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BRIGHT PROMISES FOUNDATION accepts all letters of intent, proposals, and reports through our online application platform. Designed to streamline the process, our portal makes it easy to apply for grant funding, giving you more time to further the mission. Before applying, please read the initiative guidelines, including eligibility details and deadlines.
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Bright Promises Foundation accepts all letters of intent, proposals, and reports through our online system. This platform is designed to streamline the application process, freeing up more time for you to pursue your mission. Before applying, please read the initiative guidelines, including eligibility details and deadlines. Log in and create an account to get started.
Healing Youth Racial Trauma
The Healing, Leading, Changing initiative provides 501c3 organizations serving children and youth with funding and support to become healing environments where racial trauma is explicitly addressed.
2025 DEADLINES:
• Letter of Inquiry: Due 2/28
• Full Proposal (if invited): Due 4/18
• Renewal Request (current grantees) : Due 4/18
Early Childhood Development
The EQUIP Early Childhood Program improves and promotes children's overall well-being by encouraging the healthy physical, mental, social, and emotional development of low-income children ages 0-5.
2025 DEADLINES:
• Collaboration/Dissemination Letter of Inquiry (current grantees): Due 6/13
• Renewal Request/Full Proposal (current grantees): Due 8/1
• Final Report (current grantees): Due 8/15
Youth Leadership & Engagement
The F.A.I.R. Fund (Iris Krieg Fund for Fairness, Access, Inclusion, and Resiliency) develops young leaders by supporting youth-led programs that promote equity and fight discrimination.
2025 DEADLINES:
• Letter of Inquiry: Due 6/13
• Full Proposal (if invited): Due 7/18
• Final Report (current grantees): Due 8/15
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Frequently asked questions
Bright Promises believes in open, honest, and transparent communication with our current and potential partners. We strive to be clear about what we do and do not fund, and openly communicate about our decision making processes and timelines.
Starting in 2024, Bright Promises Foundation has partnered with Foundant Technologies’ Grants Management Solution.
All applications will be submitted through this platform which will enable a more streamlined and efficient grant submission and management process.
Please click here to create an account to get started.
1. Access the Logon Page
2. Click Create New Account. (Please note: all applicants will need to create a new account)
3. You will be asked to complete registration information for yourself and your organization. After filling out all the information, click Create Account.
4. The next page asks you to verify that you received your confirmation email. This helps ensure that you will receive other communications about your application. Click Continue.
5. Once you have set up an account, you will be able to access the LOI and proposal forms.
No. Current grantee partners will complete a combined final report and renewal request.
The link to the combined form will be sent to you directly.
Please confirm that the contact information in your grantee profile is up to date to ensure you receive the link to report/renewal form.
No. If you are in need of immediate assistance, please contact one of our grantee partners in your area for more information about mutual aid and emergency funds.
Bright Promises does not accept proposals from individual schools. Proposals from external organizations that work in schools either during the school day or out-of-school time are eligible to apply.
Bright Promises does not accept proposals for programs that are oriented around a specific religion or religious teachings. Religious organizations may apply if the program for which funding is being sought is not religious in nature.
Bright Promises does not accept proposals for programming that occurs outside of the Metropolitan Chicago Area. National organizations can only apply if the funded program occurs within our area of geographic focus and there is a local office with dedicated staff.
Bright Promises does not accept proposals from organizations that do not have 501(c)3 IRS designated nonprofit status unless there is a fiscal agent.
No. Bright Promises accepts proposals for programs serving children and youth that align with our current focus areas. Bright Promises views our grantee partners as strategic partners and thought leaders, so our goal is to provide support that is flexible and responsive.
Yes.
If you can't find an answer to your question, please contact our Program Officer or call 312-704-8260.