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
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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
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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.
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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.
| Initiative | RFP Opens | RFP Deadline | Funding Decision |
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| Education | March 17, 2025 | April 18, 2025 | Jun-Jul 2025 |
| Housing Stability* | June 2, 2025 | July 14, 2025 | Aug-Sept 2025 |
| Youth Workforce Development* | June 2, 2025 | July 14, 2025 | Aug-Sept 2025 |
| Discretionary Fund – Greater Boston Discretionary Fund – Washington State | Rolling | Rolling | 8 - 12 Weeks from submission |
| Basic Services | Please check back in 2027 | ||
| Climate Resiliency | Please check back in 2027 | ||
*Open to organizations serving Greater Boston only
All dates above are subject to change. Please email Foundation@LibertyMutual.com with any questions.