We have reached the maximum number of unsolicited proposals for this funding round, and our grant submission period is now closed. Our 2025 submission period will open in July, 2025.
The deadline for organizations submitting proposals sponsored by our board members and by current grantees requesting additional funding will be September 8, 2024.

 

General Application Information:

Please see the About Our Grants page for general information about our grants.

We have developed a Grant Qualification Assessment tool to help you determine if your organization would be a good fit for our grants. Please take the Assessment before you request our support.

If you pass the Assessment, you will be provided with a list of the Letter of Inquiry questions. Since the LOI submission period will only be open to unsolicited proposals for one or two days, we suggest that you use the question list to prepare your LOI before the submission period opens.

Any organization considering a grant application should first submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) to us as described below. All organizations, including those that have received funding from us in the past, must submit LOIs if they want to be considered for funding. Letters of Inquiry and Full Proposals should be submitted using the Foundant grant management system. Click here for instructions.
We have prepared two videos to help you better understand how to write strong grant requests. You can find them at https://www.tombergphilanthropies.org/how-to-write-a-better-grant-request/ . These videos are only intended as optional guidance on our grant application process. All of the information that organizations need to submit successful applications can be found in the “Our Grants“ section of our website.
Application Timeline:  
July 22, 2024, 9:00 AM PDT Letter of Inquiry submission period begins.The submission period will close for unsolicited proposals when we receive approximately fifty proposals. Last year it closed after two days.
September 8, 2024, 11:59 PM PDT Letter of Inquiry deadline for sponsored proposals and returning grantees.
November 1, 2024 Applicants invited to submit full proposals will be notified by this date.
December 6, 2024, 11:59 PM PST Full proposal submission deadline, if invited.
March 31, 2025 Funding notification and receipt of payment, if awarded.
Letter of Inquiry Instructions:
Please follow the instructions on the Foundant Letter of Inquiry submission form.
Full Proposal Instructions:
Please follow the instructions in your full proposal invitation email and on the Foundant proposal submission form.
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