General Operating Support (GOS)
Available only to nonprofits with 75% or more of the population it serves residing in the 20-town region served by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the Valley Community Foundation.
General Operating Support is defined as a grant made to further the general mission and work of an organization, rather than for a specific purpose or project. General Operating Support gives nonprofits flexibility to direct their spending where it is needed most and allows greater focus on achieving an organization’s mission.
The 2025 application process is closed.
One-year and multi-year grants
- Grants are available for terms of one, two or three years.
Eligibility
Applicants must serve people within the Community Foundation twenty-town region and meet The Foundation's minimum eligibility requirements. Organizations receiving a current GOS grant that ends later than Dec. 31, 2025 may not apply.
To be eligible for a GOS grant, organizations must also meet the following criteria:
- A minimum of three years continuous active programming.
- A published giveGreater.org® profile.
- An operating budget of $100,000 or more.
- Applicants with a fiscal sponsor must have an independent local advisory board or board of directors.
- Applicants who have received a grant from either The Community Foundation or the Valley Community Foundation in the previous three years must be up to date with all reporting requirements.
- Applicants have not also applied for a Small Grant from The Community Foundation (organizations can apply for either a Small Grant or a Responsive Grant, not both).
Additional document needed to complete your application:
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