Our 2025 Granting Process is now open.

Acts of Grace has changed its granting priorities and process. 

All granting inquiries will begin with a 30-minute Inquiry Call by Zoom in July 2025.

Read below to learn more.

The Acts of Grace Foundation has one primary granting cycle each year during which we invite charities to submit applications for consideration by our Granting Committee. Our entire application process is paperless. All granting decisions are made by Acts of Graces' Granting Committee.

Key dates for our 2025 granting cycle:

• Inquiry: by August 1, 2025
• Application: August-September 2025
• Interview: October 2025
• Evaluation: November 2025
• Decision: December 2025 (funds dispersed by December 31, 2025)

STEP 1: INQUIRY *New as of 2025

Qualifying charities wishing to express interest in applying for an Acts of Grace grant must participate in a 30-minute Inquiry Call* with the foundation's Administrative Director. This brief introductory meeting will determine whether there is organizational alignment between the interested charity and the foundation. A second call may be required to explore potential granting opportunities based on charity needs and and in alignment with Acts of Grace Foundation's granting priorities. Inquiry Calls generally take place November through January annually (for 2025: by August 1, 2025).

*As of 2025, the Inquiry Call process replaces the former written Letter of Inquiry (LOI) process that Acts of Grace has historically used.

Acts of Grace is now booking Inquiry Calls for the 2025 Granting Cycle. Click here to get more details and schedule an Inquiry Call.

STEP 2: APPLICATION

Based on inquiries received, Acts of Grace will invite select charities to apply for grants each year. The Acts of Grace application process leverages charity and project portraits from WellFunded. Where necessary, and during the continued development of WellFunded, Acts of Grace will also continue to use its existing grant management system. Click here to learn more about how Acts of Grace uses these systems to facilitate our paperless process. Applications are generally completed by the charity in February or March each year (for 2025: August to mid-September).

STEP 3: INTERVIEW

All charities that are invited to submit an application to Acts of Grace will also participate in a video call interview. This call will involve key charity leaders and field implementation partners for the initiative under consideration by the foundation. The purpose of this interview is to provide charity and project leaders with the opportunity to communicate more information about the charity's mission, history, leadership and operations and to further highlight how the initiative proposed for Acts of Grace funding will effectively address the needs highlighted in the application. The meeting also provides opportunity for Acts of Grace to clarity application details.

• Interviews last 90 minutes to 2 hours and, unless otherwise requested, take place virtually using Zoom. We make every effort to schedule interviews at a mutually convenient time for both the charity and the foundation. 
• Interviews must include, at a minimum, organizational leaders as well as "on-location" project leaders. Other key charity or project leaders are also welcome, at the discretion of the charity. 
• All interviews are conducted in English. Charities are responsible for making any necessary arrangements for any necessary interpretation to ensure full involvement of all meeting participants.
• Interviews are generally conducted in March or April each year (for 2025: October).

STEP 4: EVALUATION

During this step, the Foundation's Granting Committee will review the charity's application as well as conduct due diligence and any follow-up required to gain clarity on the application itself. The Evaluation step generally takes place in May each year (for 2025: November).

STEP 5: DECISION

Acts of Grace's Granting Committee makes all granting decisions for the foundation. Granting decisions are generally made in May or June each year (for 2025: December). All charities that receive an Acts of Grace grant are required to complete an online Grant Agreement prior to funds being released. All Acts of Grace grants are generally sent to charities prior to July 1 each year (for 2025: prior to December 31).

From time to time, the foundation's granting process may change, at the discretion of the Granting Committee. If the foundation intends to use a unique granting process within any given year, this information is communicated well in advance on this website and the foundation's Facebook page. 

Check this website for up to date information about current and future granting cycles. This website and the foundation's Facebook page are the only official sources of information about Acts of Grace Foundation.

The Acts of Grace Foundation uses an entirely paperless process and does not accept funding requests or inquiries by mail or email.