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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Community, Nonprofit Support, Education, Health/Human Services, Environment, Housing, Baltimore
Deadline: Up to $50,000: Ongoing | $50,000+: Dec. 5, 2025 (letters of interest); Jan. 16, 2025 (full proposals)
“The France-Merrick Foundation is taking a different approach for our 2025-2026 grantmaking strategy. In a moment that calls for new approaches, quicker decisions, and a responsibility to preserve progress on issues we care about, we’re launching the Meet the Moment Fund — a one-year grantmaking strategy that responds to impacts of recent public policy changes on Baltimore residents, neighborhoods, and nonprofits. We aim to help our neighbors maintain gains made in housing, health, education, and economic mobility, while also maintaining the vibrancy of Baltimore through the arts, the environment, historic preservation, and community development. To achieve this, we’re committed to devoting significant grant funding to support the people, places, and work affected by recent funding cuts and public policy changes.
Traditional Grantmaking: Through our traditional grantmaking process, the France-Merrick Foundation will continue to support long-term priorities in our Areas of Focus: civic and culture, community and economic development, conservation, education, health and human services and historic preservation. These are one-time investments in capital projects, equipment, and technology. Given the context of rapid public change, the Foundation will prioritize shovel-ready projects, rather than supporting pre-development or providing early capital.
Through a new Meet the Moment Fund, the France-Merrick Foundation will provide short-term financial support to organizations working to advance one or more of the following:
- Preventing and addressing disruptions that negatively impact essential community needs and services, such as health, housing, safety, education, and environmental protection.
- Supporting strategic responses to sustain organizations and/or vital services.
- Investing in collaborative structures and practices to meet complex needs with reduced resources.
The Meet the Moment Fund will focus on gap support for nonprofits with a plan for operational sustainability and strategic response support for nonprofits or groups of nonprofits collaboratively working to address dramatic organizational or sector changes.”
Funder: The France-Merrick Foundation
Eligibility: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations or those with a fiscal sponsor with that status.
Amount: Up to $50,000 or $50,000+
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