GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

The Tower Foundation offers opportunities to apply for funding through our three portfolios: Programs & Services, Strengthening Partner Capacity, and Community Change.  The Foundation considers grant requests that align with its Mission, Focus Areas, and Geographic Focus.  Please read the guidelines below for important information on eligibility, deadlines, and instructions.

Important: Our grants portal will be offline between December 18 and January 5. Please feel free to download guidelines and application previews (below) if you’d like to get a head start on any of our early 2024 grant opportunities.

New in 2024: Community Change grantmaking has returned! We will be accepting inquiries on a rolling basis. Please contact a Program Officer to start a conversation about a possible Community Change request.

1. Review Grant Guidelines for Portfolios

For information on eligibility, deadlines, and instructions, download the 2024 grant guidelines for the portfolio you wish to review.

Programs and Services Guidelines – 2024 PDF (3 Pages) Download
Strengthening Partner Capacity Guidelines – 2024 PDF (3 Pages) Download
Community Change Guidelines – 2024 PDF (3 Pages) Download
Community Experts Fund RFP – 2024 PDF Coming in June 2024!

2. Target a Grant Cycle

For most grant cycles, our approach is highly collaborative and designed to facilitate faster decision timelines (generally four months or less).

2024 PROGRAMS & SERVICES
GRANT APPLICATION TIMELINE
CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2
Preliminary Grant Requests Due Wed, February 7 Wed, August 7
Clarification Calls (if needed) Mar 7 – Mar 22 Aug 29 – Sept 13
Full Proposal Invitations Sent Wed, Apr 3 Wed, Sept 25
Collaborative Proposal Review Apr 4 – May 10 Sept 26 – Nov 1
Decision Notification Wed, May 29 Wed, Nov 27
2024 STRENGTHENING PARTNER CAPACITY
GRANT APPLICATION TIMELINE
CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2 CYCLE 3
Application Deadline Wed, Jan 24 Wed, May 22 Wed, Oct 9
Decision Notification Wed, Mar 13 Wed, Jul 3 Wed, Nov 20
2024 COMMUNITY EXPERTS FUND
GRANT APPLICATION TIMELINE
Application Deadline TBD (Check back in June 2024!)
Follow-Up Applicant Zoom Calls TBD (Check back in June 2024!)
Decision Notification TBD (Check back in June 2024!)

 

3. Read Application Resources

The following application previews provide an overview of the application process for each portfolio. For more details, and to get started on your preliminary application, login to the online grants portal.

Programs & Services Application Preview Download Word (6 pages) Download PDF (6 pages)
Community Change Application Preview Download Word (5 pages) Download PDF (5 pages)
Strengthening Partner Capacity Application Preview Download Word (4 Pages) Download PDF (4 Pages)

No application resources for Community Experts Fund.

FINAL CHECKLIST

As a reminder, the Foundation will only consider grant requests aligned with its Mission, Focus Areas, and Geographic Regions.
  1. Read Grant Guidelines for Portfolio
  2. Select a Grant Cycle
  3. Review Application Resources
  4. Submit Online Application through the Grants Portal

 

Questions?

If you would like to discuss a potential grant application, we invite you to contact a Program Officer by email or phone call.  Find contact information within our Staff Directory or click here to schedule a call.