Updated: August 2025 Please ensure you are using the most recent application and guidelines documents. Applications submitted using outdated forms or guidelines will not be accepted.
GRANT CYCLES AND DEADLINES
There are two grant cycles each fiscal year (June 1-May 31):
Cycle One: Application deadline – September 15; the Club 52 funding focus is international healthcare and educational initiatives.
Cycle Two: Application deadline – March 15; the Club 52 funding focus is camps for children with disabilities or affected by disease.
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR APPLICANTS
Grant funding is limited and awards are based on:
The quality of submissions
The number of applicants
Available funding for the cycle
Applicants should consider these factors when planning service projects and identifying alternate funding sources.
HOW TO APPLY
(Please visit each grant program in the drop down menu above)
Download the latest application and guidelines (Updated February 2025).
Carefully review the grant guidelines before completing your application.
Prepare and submit the following:
Completed application form (Word or PDF)
Detailed budget form and narrative
Signed cover page (per guidelines)
Any overdue follow-up reports (must be submitted with or prior to the application)
Submit via Email Only:
Email completed application to foundation@altrusa.org
You will receive a confirmation of receipt within 24 hours
Do not mail physical applications
Need Assistance?
If you have questions or need the application in Microsoft Word format, please contact: foundation@altrusa.org
Altrusa The Winners
Ask Dorothy
Dorothy Bowen, International Foundation Grants Chair
(All submitted grant-related questions will be posted here)
Does our Club have to notify the Foundation if we would like to make a change to our project timeline or budget after we are awarded?Yes. Clubs must request an approval from the Grants Committee any time there will be changes to the original project scope, timeline, or budget as soon as possible by sending an email detailing the changes to the Foundation at foundation@altrusa.org.
If our Club has not submitted the final report for a previously awarded grant project, are we still eligible to apply for a new grant? No. To be eligible for consideration for a new project, individual, or Club 21 grant, applicants must have submitted a 6-month and final report for a previously awarded grant.
Can we use grant funds to give a donation directly to another entity’s project or program? No. Flow through funding is not allowed. Additional Altrusa involvement, whether financial, personal service or other, is required. For example, Altrusans may purchase hygiene kits for a homeless shelter, but the grant may not be given directly to the homeless shelter without further Altrusan involvement.
What is the maximum amount of grant funding our Club can be awarded this Cycle? The Board of Trustees set the available grant funding each fiscal year prior to the first cycle of the grants program. In 2025-2026, grants will be funded up to $2,500. They will be fully funded based on the availability of grant funding and according to the applicant’s scoring rank (i.e., highest to lowest).
Grants Programs and Awards
Updated: August 2025
Please ensure you are using the most recent application and guidelines documents.
Applications submitted using outdated forms or guidelines will not be accepted.
GRANT CYCLES AND DEADLINES
There are two grant cycles each fiscal year (June 1-May 31):
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR APPLICANTS
HOW TO APPLY
(Please visit each grant program in the drop down menu above)
Need Assistance?
If you have questions or need the application in Microsoft Word format, please contact:
foundation@altrusa.org
Ask Dorothy
Dorothy Bowen, International Foundation Grants Chair
(All submitted grant-related questions will be posted here)