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Grants to Texas Nonprofits and Agencies to Benefit Youth

Long Foundation Grant


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Agency
Foundation
GrantWatch ID#
219189
Funding Source
THE LONG FOUNDATION
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Geographic Focus
USA: Texas: Austin
Important Dates
Deadline: 10/31/25 - Electronic receipt or postmarked by date Save
Grant Description
Grants to Texas nonprofit organizations and government agencies to benefit youth in eligible locations. Funding is intended to address the high school dropout rate among Hispanic students and to provide opportunities for young people to improve their economic and social potential and that of their communities. Youths may include people seeking to advance their education while in their 20s; additionally, children may benefit from programs that assist others, such as parents and guardians. The program must target youths in the Austin Metropolitan area.

At least, 75% of the youth "population" targeted by the initiative must be Hispanic. The youths targeted or involved in a particular program define the "population" of that program. Selected programs and/or organizations must be located in areas, or targeted at groups, with large Hispanic populations and must support the youths, or groups, of those areas by fulfilling at least one of the Five Promises, which include:

  1. Promoting ongoing relationships with caring adults: parents, mentors, teachers, tutors, and coaches;
  2. Providing safe places with structured activities during non-school hours;
  3. Promoting a healthy start and future;
  4. Providing marketable skills through effective education; and/or
  5. Providing opportunities to give back through community service.
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Recipient
Additional Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for funding consideration from The Long Foundation, the applicant must be a non-profit corporation or association recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and be in good standing therewith, or a qualifying governmental organization.

An IRS determination letter is required and a copy must be included with the letter of inquiry or the pre-grant application. An exception to this requirement is for qualifying government programs. Another exception is if the non-profit corporation or association has filed Form 1023, an application for exemption, with the IRS and expects its determination letter soon.

To qualify for funding consideration from The Long Foundation, the program to be funded must meet the following:
• The program must be directed toward benefiting Texas youths;
• The program, or a component, branch, or area of the program, must target youths in the Austin Metropolitan area, except in limited circumstances as directed by the Foundation's Board of Directors;
• At least 75% of the youths targeted by the program, or a component, branch, or area of the program, must be Hispanic;
• The program must be directed at fulfilling one of the aforementioned Five Promises;
• The program must be of a charitable intent; and
• The program must identify measurable goals and agree to monitor results.
Ineligible
Grants will not be made to individuals, private foundations, or certain types of charitable supporting organizations.

Programs that have a lower priority to be funded (even if all other requirements are met) include the following:
• Funding for internet websites (including website design, implementation, conversion, revisions, maintenance, etc.).
• Pilot or start-up programs that are not based on or modeled after other existing programs. If a pilot or start-up program is based on or modeled after a program based elsewhere, then that other program must have demonstrated measurable results.
• Environmental programs.
• Building construction or expansion programs (i.e., funding for brick-and-mortar projects).
• Religious organizations (including houses of worship and schools), unless the specific program for which funding is being requested contains no bias to any particular religion and is open to the entire targeted community.
• Programs that are not also receiving financial support from the local community.
• General-purpose, non-specific grants for general fund-raising programs or general endowment programs, even if the overall mission of the requesting organization is in alignment with the guidelines. Funding for a specific purpose or a specific endowment is more likely to be awarded as long as the program is strongly aligned with the guidelines.
• Schools
• Grants will not be made to individuals, private foundations, and certain types of charitable supporting organizations.
Pre-Application Information
Step 1 Pre-Grant Applications must be submitted by the last Friday in October (Oct. 31, 2025), and formal grant applications must be submitted by the date stated in the request letter.

The Foundation will accept material postmarked by the given dates if it arrives within five business days of the deadline or as permission is granted.

The first step is completing the Pre-Grant Application form (known as a Letter of Inquiry or LOI). Staff will evaluate all completed Step 1 forms to choose organizations with programs that The Long Foundation decides may be of interest for funding. These chosen organizations will then receive an invitation to submit a formal grant application and will be sent the formal grant requirements.

Grant recipients from the prior year do not need to submit Step 1 Pre-Grant Application forms, at least in regard to funding requests for the previously funded program. These prior grant recipients will automatically be invited to submit a formal grant proposal for the previously funded program.

Grants are usually determined in the summer of each year, with grant payments occurring thereafter.
Estimated Size of Grant
Most grants range from $5,000 to $20,000.
Contact Information
Email Pre-Grant Application forms to Mitchell@longfoundation.org.

Or send via U.S. Postal Service or overnight service to:
The Long Foundation
40 N. I-35, Suite 7C2
Austin, Texas 78701

512.479.4080
RFP & Supporting Documents
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