The Greater Worcester Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Health & Wellbeing and Youth & Families Grant Program.
Donor Name: Greater Worcester Community Foundation
State: Massachusetts
County: Worcester County (MA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/28/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The program is designed to be responsive and flexible and utilizes many trust-based philanthropic principles. They strive for this approach to take less total time for applicants, be more interactive, and provide a different method for storytelling.
Focus Areas
Requests should be to support a project/program that is both highly aligned in at least one of the strategies listed in our focus areas and the project/program or organization should be able to meaningfully address work being done in the lenses listed.

Health & Wellbeing – Strengthening the systems that ensure those from historically excluded populations have equitable access to healthcare.
Youth & Families – Ensuring families have what they need to thrive and that young people have access to critical supports and meaningful experiences.

Funding Information
Grant range is $2,500 – $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Types of Organizations

501c3 nonprofits, or any entity operating under a fiscal sponsorship of a 501c3.
Collaboratives and coalitions with a fiscal sponsor and identified project lead.
Houses of worship running community-serving programs that are not faith based and do not proselytize.
Large multiservice institutions applying for well-aligned discrete projects.

Geographic Location & Service Area

Based in Worcester County and serve primarily its residents.
Not based in Worcester County but have a meaningful physical presence.
Providing an unduplicated service in Worcester County and can demonstrate they have authentic partnerships and relationships with local stakeholders.

For more information, visit Greater Worcester Community Foundation.