General Purpose Grants

Small Grant & Large Grant Program Information:

• Both Small Grant & Large Grant programs are funded quarterly and have separate grant timelines. (See Grant Calendar for timelines.)
• Both grant programs have a two-step process: Step 1 – Submit an LOI (letter of Inquiry) Step 2 - Submit a full application (if selected to move forward).
• Grant requests cannot exceed 50% of your total project budget.
• All grants are for a 12 month period with a Final Report due by the end of the 13th month.
• All projects must begin within 90 days of the start of your grant period.
• Projects that have already been completed at the time of funding are not eligible.
• You are only allowed one grant at a time. (Only exception is Small Grant to Large Grant program) See our guidance policies.
• You are only allowed one grant request at a time.

Small Grants

Our small grant program is a competitive two-step process that begins with a Letter of Inquiry (LOI), followed by a full application (if selected to move forward by our Board of Trustees). Decisions are based on the merits of the proposed project/program and its alignment with SMCF’s funding priorities.

Small Grants are funded quarterly.
The maximum request is $7,500.

Large Grants

Our large grant program is a two-step process that begins with a Letter of Inquiry (LOI), followed by a full application (if selected to move forward by our Board of Trustees) and can be extremely competitive. Decisions are based on the merits of the proposed project/program and its alignment with SMCF’s funding priorities.

Large Grants are funded quarterly.
The maximum request is $50,000 for programmatic work.

Determine Eligibility

Learn more about our eligibility requirements.