Regional — Joe Burrow Foundation 2026 Do Good Grants, Cycle Two (Project Budgets Up to $10,000; December 1)

Joe Burrow Foundation 2026 Do Good Grants: Cycle Two

The Joe Burrow Foundation supports new, sustainable projects addressing children’s mental health and families’ food insecurity, prioritizing the Greater Cincinnati area (Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Athens, Ohio. The funder’s 2026 Cycle Two application window opens November 2, 2026 and closes December 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Funding decisions are scheduled for December 15, 2026.

Applicant-level funding

Proposals with total project budgets up to $10,000 are eligible for consideration, for projects to be completed within three years. This is the funder’s project-budget eligibility ceiling, not a guaranteed award amount or published lower bound. An individual grant award amount or total Cycle Two funding pool is not separately guaranteed or published.

Who may apply

Applicants must represent a nonprofit, public charity, public college, K–12 school or district, community support organization, or eligible governmental institution with the necessary nonprofit/administrative sponsor and documentation. The applicant must operate within the continental United States and serve communities in Greater Cincinnati, Baton Rouge and/or Athens, Ohio. The funder does not make grants directly to individuals. A qualified sponsoring entity is responsible for administering an approved project.

Supported and excluded work

Projects should create new pathways for youth mental-health protection or reducing family food insecurity, with measurable community impact and a sustainable design. The funder does not accept applications for additional funding of pre-existing programs or proposals including indirect costs. Its published exclusions include needs assessments, program evaluations, conferences, scholarships, capital projects, travel and capital construction. No separate universal cash-matching percentage or reimbursement rate is stated in the official 2026 instructions. Approved grantees must provide mid-year and annual reporting, and may be asked to participate in evaluation site visits.

Application and documentation

Submit a full proposal only through the online form at the Joe Burrow Foundation official Do Good Grant application page; the official 2026 PDF application preview is for planning and cannot be submitted. Prepare organizational EIN, IRS nonprofit-status letter, current board list, program details and outcomes, proposal budget and grant request, most recent audited financial statement, current income statement and balance sheet, and other organization/project information listed in the form. Governmental institutions should supply affiliation proof and appropriate staff or board list. The form requests applicant organizational history, finances, population served, goals and metrics, and a certifying signature. The foundation discourages direct inquiries to its board about submitted proposals.

Official web guidance and the 2026 application-preview document checked November 2, 2026. Applicant eligibility and cost restrictions above come from the funder’s controlling 2026 Cycle Two instructions.