HOW TO APPLY
IMPORTANT DATES
December 1, 2025: Portal Opens to access Letter of Intent (LOI) and Grant Application forms.
January 15, 2026: Portal Opens for Full Grant Application for organizations who have been funded at least once in 2023, 2024 or 2025.
February 1, 2026: LOI Deadline (if LOI is approved, you will be assigned the full application).
April 1, 2026: Full Grant Application Deadline.
July 2026: Board meets to make decisions.
August 2026: Awards distributed.
Important Eligibility Details for Previously Funded Organizations.
Full Grant Applications can only be accessed if you have been funded in 2023, 2024, 2025. Email info@your-philanthropy for the access code ONLY if you have been funded at least once in 2023 or 2024 or 2025.
Important Eligibility Details for New Organizations.
LOI’s must be submitted if your organization is new applicant AND you must pass the geographic eligibility test below. Get a smile from the ZIP CODE TEST BELOW and you are welcome to submit and LOI.
Follow these steps below to determine LOI eligibility for New applicants.
STEP 1:
For LOI Eligibility based on Areas of Interest:
Please visit the Grant Guidelines page to ensure your request for funding meets the DEW Foundation’s areas of interest and guidelines.
STEP 2:
For LOI Eligibility based on Geographic Area:
If you are a FIRST TIME Applicant, please VERIFY your geographic eligibility.
Enter the 5 digit Zip Code of the area your organization will serve with the requested funds. (National organizations who are serving in areas all over the USA, must have an office with staff in the local area they are requesting funding. It is important to the DEW Foundation for the organizations they support to have a physical presence in the local communities they are serving. Site visits will be made on occasion.
We are sorry. You don’t meet our geographical requirements and are not eligible. 
Yes, based on the 5 digit Zip Code you entered, you are eligible to continue on to STEP 3. STEP 3:
If you are eligible, for an LOI, after passing STEP 1 AND STEP 2: Please CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT LOI by FEB 1, 2026. LOI Grant portal opens DECEMBER 1, 2025.
STEP 4:
If you are a returning applicant, who has received funding at least once in the previous three years (2023, 2024 or 2025), email info@your-philanthropy.com to obtain an access code. Then CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT FULL GRANT APPLICATION by APRIL 1, 2026. Full Grant Application portal opens JANUARY 15, 2025.
The DEW Foundation board meets in July and awards are distributed in August.
Refer to Frequently Asked Questions for additional assistance.
Note: International projects are not eligible at this time unless you have been previously funded in 2022, 2023, or 2024. International requests are “By Invitation Only” directly from DEW board members.
