Overview

The next online application cycle will run from January 1 - January 31, 2026 for possible funding in June 2026. 

The online application link will open on January 1st and will close at 5:00pm on the deadline date.

In addition to continuing our primary focus of direct service general operational support to help communities struggling with the impacts of poverty, we are also supporting capacity and collaboration building efforts. Additionally, we are reaffirming our commitment to fund smaller Philadelphia organizations supporting historically marginalized communities with operating budgets less than $1 million (this does not include in-kind budgeted items). If you have a larger budget and are unsure if you should apply, please reach out prior to submitting an application.

*Applicants who have been denied funding - and meet our eligibility requirements - no longer need to take an application cycle off. 

January 2026 funding

• Application open August 1 - August 31
• Applications reviewed/determinations made - September
• Site visits - October/November/December
• Funding decision made at January Board Meeting
• Organizations notified of decision/funds dispersed - late January/early February

June 2026 funding

• Application open January 1 – January 31
• Applications reviewed/determinations made - February
• Site visits – March/April/May
• Funding decision made at June Board Meeting
• Organizations notified of decision/funds dispersed - late June/early July

The Patricia Kind Family Foundation only accepts applications, supporting documentation, and grant reports online. Most giving is in the range of $10,000 to $25,000/year for a three year period. We encourage organizations to apply for multi-year general operating support funds.

Site visits are done on all programs selected for possible funding and, if possible, the Trustees want to see the program “in action”. Please keep this in mind when selecting which application cycle to use. 

All applicants are contacted during the review process. After the application cycle closes and the application has been fully reviewed you will be contacted as to the status, either to schedule a site visit for further evaluation or notification that the proposal was not selected for funding. This process will take six to eight weeks after the deadline.

Excluded from the Foundation’s funding priorities are grants in direct support of individuals, i.e., scholarships or fellowships; endowments; and capital projects.

Current Grantees must take an application cycle off after submitting their final report before being eligible to submit a new request.