Open Community Fund Photo Credit: Free Library of Philadelphia, Nourishing Literacy Program (Philadelphia, PA) Welcome to the Community Fund. Please note: as of 4/9/21, this page was updated to reflect the updated guidelines of this program. About the Program The Claneil Foundation seeks to support non-profit organizations in the Philadelphia region with multi-year general operating support while addressing the broad range of issues that impact the health and livelihood of communities. Type of Support and Geographic Eligibility The Community Fund provides three-year general operating grants totaling $75,000 ($25,000 annually) to organizations working in or serving communities in the following Pennsylvania counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia. The Fund will prioritize organizations that have deep roots in the communities they serve and are working with annual budgets of $1 million or less. Issue Areas Funding will be provided on a rotating yearly schedule to organizations working in the Foundation's areas of interest: Hunger, Nutrition and Food System; Environment; Education, and Health and Human Services. Organizations working in these areas are invited to apply using the following schedule: 2022 Hunger, Nutrition and Food System 2023 Environment 2024 Education 2025 Health and Human Services How to Apply: The application process begins with a letter of intent submission. Please contact Senior Program Officer Andrea Bretting (abretting@claneil.org or 610-941-1140) if there are questions. Due to high levels of interest, please be mindful of the deadlines below. Important Deadlines and Timeline Please note: these deadlines remain the same each year. If a deadline date falls on a holiday or weekend, the deadline is automatically moved to the next business day. All submissions must be made by 5:00 p.m. EST. Letter of Intent Submissions Accepted: November 1 through December 1 All letters of intent must be submitted through the Foundation’s online portal. Click here to submit a letter of intent (please note: the form will not be accessible until November 1.) Letter of Intent Decision Notifications: January 31 Organizations will be notified by email. Invited applicants will receive a link to the proposal form. Proposal Deadline for Invited Applicants: March 1 Grant Decisions and Notifications: June Click here to see profiles of our Community Fund grantees. (Please note: all grantees listed were funded under the previous guidelines of the Community Fund.) 2250 Hickory Road, Suite 450 • Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 • Phone: 610-941-1131 FOOTER MENU CONTACT BOARD LOGIN GRANTEE LOGIN PHOTO CREDITS Copyright © 2020 Claneil Foundation. All rights reserved. a Message Agency site