The David Prize
The David Prize (Walentas Family Foundation)
An unrestricted prize to individual New Yorkers with an ambitious plan to improve New York City, across fields including homelessness, youth development, workforce development, immigrant rights and civic engagement.
- Indicative award
- $200k (total award)$200,000 per winner, paid as $100,000 per year for two years.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Sep, Oct, NovNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The site states submissions are CLOSED UNTIL FALL 2026; nominations are always open and are optional (you may apply without one). Selection runs through a two-step submission, diligence meetings and final interviews.
- Who can apply
- Practitioner, Community organisation, Early-career faculty
- Eligibility
- Individuals only — must live in one of the five NYC boroughs (limited flexibility for tri-state residents whose work targets NYC), must have raised under $200K in the past year, and the work must be focused on New York City. Funds cannot be used solely to acquire physical space. No institutional affiliation required.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- homelessness · youth development · civic engagement · workforce development · new york city
- Apply at
- https://thedavidprize.org/
- 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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