Falk Foundation Grants
Latest source updateLast Update: July 23, 2026Latest change: The grant application page now adds submission terms, an Accept Terms step, focus-area and geography limits, an average $5,000 award, and a 3 to 6 month review period, while removing the contact email.View change
Overview
At a glance
Funding available
- Increase social or community impact
- Implement environmental initiatives
- Reduce environmental footprint
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
Eligible candidates
- All industries
- Durham
- Non-profit
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- All groups
- All industries
- All the groups
- All structures
- All dimensions
Next Steps
Activities funded
- Projects that help children.
- Projects that protect the environment.
- Projects that preserve animals or advance education.
- Projects in areas where environmental emergencies adversely affect families.
Documents Needed
The source page does not publish a fixed checklist of required attachments. Applicants should be prepared to provide the information normally needed for a private-foundation grant request: confirmation of 501(c)(3) public charity status, organization contact details, project description, geographic location, target beneficiaries, amount requested, budget or use of funds, expected outcomes, and any details that show alignment with the foundation's priorities. Because the review may take several months, applicants should make sure the contact email is current and that the submitted materials clearly support the request without relying on follow-up.
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- 501(c)(3) public charities
Who is not eligible
Organizations that are not 501(c)(3) public charities are not a fit for this grant based on the official eligibility language. Individuals, for-profit businesses, informal groups, and organizations seeking support for work outside the foundation's charitable focus areas should not treat this as an appropriate funding source. Projects with no clear connection to children, environment, animal preservation, education, or environmental emergency relief affecting families are also unlikely to align. Requests outside the named priority geographies may be weaker unless they clearly fall within the foundation's environmental emergency priority. Applications submitted outside the quarterly intake months may need to wait for a later window.
Eligible expenses
The foundation does not publish a detailed list of eligible cost categories on the source page. Applicants should frame requested costs around the charitable project activities that fit the foundation's priorities, such as program delivery, educational or environmental activities, animal preservation work, services for children, or emergency support affecting families. Because the average grant is about $5,000, the budget should be practical, specific, and proportionate to a modest private-foundation award. Applicants should avoid presenting broad operating needs without explaining the charitable activity, geography, beneficiaries, and expected outcome connected to the request.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
The foundation does not indicate support for individuals, for-profit entities, organizations without 501(c)(3) public charity status, or projects outside its named focus areas and geographies. Activities that do not relate to children, environmental protection, animal preservation, education, or environmental emergency support affecting families should be treated as out of scope. Requests with no clear charitable purpose, no defined beneficiary group, or no connection to a supported location are also unlikely to fit. The foundation accepts applications only during the first month of each quarter, so requests submitted outside those windows may not be reviewed until a later intake period.
Eligible geographic areas
- South Florida
- New York City
- South Fork of Long Island
- Durham, North Carolina
- Areas where environmental emergencies adversely affect families
Selection criteria
The foundation considers alignment with its focus areas, applicant charitable status, geographic fit, project clarity, expected community impact, and the organization's ability to use a modest grant effectively. Strong requests should show that the applicant is a 501(c)(3) public charity, that the project serves one of the foundation's named priorities, and that the work takes place in or clearly relates to a supported geography. The application should explain the need, the beneficiaries, the amount requested, the planned use of funds, and the expected result. Priority is expected for requests that are specific, charitable in purpose, realistic for an average grant of about $5,000, and submitted during the foundation's intake window.
How to apply
- Carefully read and accept the terms of submission.
- Submit the request through the form during January, April, July, or October, the first month of each quarter.
Processing and Agreement
- The review process takes 3 to 6 months.
- The foundation will notify your organization if the committee approves your application to receive a grant.
Additional information
The foundation lists an average grant size of about $5,000 and notes that applications are accepted during the first month of each quarter: January, April, July, and October. Applicants should use the official apply page for the current process and should not assume that every eligible project will be funded. The source page states that review usually takes three to six months, so organizations should plan ahead and submit early in the relevant window. For questions or clarifications, the foundation lists info@thefalkfoundation.org as a contact address. Applicants should verify the current page before submitting because intake timing and instructions can change.