The Cielo Foundation

How to apply, from its 2024 IRS return

How to ask

Name/general info Name of school and/or certficate of interest Approximate cost of program and books Program start and end date Essay prompt response Letters of recommendation FASFA, latest year tax return or previous year financial statements Other information available upon request

Limits on who can apply

Needs based, amount of scholarship not to exceed $20,000, for trade school candidates (rather than traditional college), recipients must attend class, receive passing grades and a certificate of completion

Grants paid in 2024

$8.8 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.