Open Stewardship Foundation

This foundation accepts unsolicited applications

Deadline:

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED OR POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 30.

Restrictions:

THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES ARE INELIGIBLE: POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC MEDIA AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL USE GRANTS FOR LOANS, INVESTMENTS, FUNDRAISING EVENTS.

How to apply:

APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED BY MAIL OR HAND DELIVERY AND MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE APPLICATION COVER SHEET, 501 (C)(3) DETERMINATION LETTER, SIGNED TAX RETURNS FOR THE PRIOR TWO YEARS, THREE MONTHS OF THE APPLICANT'S MOST RECENT BANK STATEMENTS, COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW, AND A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, AND PROJECTED BUDGETS.

Send to:

OPEN STEWARDSHIP FOUNDATION

Quoted verbatim from IRS Form 990-PF Part XIV (2026 filing). Filings are 12–18 months behind, and the deadline above is the foundation's own wording rather than a fixed date — confirm with the foundation before you apply.