Capital grants that support projects aligned with the Foundation’s mission and the needs of the community in New Britain and Waterbury.

Capital 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

The Berk Foundation Grants

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS ($250-$2000) TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND IN SOME CASES, INDIVIDUALS DEMONSTRATING NEED TO IMPROVE FUTURE OUTCOMES.

Letter of inquiry (LOI) required | Applicant resume required | Proposed budget for expenditure of potential grant funds required | Documentary proof of non-profit IRS tax-exempt status (if applicable) | Non-profit prior year and current year-to-date balance sheet and income statement (if applicable) | Must be a qualifying distribution recipient per IRS 501(c)(3) and exempt under 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) (for organizational applicants)

Small Grants Program

Provides funds for course-marking safety and new initiatives that improve race/event safety. Funds are intended for additional safety measures and are generally paid directly to suppliers for materials or services; not for required services like onsite ambulances.

Use funds only for additional safety measures (not required services such as onsite ambulance services) | Requests submitted with less than 30 days notice may not be accepted | Funds are generally paid directly to the supplier for materials or services | Applications must meet the stated application deadlines (January 31 or July 31)

Event/Series Safety Support

Annual award recognizing work that strengthens or reimagines psychoanalysis; accepts individuals, teams, and organizations and honors completed work from the most recent decade.

Work submitted must have been created between 2016 and 2025 (most recent decade).

Sigourney Award

Unsolicited general-support grants to nonprofit organizations (US-registered 501(c)(3) public charities; fiscally sponsored projects eligible). The program runs two unsolicited cycles per year, with awards up to $25,000 and priorities including agriculture, clean/safe drinking water, community engagement, water management, watershed advocacy, and racial equity.

Must be a US-registered 501(c)(3) public charitable organization (including educational institutions) or fiscally sponsored project | Organization must not have previously received a grant from The Campbell Foundation | Only one proposal per cycle may be submitted | The Foundation does not provide unsolicited grants for: Academic or Medical Research; Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programming; Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation; Boarding schools/private schools (including private preschools); City and county governments; Federal departments; Conservation Districts outside Chesapeake and California regions; Disease Research and Prevention; Ecosystem Restoration; Films; Hospitals; Individuals; International aid; Marine Protected Areas (Outside of California); Membership/dues based organizations; Non-Community-Based Fisheries and Ocean Management; Plastic Pollution; Programs or activities that require participation in religious activities; Projects not based in the US; Single Species Management or Conservation; Waterkeepers organizations outside of Chesapeake and California regions; Youth sports clubs

Unsolicited Grants Program

Organizations invited by a member of the Seabury Family may apply for up to $25,000 in general operating or project/program support.

Must be a 501(c)(3) organization invited by a Seabury Family sponsor | Organizations with annual operating expenses in excess of $2.5 million may only apply for project/program support | No funding for religious activities, political campaigns, or legislative lobbying

Family Grants

The Anna Paulina Foundation supports public charities across Michigan, with a special focus on the greater Flint community. The site lists four funding areas (The Arts, Youth Leadership, Urban Beautification, Human Services) and provides application instructions and deadlines.

Must be a 501(c)(3) public charity | No grants to individuals | Does not support general operating expenses | IRS 501(c)(3) federal tax-exemption letter required | Most recent certified financial audit required | Most recent annual report required | Cover letter signed by executive director or president required | List of current board of directors with affiliations required | Resumes of principal staff, if applicable, required

Capital Grants

About this program

Eligibility

Geographic eligibility

Contact & website

[email protected]

860-357-2652

asfdn.org

Past recipients

2024

City Of New Britain

$150,000

Pathwayssenderos Center

$141,100

Friendship Service Center

$80,000

Opportunities Industrialization Center Of New Britain

$75,000

Children'S Law Center Of Connecticut

$70,000

Ywca Of New Britain

$70,000

Boys & Girls Club Of New Britain

$70,000

Human Resources Agency Of New Britain

$65,000

Safe Haven Of Greater Waterbury

$65,000

Rolling

~$2K (3,913 grants)

Connecticut

Similar Grants

The Berk Foundation Grants

Up to $10.0K

Small Grants Program

$250.0–$2.0K

Event/Series Safety Support

~$51K

Sigourney Award

~$25K

Unsolicited Grants Program

Up to $25.0K

Family Grants

Up to $25.0K