How to Apply

The Glendale Community Foundation welcomes grant requests from public agencies and nonprofit organizations that serve the greater Glendale area including La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Montrose and Verdugo City. Grant recipients must have appropriate fiscal and program accountability.
Other than student loans or scholarships, the Foundation generally does not make grants to individuals, funding for religious or political purposes, for budget deficits or projects that are usually the responsibility of a public agency.

Grants are provided in the following areas of interest:

• Arts and Culture
• Civic
• Disabled/Handicapped
• Education Programs
• Health
• Homeless Services
• Human Services
• Senior Services
• Student Aid
• Youth Services

Application Procedure

To make your application as effective as possible, please call to obtain a current set of guidelines from the Community Foundation and be aware of information needed before submitting a proposal. Applications may be submitted at any time. Grant guidelines are also available on our website -- Grant Application Guidelines. Please check our deadlines to the right.

All requests are reviewed by staff and by the Distribution Committee at its regularly scheduled meetings. Funding recommendations are then presented to the full Board of Directors for final decision. All grant applicants are notified in writing with respect to grant decisions.