The Nathan Cummings Foundation

How to apply, from its 2024 IRS return

How to ask

Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) welcomes proposals for partnerships via our letters of inquiry (LOI) portals for grants or program related investments (PRI).

Deadlines

The portal is open from mid-January through June, and reopens in October.

Limits on who can apply

There are two types of funding opportunities: grants and program-related investments (PRIs). Both grant and PRI proposals must align with our interconnected goals of racial, economic, and/or environmental justice (REEJ). Proposals that align and intersect with REEJ and our place-based initiatives, which include the U.S. South, are also encouraged.

Grants paid in 2024

$18.2 million, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.