Attention fund holders: during the first week of October, The Dayton Foundation will be transitioning to a new accounting system. This is an internal update and will not affect your gift-giving, grantmaking or access to Donor Express. Thank you in advance for your patience as we work to serve you better!

Greenlight Grants

These small quick grants are awarded quarterly for special projects, program expansions, capital improvements or capacity building. This competitive grant opportunity is designed to fund qualified grant requests from $500 to $7,500. All applicants will be notified within two weeks of the deadline as to whether or not a grant has been awarded.

The application is available on the Foundation’s new grants application portal.

Deadlines: December 1, 2023, March 1, 2024, June 3, 2024, September 2, 2024, December 2, 2024