Community Fund focus on Hunger and Nutrition – Dec 1

Posted by Claneil Foundation on November 4, 2025

Claneil Foundation invites applications from nonprofits in Philadelphia area

Founded in 1968, the Claneil Foundation in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, aims to improve the health of Philadelphia-area families and communities through advancements in health and human services, a sustainable food system, education, and protection of the environment.

The foundation invites applications for its Community Fund, which assists nonprofit organizations in the region with multi-year general operating support while addressing a broad range of issues that impact the health and livelihood of communities. In award year 2026, the issue area is hunger, nutrition/food systems.

The fund provides three-year general operating grants totaling $90,000 ($30,000 per year) to organizations working in or serving communities in the following counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia. In addition, each grantee partner has access to $10,000 in professional development/wellness funds in support of the executive director and/or organization. The fund will prioritize organizations that have deep roots in the communities they serve and are working with annual budgets of $1 million or less.

Letters of intent are due December 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a proposal, due March 1, 2026.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and profiles of past grantees, see the Claneil Foundation website.

Deadline: December 1, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET (Letters of Intent)