Funder: Abelard Foundation West

Due: Rolling deadline; note Abelard has an open Letter of Inquiry (LOI) process for qualifying organizations, but full proposals are accepted by invitation only

Funds: Grassroots social change organizations in predominantly low-income communities and communities of color that seek to expand community control over economic, social and environmental decisions affecting their communities’ wellbeing

https://www.commoncounsel.org/Abelard%20Foundation%20West/

Funder: Acorn Foundation

Due: Rolling deadline; note Acorn has an open Letter of Inquiry (LOI) process for qualifying organizations, but full proposals are accepted by invitation only

Funds: $5,000-$10,000 grants for community-based organizations working for environmental conservation, sustainability, and environmental justice

https://www.commoncounsel.org/296-2/

Funder: Emergent Fund

Due: Rolling Deadline

Funds: Funds two types of efforts:

• Efforts that support emergent strategies that help communities respond to rapidly changing conditions. This includes resisting new or amplified threats and building power to move a proactive agenda.

• Efforts seeking long-term social justice and economic justice in a political and social climate that seeks to dismantle such efforts.

https://www.emergentfund.net/

Funder: Common Counsel Foundation

Due: Rolling deadline, February through November; applications submitted by the first Monday of each month will be reviewed for consideration by the end of the month

Funds: Small rapid response grants to support small community-based groups seeking to meet with other grassroots organizations, build collaborative campaigns, and benefit from organizing, training, and technical assistance opportunities

https://www.commoncounsel.org/grantmaking-initiatives/grassroots-exchange-fund/

Funder: Deaconess Foundation

Due: September 23, 2022

Funds: Policy Campaign / Collaborative Grants work to leverage the impact of Deaconess’ funding strategies by supporting community campaigns, testing and incubating new policy ideas, generating evidence, and supporting interdisciplinary or cross-cutting work that informs and animates the public witness of the Foundation on behalf of children.

https://deaconess.org/apply-for-funding/

Funder: Deaconess Foundation

Due: July 29, 2022 (quarterly cycle)

Funds: 1-2 year grants to support public policy advocacy or community organizing efforts aligned with Deaconess policy agenda / strategy screens

https://deaconess.org/apply-for-funding/

Funder: Deaconess Foundation

Due: July 29, 2022

Funds: 1-2 year grants for Deaconess Impact Partners to sustain capacity-building culture and advance child well-being policy

https://deaconess.org/apply-for-funding/

Funder: Missouri Foundation for Health

Due: November 4, 2021

Funding: The Missouri Foundation for Health Opportunity fund is seeking ideas that create sustainable change to address systemic inequities in health. Idea proposals are due November 4, 2021.

https://mffh.org/our-focus/community-ideas/opportunity-fund/

Funder: The National Trust for Historic Preservation

Due: June 1, 2021

Funds: National Trust Preservation Funds (NTPF) are intended to encourage preservation at the local level by providing seed money for preservation projects. These grants help stimulate public discussion, enable local groups to gain the technical expertise needed for particular projects, introduce the public to preservation concepts and techniques, and encourage financial participation by the private sector. Grants generally start at $2,500 and range up to $5,000. Through a donation to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, applications from Kansas and Missouri will be funded through the Kansas and Missouri Fund.

https://forum.savingplaces.org/build/funding/grant-seekers/preservation-funds

Funder: St. Louis Community Foundation

Due: April 16, 2021

Funds: The Black Communities Investment Initiative seeks established nonprofit partners working directly with Black Communities in the following impact areas: arts, culture and humanities, civil rights, social action and non-political advocacy, community Improvement and capacity building, education, human Services, including organizations addressing mental health, behavioral health, and trauma, grants will support general operating costs for up to two years or one-time capacity building projects.

https://stlgives.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Black-Communities-Investment-Initiative-RFP.pdf?fbclid=IwAR33KsBg9zs1ZQzeMYKGi192aMeHBnZxCHAxhbGkrMEfSOb3WwRI9dSYJOs

Funder: W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Due: Registration deadline is January 28, 2021; Applications due February 25, 2021

Funds: Solutions worldwide that tackle the social, economic, political, or institutional inequities we see today.

https://www.racialequity2030.org/

Funder: Health Forward Foundation

Due: Jan. 22nd, 2021

Funds: Mission is to support equitable opportunities to advance healthy eating and active living through policies, systems, and environmental change. Award amount is up to $10,000.

Funder: Life Comes From It

Due: Letters of introduction may be submitted at any time and will be reviewed from August to December of each year.

Funds: Up to $25,000 grants to nonprofit organizations that offer approaches to address violence and repair harm rooted in community solutions. The focus is on investing in leaders of color committed to doing movement-building work. Two categories of grants are offered: Individual Projects and Networks, Convenings, and Collaborations.

https://www.lifecomesfromit.org/

Funder: Common Counsel Foundation

Due: Twice monthly rolling cycle until November

Funds: Networking and collaboration between grassroots social change and environmental justice organizations throughout the United States. GXF prioritizes grants to small community-based groups seeking to meet face-to-face with other grassroots organizations, to build collaborative campaigns, and to benefit from technical assistance opportunities.

http://www.commoncounsel.org/grantmaking-initiatives/grassroots-exchange-fund/

Funder: United States Conference of Mayors

Due: October 9, 2020

Funds: Local nonprofits in promoting long-term economic prosperity for municipalities by advancing housing affordability solutions.

https://www.usmayors.org/communitywins/

Funder: First Unitarian Church

Due: September 7, 2020

Funds: Nonprofits undertaking direct service and social action projects in the metropolitan St. Louis area, with special interested in supporting programs or projects that address issues surrounding homelessness, poverty, and/or underserved populations.

2020 Application RFP

Funder: American Heart Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Due: Mondays at 7:00 pm CT each week, May 4 through May 25 or until funding is depleted

Funds: Systems and policy change campaigns that focus on helping those most under-resourced better gain access to health care, healthy food, and income support and stability during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grantors hope that the flexibility offered by these grants will allow states, tribes and communities to maximize local opportunity and established relationships to quickly adjust policies and systems to address COVID-19-related needs.

https://voicesforhealthykids.org/campaign-resources/grants

Funder: Deaconess Foundation
Due: October 25, 2019
Funds: $100,000 to support a public policy campaign which pursues change through grassroots advocacy, civic engagement and community organizing aligned with Deaconess’ Just for Kids Theory of Change

https://fs29.formsite.com/dKn5NW/nuzdcnxqhv/index.html

Funder: St. Louis 2020 Census Funders Working Group
Due: October 15, 2019
Funds: Outreach and education activities that encourage participation in the 2020 Census

https://stlgives.org/st-louis-regional-census-fund-grants-available/