Bangor Savings Bank Foundation Strengthens Communities (ME, NH, MA)
Application Due Date: October 1, 2025
The Foundation prioritizes strengthening Northern New England’s economies by investing in economic and workforce development. Its giving supports affordable housing, technology and innovation, and vocational training, alongside education initiatives that promote student readiness and financial wellness. Additional areas of focus include social services, health and wellness, and arts and culture to improve quality of life and build vibrant communities. Preference is given to projects that leverage resources, foster collaboration, demonstrate measurable impact, and pursue long-term, sustainable solutions.
MDU Foundation Invests in Community Well-Being
Application Due Date: October 1, 2025
The MDU Resources Foundation, the charitable arm of MDU Resources Group, supports nonprofits and government entities in communities where its companies operate. Its giving priorities include health and human services, education, civic and community needs, culture and the arts, and environmental stewardship. Funding is directed toward projects, capital improvements, equipment, and sponsorships that strengthen local impact. Through this broad support, the Foundation promotes healthier, more vibrant, and sustainable communities nationwide.
3Rivers Foundation Supports Community Well-Being (Specific Counties in IN and OH)
Application Due Date: October 15, 2025
The 3Rivers Credit Union Foundation is dedicated to improving quality of life in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Delaware, Hancock, Madison, Noble, Steuben, Union, Wayne, Wells, and Whitley counties in Indiana, as well as Auglaize County in Ohio. Its funding priorities center on financial literacy, education, and health and wellness. The Foundation provides support for programs, projects, capital campaigns, and community events.
Empowering Youth Through Five Pillars (ID, OR and WA)
Application Due Date: October 31, 2025
Believe in Me is dedicated to empowering children by helping them build the confidence needed to thrive. Its Youth Empowerment Grants Program funds initiatives across the Pacific Northwest (north Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and nearby communities) that align with five key pillars: basic needs, love and belonging, community support, education, and enrichment. Special priority is given to programs that serve marginalized youth facing challenges related to race, economics, family dynamics, health, identity, culture, trauma, or language barriers.
Strengthening Diverse Communities
Application Due Date: December 31, 2025
The GEICO Philanthropic Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations nationwide that deliver programs to support and uplift diverse communities. Its funding priorities include expanding access to education, particularly in STEM, early childhood learning, and safety. The Foundation also invests in community engagement efforts that address issues such as financial literacy, food insecurity, environmental conservation, animal welfare, and health and wellness. In addition, it supports organizations advancing equity, justice, diversity, and inclusion to create fairer opportunities for all.
Informational Webinars: Student Upward Mobility Initiative 2025 Request for Proposals
Webinar Dates: Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET,
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
The Student Upward Mobility Initiative works to support students’ economic mobility by identifying the PK–12 skills and competencies that drive long-term success, especially for students from backgrounds of economic disadvantage. We are launching our second request for proposals (RFP) in August 2025, which represents an additional step toward our long-term vision of equipping education policymakers and practitioners with a short list of key mobility drivers around which to design systems and structures. This informational webinar is for interested applicants.
Through this new RFP, we seek studies that identify the skills and competencies in late high school that propel students into economic mobility and the ways skill development and access to opportunity in early high school and middle school shape those trajectories. We prize innovative, audacious projects that make creative use of novel data sources and study designs to make groundbreaking advances in what we know about the drivers of mobility and how we can measure them. We invite projects that support these areas of inquiry across two tracks: (1) developing better measures of likely mobility drivers and (2) identifying and validating mobility drivers. We expect to award $3 million in grants ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 for projects lasting up to 24 months. We will share the same overview content across two dates and times to increase access and convenience.
The Worthington Companies Foundation
The Worthington Industries Foundation supports nonprofits through volunteerism and financial contributions, prioritizing education, civic organizations, health and human services, and arts and culture, with support available for operations, programs, and capital campaigns.
The Worthington Companies Foundation accepts requests from nonprofit organizations with an IRS tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) and organizations in the local communities where we operate, with the majority of our financial support targeted in central Ohio.
United Fire Group Foundation
The United Fire Group Foundation primarily funds nonprofits in Cedar Rapids, IA, and select cities nationwide, supporting causes such as human services, education, health, the arts, and the environment.
Washington Trust Charitable Foundation (RI, MA, and CT)
The Washington Trust Charitable Foundation funds nonprofits in RI, MA, and CT that strengthen local communities in housing, economic development, youth and family services, healthcare, arts, education, and the environment.
U.S. Venture/Schmidt Family Foundation
Grants are available to organizations working in education, economic development, family support, health, and human services. Support may include program funding, operating costs, capital grants, and sponsorships.
Dale Jr Foundation
The Dale Jr. Foundation is dedicated to giving underprivileged youth the resources to improve confidence, education, and the opportunity to achieve extraordinary goals. Support focuses on the following areas: empowerment, education, wellness, hunger, and hope. Types of support include monetary donations and in-kind donations of items for auctions and raffles.
ONEOK
ONEOK Foundation supports programs that enhance the quality of life and economic well-being in the communities where ONEOK operates and where employees work and live.
American Eagle Outfitters Foundation
The American Eagle Outfitters Foundation is committed to showing the world that there is real power in the optimism of youth by supporting causes that educate and empower teens and young adults (ages 15 to 25 years old). First-time applicants may submit proposals for grants of $5,000.
Need more ideas for funding opportunities? Get one of our Funding Opportunity Reports for your Organization!
Forecasted Opportunities
Research Grant for Preventing Violence
Estimated post date: September 30, 2025
Estimated due date: December 1, 2025
This initiative is intended to support effectiveness research to evaluate innovative programs, practices, or policies to address risk for interpersonal violence and suicide among groups experiencing a high burden of these issues. Innovative approaches are those that have not been rigorously evaluated for effectiveness in reducing interpersonal violence or suicide. Analyses examining how the approach affects different populations that are most impacted by these issues are a priority. Funds are available to conduct studies focused on preventing interpersonal violence or suicide involving youth or young adults (ages 10–24 years), including child abuse and neglect, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, suicide, and youth violence.
(ED Note: If you apply for this funding and include a Dibble program, we would be happy to contribute training and materials for the evaluation. Connect with Dibble!)
New Investigators in Conducting Research Related to Preventing Interpersonal Violence Impacting Children and Youth
Estimated post date: September 30, 2025
Estimated due date: December 1, 2025
The goal is to support scientists in becoming independent researchers. Applicants must propose a research project that focuses on at least one of the following NCIPC research priorities related to interpersonal violence and suicide affecting children and youth (birth to age 17). Applicants are encouraged to explore multiple forms of interpersonal violence and/or suicide among children or youth, community factors that increase the risk of interpersonal violence and/or suicide, and the practical relevance of the research for prevention and intervention efforts.
(ED Note: If you apply for this funding and include a Dibble program, we would be happy to contribute training and materials for the evaluation. Connect with Dibble!)
Body Interventions to Restore Whole Person Health via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms
Estimated post date: October 14, 2025
Estimated due date: December 15, 2025
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research on how mind and body interventions (e.g., mindfulness meditation, yoga, acupuncture, massage, and other brain and/or body based interventions) improve whole person health (WPH) via emotional well-being (EWB), consistent with the NIH priority to address the health needs of the American people and improve their well-being.
Interrupting the Cycle of Violence Against Women Through Targeted Approaches: The We Care Initiative Department of Health and Human Services
Estimated post date: January 27, 2026
Estimated due date: April 27, 2026
This initiative will solicit applications to support research employing a range of research designs and methods to expand the evidence base on approaches that address the context of people’s lives and living conditions to prevent, treat, and eliminate violence against women (VAW) to improve health outcomes for all.
Additional Funding Possibilities
Not for Profit Hospital (NFP) Funds
All NFP hospitals have an obligation to the IRS to provide some form of community benefit work. There are designated funds to provide community programming that aligns with the needs shown by the hospital’s Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). This information is collected every three years and publicly posted. By researching your local NFP’s CHNA results, you may find opportunities to partner with their community benefit program to deliver teenage programs. Examples include classes for expecting or parenting teens, mental health support, nutrition courses, and more.
Questions to ask your local NFP Tip Sheet
Or, read this case study to see how one NFP in Arkansas funded their program for Love Notes
Blue Cross Blue Shield Community Partnerships
Blue Cross has partnerships with communities in each U.S. State. There are ongoing funding opportunities and grants to deliver improvement for community health. Learn more about the opportunities near you.
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Despite your best efforts, you’ve just learned that your federal grant proposal was not funded or your grant non-continued. Bummer. We’ve been there too. After an appropriate amount of time to grieve, time to roll up your sleeves and get back to it! The youth you serve need relationship education. But how? Join Kay Reed and Aaron Larson in this webinar just for Dibble clients to explore alternative funding possibilities. California ACES grant was just announced, see below for this new opportunity.
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