Deadline: 31-Aug-22
The Nasdaq Foundation is seeking applications for the Quarterly Grant Program to accelerate progress in diversifying entrepreneurship and empowering a more diverse group of investors, and is accepting grant requests for programs that align with their mission.
Focus Areas
- Programs designed to empower diverse investors with the financial knowledge and confidence they need to share in the wealth that markets can create.
- Programs designed to support women and under-represented minority communities with the resources needed to grow and sustain their businesses.
Funding Information
- The Nasdaq Foundation’s Leadership Team will consider whether the amount requested is commensurate with the project proposed and appropriate for the Nasdaq Foundation’s annual grant making target and charitable purposes.
- Reasonable overhead costs may be included in the grant request, but must be specified.
- Unless otherwise specified and agreed upon, all grants have one-year terms. Under very limited circumstances, the Nasdaq Foundation will make a multiple-year commitment. It is incumbent upon the grant seeker to demonstrate the necessity or benefit of multiple-year funding in the grant proposal.
- There is no limit as to the number of proposals a single entity may submit at one time.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Nasdaq Foundation will accept grant requests from:
- Organizations designated as tax-exempt according to §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
- A for-profit business or consultant acting on behalf of a qualified tax-exempt entity. Please note that if the grant is awarded, a representative of the tax-exempt entity must sign the grant agreement.
- Entities specifically ineligible for Foundation support include:
- “For profit” businesses – generally, entities not designated as tax-exempt according to §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
- Entities and individuals designated as “disqualified persons”.
- Former grant recipients who did not fulfill the terms of a previous grant from the Nasdaq Foundation or another tax-exempt entity.
- Organizations that present a potential conflict of interest with Nasdaq, Inc., Nasdaq Philanthropic Foundation, Inc. or any of their officers or directors.
For more information, visit https://www.nasdaq.com/nasdaq-foundation/grant-program