Deadline: 21-Feb-25
The Disability Foundation, a supporting organization of The Dayton Foundation, is pleased to offer a request for proposal for 2025 seeking competitive grants for organizations that provide direct services to people living with disabilities.
Focus Areas
- Grants will be awarded to vetted community-based nonprofits and 501(c)(3) charitable organizations governmental non-profit agencies, and academic institutions serving individuals living with disabilities that are focused on:
- Direct services to individuals living with disabilities
- Expansion of Services
- Purchase of equipment for accessibility
- Housing
- Remodeling to enhance accessibility
- Lasting Equipment
- Other needs directly related to services
Funding Information
- An organization may only submit one grant request in a 12-month period for a maximum of $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications will only be considered from organizations serving people living with disabilities in the state of Ohio, with preference to southwest Ohio.
- The foundation reserves the right to not fund grants for an organization in successive years.
- The foundation encourages applications from organizations that have never applied, so past recipients should not expect to be awarded grants every year.
Application Requirements
- Required Documentation:
- IRS letter of determination 501(c)(3) [if applicable]. (if this is the first time the organization is applying).
- IRS Form 990.
- A balance sheet and income statement covering your organization’s most recently completed fiscal year.
- One-page Board List with Affiliations.
- Application Submission:
- Please email the completed application in Word format to Greg Darling.
- Please email the required documents in PDF format with the application to Greg Darling.
- You will receive an email confirmation when your application has been successfully submitted.
- If there are additional questions about your application, staff will contact you.
For more information, visit The Disability Foundation.
