Lever for Change Open Calls
The standing portal where Lever for Change's large-scale philanthropic competitions post. Past rounds include Action for Women's Health ($250M), the Trust in American Institutions Challenge ($10M), Racial Equity 2030, and 100&Change.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)Amounts are set per competition and range widely; the page cites more than $2.6 billion awarded through 450+ grant awards since 2019, with individual calls listed from $1 million to $250 million.
- Timing
- Varies by programmeNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.New calls launch irregularly as donors commission them. At the time of checking, Boundless San Francisco was the only open call; eighteen others were listed as closed and awarded or under review.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Eligibility is set separately by each competition and its sponsoring donor, so there is no single rule; past calls have accepted nonprofits, coalitions, and in some cases organisations anywhere in the world. Most rounds require registration before an application window opens, and several use participatory review in which applicants score one another. Watch this page rather than assuming a cycle, since only one call was open at the time of checking.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- philanthropic competitions · open calls · large-scale awards
- Apply at
- https://www.leverforchange.org/open-calls/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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