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Since 1998, ECCF and our family of donors have proudly awarded 12,863 grants totaling $106 million to nonprofit organizations in and beyond Essex County.

ECCF grants are either donor-advised or public through a competitive program where eligible nonprofits may apply. ECCF funds that offer competitive grant programs each provide a unique purpose, requirements and deadlines to help nonprofits determine eligibility.

competitive grant programs

Grant Guidelines	Deadline	Type of Support	Geographic Region
Behavioral Health Partnership Grants	Feb. 11	Behavioral Health systems	Essex County
NiSource Charitable Foundation Fund for Merrimack Valley	Sept. 24	Programs	Preference given to Andover, Lawrence and North Andover. Others, see guidelines.
Dee & King Webster Fund for Greater Lawrence	Sept. 17	Educational and out-of-school time opportunities for youth	Lawrence, Methuen and Andover, MA
Greater Lawrence Community Fund	Oct. 1	Essential needs	Lawrence, Andover, North Andover and Methuen
Essex County Land and Environment Initiative	Oct. 15	Projects or programs	Organizations serving residents of Essex County
The Women's Fund of Essex County	Jan. 10	Women and girls	Essex County
Greater Lawrence Summer Fund	Mar. 15	Summer programs	Lawrence, Methuen, North Andover, Andover
North Shore Community Health Network	April 23	Community Health Improvement	Beverly, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Rockport, Topsfield, Wenham, Danvers, Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Peabody, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott.
Greater Newburyport Fund for the Blind	May 3	Programs and services	Amesbury, Byfield, Newbury, Newburyport, Salisbury, and West Newbury
F1rst Jobs	May 1	Summer teen employment	North Shore - see guidelines
Merrimack Valley Municipal Business Development and Recovery Fund	Rolling	Municipal initiatives for Business	Andover, Lawrence, North Andover
Fund for Excellence in Essex County	TBD	Capacity Building	Essex County
Creative County Initiative Partnership Grants	Closed for 2021	Public art, creative placemaking and other special projects	Essex County
Essex County COVID-19 Response Fund - Food Systems Resiliency Partnerships Grants	Closed for 2021	Food system support	Essex County