OPEN LOI window November 1-December 1, 2026 for the 2027 Environment focus; application via account-gated Claneil portal. Full proposal only by invitation following LOI screening.
Pennsylvania Claneil Foundation 2027 Community Fund — Environment ($99,000 over 3 years; December 1, 2026 LOI)
Claneil Foundation 2027 Environment Community Fund: $99,000 general operating support over three years for Philadelphia-region nonprofits serving five counties. LOIs open November 1 through December 1, 2026; due 5:00 p.m. EST. Priority for organizations with budgets of $1 million or less.
Funding$99,000 per selected nonprofit as $33,000 annually over three years in general operating support. Separately, each grantee has access to $11,000 in professional-development/wellness funds; these funds are not part of the $99,000 operating grant. The foundation typically awards 10 new Community Fund grants annually. Total 2027 allocation not stated.
DeadlineEnvironment 2027 LOI: December 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST (November 1-December 1, 2026 submission window). Invited full proposals due March 1, 2027.
Last verified2026-11-01
Required next actionReview the Claneil Foundation's 2027 Environment Community Fund rules https://claneil.org/programs/community-fund/; create or access an account at https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=claneil and submit the letter of intent no later than December 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Confirm environmental mission and work in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County, PA. Priority given to nonprofits with annual budgets $1 million or less and deep community roots. LOI notifications by January 31, 2027; invited proposal deadline March 1, 2027.
Broad Eligibility
Nonprofit organizations working in or serving communities in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, with Environment focus for the 2027 grant cycle. Deep community roots and annual organization budget at or below $1 million are stated priorities, not verified absolute eligibility exclusions.
Atlas Analysis
Verified November 1, 2026 against the Claneil Foundation's current official Community Fund page, including 2027 Environment cycle. The funder confirms three-year general operating grant of $99,000 ($33,000/year), distinct $11,000 professional development/wellness access, five-county geographic scope, approximately 10 new annual awards, November 1-December 1, 2026 LOI window, 5 p.m. EST deadline, January 31 LOI decision, March 1 invited proposal deadline, June 30 grant notification. No overall program pool or specific cost share, reimbursement or prohibited-cost terms are published on the controlling public instructions. The grant portal is accessible at a login screen but complete form requires authenticated applicant account. The 2027 focus is specifically Environment; 2025 older third-party descriptions using $90,000 are outdated. This is charitable general operating assistance and not procurement.
2027 Community Fund: Environment — Claneil Foundation
The Claneil Foundation is accepting letters of intent for its 2027 Community Fund Environment cycle, a competitive general-operating grant program for eligible nonprofit organizations serving communities in the Philadelphia region of Pennsylvania. This is applicant-facing charitable financial assistance, not a contract to sell products or services to the foundation.
Applicant funding and application deadline
Each selected nonprofit receives $99,000 in general operating support over three years ($33,000 annually). Grantee partners also have access to $11,000 in professional-development and wellness funds for the executive director and/or organization. The additional funds are a distinct support benefit; do not treat the $11,000 as part of the $99,000 general-operating award. The foundation typically awards about 10 new Community Fund grants each year; a total 2027 program appropriation is not stated.
Letters of intent may be submitted November 1 through December 1, 2026, and are due December 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The foundation specifies a next-business-day extension if the due date is a weekend or holiday; December 1, 2026 is the posted closing date for this cycle. The 2027 cycle’s sole focus area is Environment, not the Education, Health and Human Services, or Hunger cycles scheduled for future years.
Eligible organizations and geography
The fund supports nonprofit organizations working in or serving Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania. The foundation prioritizes organizations rooted in the communities they serve and operating with annual organizational budgets of $1 million or less. This is a stated priority, not an independently established absolute eligibility cutoff. Environmental-mission alignment is essential for the 2027 cycle.
Use of funds, match, and restrictions
The $99,000 award is three-year general operating support, rather than a reimbursement-only equipment or construction procurement. The public program page does not specify a matching-fund requirement, cash-versus-reimbursement payment mechanics, or a detailed list of prohibited expenses. Applicants should confirm any additional conditions and the application form’s requirements in the funder’s portal before submission; no unstated match waiver or unrestricted use of all expenses is assumed.
Letter of intent and subsequent steps
Begin with the Claneil Foundation grant portal. New applicants must create an account and existing organizations should log in to submit a letter of intent. The foundation anticipates LOI decisions by January 31, 2027; invited applicants then face a March 1, 2027 proposal deadline, followed by June 30, 2027 award notification. A letter of intent is an initial screening step, not a final grant award or a guarantee of invitation. Full account-gated LOI form fields are not publicly readable without applicant authentication.
Use the official Claneil Foundation Community Fund instructions as the controlling public source. Program details and 2027 Environment cycle checked against the foundation’s official current webpage on November 1, 2026.
Source verificationReferenced source · claneil.orgAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-01. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
