Anthony F. Cordeiro Charitable Foundation Grant

The Anthony F. Cordeiro Charitable Foundation awards grants to established nonprofit organizations serving children, families, and individuals in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Foundation conducts grantmaking twice each year through spring and fall application cycles. Its stated mission focus is enriching the lives of families through health, mental health, food, and shelter services. Applicants are expected to propose a defined program or project that directly benefits residents within the Foundation's approved geographic service area rather than seeking unrestricted organizational support. Funding is program-specific. Grant funds may support a defined program or project aligned with the Foundation's mission and serving eligible residents in southeastern Massachusetts or Rhode Island. The source expressly excludes administrative fees, operational overhead, general operating expenses, staff salaries or executive compensation, capital campaigns or building construction, sponsorships, events, galas, fundraising activities, grants to other foundations or grant-making bodies, debt repayment, and deficit reduction. No award range, award ceiling, award floor, total program funding amount, number of awards, required matching contribution, or grant performance period is stated in the provided material. Eligible applicants must be established nonprofit organizations that have operated continuously for at least three years. An applicant must hold a valid IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt designation or operate under a signed fiscal sponsorship agreement with a qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The fiscal sponsorship arrangement must be secured before the application is submitted. The proposed program or project must directly align with the Foundation's mission and serve residents within its approved geographic service area. Applicants must also demonstrate financial health and sufficient staff or board capacity to successfully implement the proposed program. Applicants may not discriminate in staff hiring or service provision based on ethnicity, gender or gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin. Applicants are instructed to confirm that both their organization and proposed project meet all eligibility requirements before applying. Applications that fail to meet all criteria will not be reviewed, and organizations uncertain about eligibility are encouraged to contact the Foundation before investing time in an application. Eligible organizations complete and submit the application through the Foundation's Submittable portal. Applications must be submitted on or before the applicable deadline; late submissions are not reviewed. The provided material does not identify specific narrative questions, required attachments, financial documents, forms, or other uploads that must accompany the application. After each application cycle closes, the Foundation's board reviews eligible applications. Review criteria include demonstrated need, the number of families served, the overall financial health and strength of the organization, staff and board strength to implement the proposed project or program, a clear definition of successful implementation, and a feasible and realistic implementation plan and timeline. These criteria indicate that applicants should clearly establish community need, quantify the families expected to benefit, demonstrate organizational and implementation capacity, define what successful delivery will mean, and present a realistic plan for completing the proposed work. Applications are reviewed twice per year. The spring cycle runs from January 1 through June 30 and has a June 30 deadline. The fall cycle runs from July 1 through December 31 and has a December 31 deadline. As of August 10, 2026, the fall cycle is open, making December 31, 2026 the next stated application deadline. No separate letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, or other pre-application gating deadline is stated. Applicants are notified of award decisions after board review, and funded organizations receive grant funds and reporting requirements, but the source does not state a specific notification date or reporting schedule. Questions about eligibility or project fit may be directed to the Foundation before application. The provided contact email is melcordeiro@cordeirocharitablefoundation.org and the telephone number is (508) 340-8714. The listed address is 171 Pleasant St., Fall River, Massachusetts. Because the two application cycles recur each year, the opportunity is recurring. Following the current fall cycle ending December 31, 2026, the next application cycle is expected to open in January 2027 based on the expressly stated January 1 through June 30 spring cycle.

Demonstrate the need addressed by the proposed program; quantify the number of families served; demonstrate overall organizational financial health; show sufficient staff and board strength to implement the project or program; clearly define successful implementation; provide a feasible and realistic implementation plan and timeline