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Sparkplug Foundation Grants

Sparkplug Foundation

NontraditionalFoundation grant

Small foundation making grants to start-up and grassroots organizations for one-year activities, with a two-stage letter-of-inquiry then full-application process opening each September.

Indicative award
Amount not published (varies by call)No grant amount is published on the application page.
Timing
Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Sep, NovPublished deadline: 2026-11-01 — 79 days awayFall 2026 cycle: applications open September 1, 2026; letter-of-inquiry deadline November 1, 2026; full application deadline November 16, 2026.
Who can apply
Community organisation, Practitioner
Eligibility
Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) or have a US-based fiscal sponsor; for grantees in Palestine or Israel a US-based fiscal sponsor or registered Israeli NGO status is accepted. Annual organizational budget must be under $1 million. Activities must occur within one year and may not be religious activity, lobbying or election campaigns.
SSWR clusters
Topics
grassroots organizations · start-up organizations · one-year projects
Apply at
https://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/apply/
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

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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