Prospective Grantees

We ask all prospective grantees to submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) through our online application system (see below).  Select LOI applicants will then be invited to submit a full grant application.  We open the LOI process for each of our areas of giving once per year.  Currently, our areas of giving are:

• End of Life Care or Preventing Elder Neglect (Grant Cycle #1)
• Dementia Care and Brain Degenerative Diseases (Grant Cycle #2)
• Combating Social Isolation of Older Adults (Grant Cycle #3)

Current Grant Cycle:

2026 Grant Cycle #3: The LOI process, with a focus on supporting programs and projects related to Combating Social Isolation of Older Adults, is now open and will remain open until Thursday, April 23rd at 5pm ET.  Select LOI applicants will be invited to submit a full application in late May 2026.  Grant awards are expected to be announced in September 2026.

Upcoming Grant Cycles:

2027 Grant Cycle #1: The LOI process, with a focus on supporting programs and projects related to End of Life Care and/or Addressing Elder Neglect, will open on Monday, August 17, 2026 and will remain open until Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 5pm ET.  Select LOI applicants will be invited to submit a full application in late October 2026.  Grant awards are expected to be announced in February 2027.

2027 Grant Cycle #2: The LOI process, with a focus on supporting programs and projects related to Dementia Care, will open on Monday, November 16, 2026 and will remain open until Thursday, December 17, 2026 at 5pm ET.  Select LOI applicants will be invited to submit a full application in early March 2027.  Grant awards are expected to be announced in June 2027.

2027 Grant Cycle #3: The LOI process, with a focus on supporting programs and projects related to Combating Social Isolation of Older Adults, will open on Thursday, March 18, 2027 and will remain open until Tuesday, April 20, 2027 at 5pm ET.  Select LOI applicants will be invited to submit a full application in June 2027.  Grant awards are expected to be announced in September 2027.

To be considered for funding, organizations must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Must be a nonprofit with a 501(c)3 tax-exempt status or have a fiscal sponsor that has a 501(c)3 tax-exempt status
• Must be in operation for at least two years

Please note that The Sephardic Foundation on Aging does not support:

• Individuals
• Endowments
• Colleges/Universities
• Political Organizations/Action Groups
• Debt reduction
• Multi-year grant proposals

We ask all prospective grantees to first submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) through our online application system.  Select LOI applicants will then be invited to submit a full grant application.

Please note:

• You will need to create a free Submittable account, or sign in with Google or Facebook credentials in order to submit an LOI.
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• Applicant's most recent audited financial statements (or that of the fiscal sponsor if applicant is a non-U.S. organization)
• Applicant's most recently filed Form 990 (or that of the fiscal sponsor if applicant is a non-U.S. organization)
• Most recent IRS 501(c)3 Tax Determination Letter (or that of the fiscal sponsor if applicant is a non-U.S. organization)
• Applicant's current annual organizational budget and if applicable, Applicant's project budget