Deadline: 1-Sep-21
The Longwood Foundation is inviting applications from organizations seeking to improve the quality of life and future of the state of Delaware and/or southern Chester County, Pennsylvania (within a four-mile radius of Longwood Gardens). The Longwood Foundation remains committed to being responsive to the needs of the community and nonprofit organizations.
Funding Information
- The grants Longwood will make in 2021 will span two years.
- Organizations planning to request $500,000 and above must have a pre-meeting prior to submitting an application.
- In 2020, they issued grants in a range between $5,400 and $1 million. The long-term average is around $150,000-$200,000. They will entertain the scale of request you need to succeed but encourage you to use these benchmarks in planning your request.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Longwood Foundation accepts grant requests from nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations located in and/or benefiting the residents, environment, or culture of the state of Delaware and/or southern Chester County, Pennsylvania (within a four-mile radius of Longwood Gardens).
- Organizations that have previously applied are asked not to re-approach the Longwood Foundation with a funding request within two years of a previous request, regardless of whether the proposal was approved or declined.
Zoom Information Sessions
The Longwood Foundation offers Grant Information Sessions ahead of each application deadline. These will be offered via Zoom until it is safe to reconvene in person. The session provides an overview of the application and evaluation processes used by the Foundation. Please note that participation neither improves nor harms an organization’s likelihood of receiving funding. If a representative from an organization has participated in the past, it is not necessary to repeat attendance at a session unless there has been a change in the organization’s leader and/or Board Chair role.
For more information, visit http://www.longwoodfoundation.org/guidelines/