The Charles Koch Foundation supports research that spurs social progress and encourages proposals for research that shares the goals and vision of the Foundation; applicants submit an online grant proposal.

Must be an Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity or a university organized and operated within the United States | For-profit corporations typically not considered | Requests from individuals will not be considered unless pursuant to a Foundation individual grant program | Foundation generally does not provide support for overhead in grants made to universities, colleges, or similar institutions | Federal tax law prohibits grant funds from being used to support or oppose any candidate for political office or for lobbying activities

General Grant Proposals

The Oak Hill Fund is a private family foundation (formed in 2002) that operates a Healthy People – Healthy Planet portfolio of six program areas and accepts letters of inquiry via an online grantee portal for open programs. It only awards grants to organizations tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3).

Must be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code | No funding for individuals, capital campaigns, endowments, or book and film writing/publication

Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice

General grants program: the Foundation considers requests from 501(c)(3) public charities (not private foundations) and governmental units, with a geographic focus on Texas and a special emphasis on Houston; priorities include conservation, education, healthcare and programs for underprivileged youth.

Must be a 501(c)(3) public charity that is not a private foundation (509(a) public charity) | Governmental units described in Section 170 of the Code are eligible | Not a non-functionally integrated type III supporting organization (per Section 4942(g)(4)(A)(i)) | No grants to individuals | No grants to foreign charities | Will not directly or indirectly support candidates for political office or influence legislation

John M. O'Quinn Foundation Grants

The Curtis Trust’s mission is to assist low income elder and disabled persons in Plymouth County, Massachusetts and the contiguous towns to remain in their homes and experience an improved quality of life. Support has primarily been for Visiting Nurses Associations and like groups, and more recently for assistance to the visually impaired, emergency fuel assistance and palliative care.

Must be a US organization tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) | Grants from the Curtis Trust are not made to individuals | Provide evidence of 501(c)(3) tax exempt status (IRS determination letter, if available) | Audited Financial Statements for the 2025 year

George E. Curtis Home Fund

Funds organizations working to change policies, power structures and other root causes so that all North Carolinians can lead fulfilling lives.

Be a charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization, college/university, religious entity, or government unit | Use the grant for work that serves the people of North Carolina | ZSR is legally prohibited from funding voter registration | No funding for work that supports or opposes individual candidates or influences election outcomes | Does not fund academic and medical research | Does not fund capital campaigns, building projects, or renovations | Does not fund conferences, seminars, symposiums, fundraising events, civic clubs, or endowment funds | Does not fund equipment, furniture, computer purchases, land purchases, plant species preservation, or historic preservation | Does not fund projects that focus exclusively on direct services (e.g., shelters, health care) or payment of debts | Overhead and indirect costs for colleges and universities, scholarships, and private business ventures are not funded

State-Level Systemic Change

The Foundation considers grant applications from 501(c)(3) organizations operating in Hawaii for program or capital project funding across its stated focus areas; applications are accepted biannually.

Must be a 501(c)(3) public charity | Organization must operate in the State of Hawaii / serve the people of Hawaii | No individuals | No projects outside of the state of Hawaii | No projects for which matching funds are borrowed (loans) | No endowments | Generally one active grant per organization at a time; organizations that recently received funds are discouraged/should wait

Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation Grants

The Community Foundation of Jackson County offers a grant program focusing on the areas of education, economic development, human services, and arts and culture.

Organizations must serve Jackson County, IN | Faith-based organizations must submit the Faith Based Organization Additional Questions form along with the grant proposal

Fall Grants

Grants to nonprofit organizations (501(c)(3)) across fields including education, arts, social services, legal, elderly services, environment, and people with special needs; maximum grant $10,000; prefers new ideas and pilot programs; applicants must be based in the greater New York metropolitan area.

Must be a 501(c)(3) organization | Organizations with expense budgets over $3,000,000 will not be considered | Applicants must be located in the greater New York metropolitan area | No funding to individuals or galas

General Grant Proposals

About this program

Eligibility

Contact & website

Ryan Stowers

703.875.1600

charleskochfoundation.org

Past recipients

2024

George Mason University Foundation

$23,675,637

Institute For Humane Studies

$6,090,000

Utah State University

$2,500,000

North Dakota State University Foundation And Alumni Association

$2,000,000

Shrm Foundation Inc

$1,920,000

Jobs For The Future

$1,200,000

Ohio State University Foundation

$1,157,363

New York University

$1,138,154

Dartmouth College

$1,113,401

Rolling

~$20K (2,317 grants)

National · All 50 states

Similar Grants

Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice

~$20K

John M. O'Quinn Foundation Grants

~$35K

George E. Curtis Home Fund

~$24K

State-Level Systemic Change

$30.0K–$100.0K

Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation Grants

$5.0K–$75.0K

Fall Grants