Corporate Giving & Grants

Overview:

The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation mission is to support nonprofits that help people and communities move out of poverty and strive for social justice. The Foundation remains open to new thinking about how to solve poverty issues in the South and supports new approaches to policy change, democracy and civic engagement (allocation for new approaches is smaller than for their primary focus).

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Deadline:

Proposals are reviewed in June and October of each year.

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Funding Priorities:

Priority is given to proposals that support opportunity, align with the mission of MRFB and validate the following:

 

• Applicants must have connections with low-wealth people and communities. Networks that include both grassroots organizations and institutional partners are also encouraged.

• Applicants should have clear strategies for moving people and places out of poverty, including institutional or policy change at the local, state and/or regional levels.

• Networks may be formal or informal, short-term or long-term, and structured in an assortment of ways. Networks should encourage pathways of change.

• ​Efforts should support a long-term view of what is required to achieve goals.

• Work should benefit local communities.

 

Geographic Location:

The Foundat​ion allocates funding state wide.

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Grant Size:

The size and duration of grants is matched to the applicant’s scale of impact, need, and capacity

Grants will typically align with the following guidelines:

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• One-year funding is provided for first time grantees. Continued two-year funding may be considered.

• Grants will rarely exceed 30% of the project or organizational budget.

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Requirements:

Application invitations will be distributed to organizations after reviewing initial organizational summaries.

Organizations may use grant funds in a variety of ways, including:

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• General operating support

• Project support

• “Glue” support for networks of grassroots and partner organizations

• Organizational development support

 

Last updated 7/10/2018