Qualifications/Criteria

The annual award is for one (1) grant of $100,000.  You may request funds for capital expense(s) and/or programmatic expenses to help your organization achieve its mission.  Proposals exclusively to fund salaries, advertising, marketing or ongoing operating expenses will not be considered.  A Million Matters does not fund endowments or contribute to ongoing or new capital campaigns.​

Grant seeker's proposal must be submitted by Monday, January 15, 2024.​

The organization may not be a religious institution or a private educational institution. Organizations with religious affiliations may qualify for a grant from A Million Matters only if they hold a separate IRS 501(c)(3) designation from their affiliated religious organization.  All grant requests must be non-secular.

The organization must serve the following metro-Atlanta area counties: Fulton, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, and/or Gwinnett counties.

The annual operating budget for your organization should be between $500,000 and $5,000,000.

Past recipients of a single $100,000 from A Million Matters grant may not apply for a grant for ten years.

The organization must have had its 501(c)(3) status for a minimum of three (3) years.

Please note: if the project budget (capital and/or programmatic) exceeds $100,000, we require an explanation of how the organization plans to raise the additional funds above our $100,000 award and/or disclose existing funds already raised for this project.  If the project budget (capital and/or programmatic expenses) is less than $100,000, you may submit a request for several items totaling $100,000 that will help fulfill your mission.

Grants must be used exclusively for the project stated in the A Million Matters acceptance letter, and grant funds should be used within a one-year period from the time funds are disbursed to the organization. Grant recipients will be asked to submit brief project updates to A Million Matters 6 and 12 months after the grant award.