POISE Foundation is accepting Letters of Intent for its Community Impact Grants to assist the Black community in achieving self-sustaining practices through strategic leadership, collective giving, grantmaking, and advocacy.
Donor Name: Poise Foundation
State:
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Through the Community Impact Grants, the Foundation provides small grants to nonprofit organizations located in the Pittsburgh Region that provide services, and seeks to bring change to the Black community which leads to empowerment and self-sufficiency.  In general, grants are one year in duration.
POISE typically provides grants to Black-led, Black serving nonprofit organizations offering programs and services that fit within one or more of their Priority Areas:

Community & Economic Development

Programming that helps community leaders, residents and their communities build capacity to engage in civic participation, to collaborate, to make decisions and to advocate for the well-being of Black communities and the residents that live there.  These types of programs also seek to  engage community members in learning about and understanding community issues, and the economic, social, environmental, political, psychological, and other impacts on their way of life.  In addition, these programs should aim to foster pathways from poverty to prosperity for individuals and families in Black communities.  They also look for programming that encourages diverse and robust neighborhood and community economies.

Education

Programming that supports and advances the Educational achievement of Black youth in the Pittsburgh Region. They also invest in programming that offers innovative approaches to learning experiences that engage families and communities in the academic and social success of Black youth.

Entrepreneurial Activities

Programming that advances the creation and development of Black businesses and cooperatives in the Pittsburgh Region.

Young Ladies

Programming that supports and advances the well-being of young ladies in preparation for future endeavors in the Pittsburgh Region.

Strengthening Black Families

Through Strengthening Black Families, they can envision a region where the Black Family is restored a core institution that is actively thriving and engaged in the re-development and transformation of Pittsburgh’s Black community.  The Foundation will invest in programs and activities that build, strengthen, and support Black families.

Priority will be given to programs and projects that focus on:

being family-driven;
building, strengthening, and supporting family development;
increasing family time, interaction, engagement and communication;
being culturally and contextually responsive in approach;
assisting families with building authentic support networks with other families;
providing families with tools and opportunities to build the skills necessary to advocate for their needs; and
promoting and supporting family healing and wellness.

Funding Information
Grants are typically between $1,000-$5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Only organizations classified as one of the following are eligible for grants from the Foundation:

A 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity
Organizations/Groups with a Fiscal Sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity
Churches seeking support for non-religious activities (i.e. food banks, after school programs, etc.)

They do not give grants to individuals or for-profit organizations. Preference will be given to organizations that are Black-led meeting two of the three following criteria:

Executive Director is Black and/or African American
50% of Board is Black and/or African American
75% of community served is Black and/or African American

For more information, visit POISE Foundation.