Apply for a grant - Liberty Mutual Foundation

Liberty Mutual Foundation provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations that align closely with our strategic grantmaking framework. Single and multi-year grant requests are accepted through open requests for proposals (RFPs) in six priority areas. We also accept proposals for our Discretionary Fund on a rolling basis.

Eligibility Guidelines
Consideration for grant funding is made to nonprofit organizations that:

  • Are registered as a 501(c)(3)
  • Align strongly with at least one of the Foundation’s RFP initiatives
  • Serve individuals and communities in Greater Boston (Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelsea, Quincy, Randolph, and Somerville), Greater Puget Sound, and select counties of Washington State (King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Kitsap and Spokane counties)
  • Have not received funding from Liberty Mutual Foundation within the past 12 months
  • Liberty Mutual Foundation does not provide funding to
    • Individuals
    • Foundations that are primarily grantmaking agencies
    • Religious organizations and/or sectarian activities
    • Fraternal, social or political organizations
    • Trips, tours or transportation
    • Deficit spending or debt liquidation
    • Conferences, forums or special events
    • Non-functionally integrated supporting organizations as classified by the IRS
    • Organizations that have submitted a proposal within the past 12 months
  • Types of support

    Liberty Mutual Foundation primarily provides programmatic and general operating support to 501(C)(3) organizations. Priority is given to organizations and projects that serve low-income youth and young adults.  Each year, the Foundation awards a limited number of capital grants to current partner organizations whose missions closely align with our strategic grantmaking framework. If you’d like to inquire about a capital grant, please email Foundation@libertymutual.com.

  • Process

    Liberty Mutual Foundation issues open RFPs throughout the year; our application timeline is below. Once an RFP opens, a link to the application will become available in the table below.  To stay informed about future RFP opportunities, we encourage you to subscribe to our newsletter.

By submitting a grant application to Liberty Mutual Foundation, you acknowledge that you’ve read the above eligibility guidelines.

InitiativeRFP OpensRFP DeadlineFunding Decision
Basic ServicesApril 15, 2024May 17, 2024June 2024
Climate ResiliencyAugust 21, 2024September 23, 2024October 2024
EducationPlease check back in 2025
Housing StabilityPlease check back in 2025
Youth Workforce DevelopmentPlease check back in 2025
Youth Experiencing HomelessnessPlease check back in 2025
Discretionary Fund – Greater Boston
Discretionary Fund – Washington State
RollingRolling8 - 12 Weeks