Deadline: June 28, 2024
Applications are open for the Here to Be Grant 2025. Powered by the lululemon Centre for Social Impact, Here to Be is an annual, application-based grant program. Since its inception in 2016, they have invested in community resilience by supporting grassroots organizations that are creating inclusive access to wellbeing practices.
Through Here to Be, the goal is to seed and sustain the work of community-led organizations that actively remove barriers to wellbeing in their communities and serve those most impacted by systemic inequities. They aim to provide philanthropic resources to organizations that may not traditionally have access to them and welcome a diverse group of new organizations to the Here to Be community every year.
They understand wellbeing to be a lifetime practice and that individuals and communities need different things in order to experience wellbeing. Given this, organizations funded by the Here to Be grant will take different approaches to this work but are united by their commitment to advancing wellbeing for all. Here to Be is a one-year grant program. In addition to funding, they provide optional offerings to leaders throughout the grant cycle to support their individual and organizational wellbeing.
Grant
- Interested organizations can apply for up to $50,000 USD in operating support, which should not exceed 40% of their operating budget. If selected, the grant will be disbursed through the Donor-Advised Fund at Charities Aid Foundation America (CAF America).
Eligibility
- Must be a registered non-profit or charity, or fiscally sponsored by one;
- Must be working to advance wellbeing outcomes through physical, mental, and/or social wellbeing programming;
- Must be community-led, have diverse and representative leadership, and serve populations most impacted by systemic inequity;
- Must be operating in Australia, Canada, China Mainland, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, India, Ireland, Japan, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, USA, and/or Vietnam;
- Annual budget of less than $2 million USD preferred.
They do not consider funding requests from:
- Individuals, groups with religious or political affiliations, or third-party fundraising groups.
- Community clinics or health services that accept direct payment for services in any form, such as insurance or government.
- Primary, secondary, and post-secondary academic institutions, parent-teacher associations, or museums.
- Government entities or registered businesses, including social ventures or impact-minded businesses.
- Organizations that are focused solely on planetary health, rather than at the intersection of environment and wellbeing.
- Organizations that have received Here to Be funding for three consecutive years.
- Organizations with annual operating budgets over $8 million USD.
- Organizations with fewer than three board members or those that have been operating programming for less than one year.
Application
The first step in the application process is to submit a Letter of Intent. The Letter of Intent gathers information about the organization, the communities it supports, and the proposed funding request. All Letters of Intent are due by June 28 at 5pm Pacific Time (PT). They will not accept late or incomplete submissions.
For more information, visit Here to Be Grant.
