The US-based Wellington Management Foundation gives annual grants to programs that improve the educational opportunities for youth in traditionally underserved and economically challenged communities in eastern Massachusetts, the greater Philadelphia area, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay area, Toronto, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney. The Grant Recommendation Committee (GRC), which engages employee volunteers to conduct a review of each new applicant and long-term grantee we fund, begins each year in September. Grants are made each December.
The US Foundation accepts a limited number of new applications for Annual Grants each year and has recently implemented a grant-making strategy that allows it to keep the pipeline open to fund new organizations and support new initiatives that seek to close opportunity and achievement gaps in the education of youth from traditionally under-resourced historically low-income communities. This plan sets an expectation for long-term support to organizations and provides more transparency to aid them in their planning for fundraising and outreach.
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals for catalyst gifts or strategic partnerships.
The Foundation will not be considering new organizations for Annual Grants in 2024. If your not-for-profit organization is interested in applying for an Annual Grant, please check back in May 2025 for more information.
For more information on the grant application process, contact:
Angela McIntosh
GMA Foundations
amcIntosh@gmafoundations.com / 617-391-3082