Since our founding, Greenspring has aspired to give back by making meaningful financial and relational investments in our local communities. To further our stewardship efforts and commitment to charitable giving, we created the concept of the Greenspring Grant Program in 2012 to support the mission of local non-profits.

Now this effort is completely employee-run and, each year allows a new team of individuals the rewarding (but very difficult!) task of selecting and awarding monies to organizations doing great work. To date, our grant program has awarded $650,000.

Read the 2024 Press Release

2024 Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the 2024 recipients! This year the Greenspring Grant Committee awarded a total of $100,000 to these ten outstanding organizations.

Dent Education

 

Dent Education offers equitable innovation programs with Baltimore youth who ignite their ability to shape the world around them through: entrepreneurial mindsets, social capital, and innovation careers.

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Future Link, Inc.

 

Future Link seeks to close the opportunity divide for economically disadvantaged, first-generation-to-college, high potential young adults with additional adversities by providing them with the resources, knowledge, skills, and personalized support needed to achieve their education and career goals.

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Junior Achievement of South Central PA

Junior Achievement’s goal is to improve student circumstances by giving them a belief in themselves and a sense of purpose.

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Make Studio

 

To empower artists with disabilities to grow as professionals with visibility and voice in their communities.

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Maryland Center for Collegiate Financial Wellness

Foster a continuum of campus-based financial wellness programming and supports that build financial life skills and empower students to thrive.

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Maryland Council on Economic Education

The mission of the Maryland Council on Economic Education is to assure that Maryland’s school children leave high school equipped with the economic and financial literacy knowledge and decision-making skills they will need to make informed, rational decisions as consumers, workers, citizens, savers, investors and participants in the global economy.

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Philadelphia Financial Scholars

Provide high school students, teachers, and families with the tools needed to develop financial skills, build greater wealth, and achieve financial empowerment.

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South Ward Promise Neighborhood

Connecting South Ward residents to employment opportunities and facilitating their career success.

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Springboard Community Services

Transform the lives of children and adults by providing opportunities to build self-confidence, resilience and hope.

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The Trinity Center for Community

Demonstrate love in action by respecting the dignity of all, practicing radical hospitality, standing in solidarity with the marginalized, advocating for peace and justice, dismantling structural racism and every system of oppression, embracing inclusivity, maintaining our sacred space as a spiritual and physical sanctuary, and pursuing ecological sustainability.

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Amir Dreams, 2024 Grant Committee Chair

“It is Greenspring’s enduring pleasure and privilege to support these organizations and their work through our grant program. Organizations like these are often the backbone of their communities and we hope this program may help foster the growth and prosperity of the organizations and in turn the communities they support.”.

2023 Greenspring Grant Impact Report

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2024 GREENSPRING GRANT PROGRAM

Thank you for your interest in the Greenspring Grant Program. The 2024 application window is now closed. We encourage you to join our mailing list to stay up to date on future programs.

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Grant Guidelines

  • Grants are limited to organizations located in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
  • Organizations must be focused on or have programs that address Workforce and Economic Development, Financial Literacy, or Entrepreneurship. Examples include (but are not limited to):
    • job/skills education and training
    • job creation
    • entrepreneurship
    • developing and maintaining career pathways
    • growing internships and career opportunities
    • increasing financial literacy
  • We encourage and may be interested in opportunities for members of our team to get involved (e.g. volunteering, mentorship, board involvement, etc.)
  • At its sole discretion, Greenspring awards grants ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 based on the funding requested and the needs addressed.
  • Nonprofit Organizations certified tax-exempt under section 501(c)3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service codes are encouraged to apply. Programs operating under the 501(c)3 of a fiscal sponsor may also apply.
  • Organizations may only submit one proposal for programs on an annual basis for consideration.

Funding Guidelines

The following are ineligible for application to the Greenspring Grant Program:

  • Debt retirement
  • Non 501(c)(3) organizations
  • Annual drives or annual giving campaigns
  • Government agencies or departments (including public schools, public recreation centers, etc.)
  • Membership, sponsorship or affiliation campaigns, dinners, or special events
  • Endowments or capital campaigns
  • Grants to individuals, including scholarships, sponsorships, camperships and other forms of financial aid and assistance
  • Political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns
  • Current Greenspring clients

How To Apply

The application period for 2024 is now closed.

Applicants may apply for a Greenspring Grant to support the general operations of their organization or a specific program or initiative. In either case, Greenspring requires that organizations complete the online application to apply for funding. The application period for 2024 was open July 1 to July 31, and is now closed.

In partnership with local community foundations, all applications will be reviewed to determine if the organization qualifies under the stated guidelines. If the applicant qualifies and is in good order, our employee-run committee will determine the recipients.

All applicants were notified in October 2024.