Deadline: 1-Oct-21
Nominations are now open for The Chapman Prize to honor each year the efforts and achievements of charitable organizations and individuals who make innovative and significant contributions to society.
Annual Prize Themes
- Applicants must prove the relevance of their work to the pre-selected prize focus, which will alternate annually between the following:
- Arts & Culture: Awarded to a charitable individual or organization who has contributed most significantly to the improvement of cultural life and/or significantly aided the growth and availability of the arts in the United States. By way of example, contributions may include programs bringing arts to underserved communities and populations, programs creating opportunities for the arts and artists to thrive, and/or programs that use the arts to build bridges and partnerships.
- Economic Prosperity: Awarded to a charitable individual or organization who has contributed most significantly to the improvement of economic prosperity in the United States. By way of example, contributions may include creating safe and affordable housing, effective workforce development, social entrepreneurship programs, and/or financial literacy programs to build thriving, sustainable communities.
- Educational Success: Awarded to a charitable individual or organization who has contributed most significantly to the improvement of students’ long-term educational advancement and/or career preparation in the United States. By way of example, contributions may include early childhood education and school readiness, supportive school environments and positive behavioral developments, programs that create digital age learning environments for underrepresented populations, and/or higher education preparedness outreach.
- Health & Wellness: Awarded to a charitable individual or organization who has contributed most significantly to the improvement of health and wellness in the United States. By way of example, contributions may include providing access to quality and affordable health care, initiatives that empower individuals to develop active, healthy lifestyles that begin in childhood and continue through all phases of life, and/or programs that promote healthy environments in homes, schools, and neighborhoods.
Award Information
- Approximately $80,000-$100,000 will be awarded each year.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
- Are either a U.S. citizen or U.S.-based nonprofit who will use the disbursement exclusively in the U.S.
- Have been conducting charitable work for at least the last three years
- Can show demonstrated impact in the selected focus area of the year in which the application is submitted
Successful applicants should describe:
- Breadth of impact, including geographic presence
- Role as change agent
- Collaboration among partners
- Diversity of beneficiaries and Board/staff/volunteer representation, if applicable
- Sustainability of the project and potential for long term change in the award focus area
- Proven record of achievement and extraordinary contributions towards betterment in the selected area.
For more information, visit https://www.chapmanprize.org/prize-program