The Bolger Foundation Awards Spring Grants

After receiving and reviewing more than 1200 grant applications, The Bolger Foundation’s Board of Trustees narrowed the pool of applicants down to 137 finalists. Lively discussion ensued, with the upshot being that 86 nonprofit organizations have been awarded grants from The Bolger Foundation in the foundation’s Spring 2026 funding period.

Outright grants totaling $623,490.52 were made to 37 nonprofits. In addition, 49 nonprofits  have been offered challenge grants in the amount of $1,832,000; those 501(c)(3) entities are tasked with raising a total of $5,270,500 in order to meet those challenges. Some of these challenge grants are still pending acceptance.

To apply online for a grant from The Bolger Foundation, go to TheBolgerFoundation.org and click on “Submit Grant Application”. Grant Guidelines and FAQs may be found under the “Submit a Grant Request” tab.