2025 Keiro Grant Program

The 2025 Keiro Grant Program is accepting applications from organizations that provide support to informal, family caregivers or that provide formal (often paid) caregiving services to older adults.
Donor Name: Keiro
State: California
County: Los Angeles County (CA), Orange County (CA), Ventura County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Closed
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Keiro is prioritizing programs, services, and projects that focus on enhancing the quality of life for older adults and caregivers in the Japanese American and Japanese-speaking community of Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties.
Goals

Enhance the quality of life of older adults and their caregivers in the Japanese American and Japanese-speaking community of Los Angeles Orange, and Ventura counties.
Reach out to and/or reestablish connections with older adults and caregivers, while providing support through community programs and events, and increasing capacity to offer these services.
Promote accessible, culturally-sensitive programs and services to Community.

Program Areas

Services to Older Adults

Asian Americans have the highest life expectancy of all races at 83.5 years, compared to the overall U.S. life expectancy of 76.1 years. Keiro seeks to support individual Japanese American and Japanese-speaking older adults to live healthier and more fulfilling lives, by equipping them with knowledge, resources, and assistance, so they can effectively manage their lives and wellbeing wherever they call home.

Support of Caregivers

One in seven people in the U.S. are caregivers. Caregiver demands and burdens are increasing as people live longer and choose to live at home, instead of in residential care facilities. Keiro seeks to support caregivers in the community to assist older adults in need.

Grant funds can be used for:

Program development to design new programs and/or enhance existing programs and services
Capacity building to help organizations plan, effectively manage, retool systems or methods, and/or build sustainability
Core operations to maintain provision of high quality, high demand services with demonstrated outcomes and strong participation.

Funding Information

Up to 300,000 will be distributed during the 2025 Cycle.
Funding will be limited to a maximum of $20,000.

Grant Period 
The grant period is up to 10 months (March 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025).
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations must meet one of the following criteria:

Nonprofit organizations that are tax exempt under IRS Section 501(c)(3)
Community groups that have a 501(c)(3) organization serving as their fiscal sponsor
Faith-based nonprofit organizations that welcome and serve all members of the community
Eligible proposals must be for programs, services and projects that:

Primarily serve older adults and/or caregivers in the Japanese American and Japanese community
Serve Los Angeles, Orange, and/or Ventura Counties.

Ineligible Submission Types

Funds will not be granted to the following:

Programs, services, and projects that are focused outside of the three identified communities (Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura County)
Government agencies and institutions
Medical research
Individuals
Fundraising events
Endowments
Political campaigns and/or lobbying
Grant-making institutions and/or pass-through grants.

For more information, visit Keiro.