline: Jan 15, 2026. Grants of up to $12,000 will be awarded in support of research and educational projects focused on understanding and protecting aquatic environments....
Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians invites applications for the conservation of reptiles and amphibians, Deadline: Jan 15, 2026. A grant of $1,500 will be awarded to support conservation-based projects involving reptiles and/or amphibians....
EveryCat Health Foundation invites applications for feline research, Deadline: Mar 31, 2026 (Rolling, Letters of Intent). Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to support research of all aspects pertaining to feline health, including shelter medicine, nutrition, and behavior....
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Innovations for Poverty Action invites applications for research on human trafficking, Deadline: Dec 4, 2025. Grants will be awarded in support of research focused on exploring interventions to reduce human trafficking or respond to the needs of human trafficking victims....
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute invites applications for comparative clinical effectiveness research, Deadline: Jan 6, 2026. Grants of up to $2 million will be awarded in support of projects addressing efforts to improve health decision making with comparative clinical effectiveness research....
PCORI gives notice of upcoming announcement for research across the cancer care continuum, Deadline: Jan 6, 2026. PCORI seeks applications led by researcher-community partnerships that may focus on a range of research questions and decisional dilemmas relevant to the participating communities that address variations in care and outcomes across the cancer continuum....
American Academy of Pediatrics invites applications for children’s community-based health initiatives, Deadline: Jan 20, 2026. Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to pediatric residents to support innovative community-based child health initiatives....
Burroughs Wellcome Fund invites applications for Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants, Deadline: Jan 22, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to support the growth of new connections between scholars working in largely disconnected fields who could together change the course of how climate change affects human health....
Voloridge Health invites applications for clinical research awards, Deadline: May 6, 2026 Rolling. The program provides up to $50,000 worth of data science services to enhance applicants’ clinical dataset with risk scores across multiple chronic diseases....
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Charles Koch Foundation Invites Applications for Trade Policy Research, Deadline: Rolling. Grants will be awarded in support of proposals for research and related projects aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice and contributing to contemporary debates around important trade-policy issues....
WOMEN & GIRLS
Aspen Institute, Pivotal invite applications for Workplace Innovation Now (WIN) Challenge, Deadline: Dec 11, 2025 (Register online). The challenge seeks scalable solutions to improve workplace culture and practices, leverage AI to build a workplace that supports everyone, and reshape narratives and norms....
Gates Foundation invites applications for vaginal formulations in support of women’s health, Deadline: Dec 16, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. PT. Grants of up to $250,000 will be awarded in support of proposals that contribute to development of formulations that promote optimal drug delivery while positively supporting women’s health....
American Heart Association invites applications for innovative technologies for women’s health, Deadline: Jan 6, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CT (Pre-proposals). Grants will be awarded in support of investigators or investigative teams proposing innovative technologies that disproportionally or exclusively impact women’s health....
IWMF Seeks Applications for Reporting Grants for Women’s Stories, Deadline: Rolling. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to women journalists to pursue underrepresented, gender-sensitive stories of importance....
Boulware Foundation Seeks to Increase Economic Opportunities for Women and Girls, Deadline: Rolling (Letters of Intent). Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to projects or programs aligned with the foundation’s areas of interest, including financial literacy education, workforce and vocational skill development, microfinance, and entrepreneurship….
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I hope this message finds you and your goals thriving.
Remember, I’m always here to help non-profit organizations and individual artists identify their goals and develop effective strategies to achieve them.
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All my best, Linda
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