The grants we make tend to stem from the relationships our trustees have built with our nonprofit partners. Therefore, we don’t accept unsolicited grant proposals, and have no open proposal submission deadlines or pre-established funding limits.
If your organization would like to provide information to us, you may submit a brief letter of inquiry. This will entail a brief questionnaire to confirm your eligibility, an opportunity to provide your contact information, a brief description of your organization and mission, and a condensed funding request. If your inquiry generates interest, you will be asked to provide additional information. Following a formal review, you will be notified regarding the status of your inquiry.
The first step is to take the short online eligibility quiz. If you are eligible, you may immediately submit a letter of inquiry.
We don’t accept unsolicited grant requests. Organizations that have taken the online eligibility quiz and would like to provide the foundation with information can submit a brief letter of inquiry.
No, the letter of inquiry should be a brief introduction to your organization and a request for funding. Should the Foundation require additional materials, we’ll contact you directly.
After formal review, you will be notified of the status of your inquiry and whether more information about your organization is requested. This process may take up to 12 weeks.
Our grants tend to fall under the following areas of interest: education, youth programming and mentoring, housing and homelessness prevention, environment, healthcare and the arts. Please visit our Awarded Grants and Stories of Impact pages for an overview of previous grantees.
The grants we make tend to stem from the relationships our trustees have built with our nonprofit partners. Therefore, we don’t seek unsolicited grant proposals, and have no open proposal submission deadlines or pre-established funding limits.
We primarily fund programs within Massachusetts, but also provide grants to a limited number of organizations outside the state at the request of our trustees. We do not fund organizations based in countries outside the United States.
We only accept only one letter of inquiry per organization per year.
We request that you choose just one program within your organization to submit information on or, instead, submit a letter of inquiry requesting general operating support.
Please check the Community Impact Consultants page for more information on this program and the application submission details and deadlines.
We accept proposals online (by invitation only). Invited applicants may enter their invitation code here and begin the proposal submission process.
Yes, you can upload additional documents directly to Cybergrants as part of your proposal submission. If you would like to provide additional documents after your proposal has been submitted, please contact grants@highlandstreet.org
The Foundation will contact you directly to inform you of any updates to the status of your proposal.
Please contact grants@highlandstreet.org and we can set up a new Grantseeker ID. Please include your name, e-mail address, and a temporary password in your request e-mail.
Please contact grants@highlandstreet.org with any questions regarding issues with submitting your proposal online.
Grant recipients required to submit an annual impact report (aka progress report or final report) will receive an email reminder when the submission period begins. They may then login to their account to submit the report.
If you have received a grant from Highland Street through our Youth Philanthropy Program and would like to apply for another grant, please submit a letter of inquiry. For more information on this process, please visit our Grant Inquiries page.
Please send all correspondence to the Highland Street Foundation offices addressed to the trustee you would like to contact.
The first step is to take the short online eligibility quiz. If you are eligible, you may immediately submit a letter of inquiry.
We accept proposals online (by invitation only). Invited applicants may enter their invitation code here and begin the proposal submission process.
Grant recipients required to submit an annual impact report (aka progress report or final report) will receive an email reminder when the submission period begins. They may then login to their account to submit the report.