Prospective Grantees

Sponsorships
We do not provide funding for sponsorships for activities, events, or programs

Individuals
We do not provide grants, donations, or personal loans to individuals

Religious Focused Requests
We do not provide funding for inherently religious purposes. However, we do provide funding to faith-based organizations applying for non-religious charitable purposes and that do not require religious participation from those they serve.

To be eligible to apply for funding, your organization:

• Must be a US nonprofit organization with current 501(c)3 status or an Irish Registered Charity.
• Must be headquartered in and primarily serve one of the counties listed in our geographic focus area, or provide a unique service in one of these counties.
• Must not require religious participation from those you serve

The Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation focuses its funding in Northeast Indiana, County Mayo, Ireland, and Ohio’s Wayne and Seneca counties. Visit our Where We Invest page to learn more.

The Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation invites new organizations and returning grantees to submit preliminary proposals for review on a quarterly basis. Organizations with the strongest preliminary proposals are invited to submit full applications. Both the preliminary proposal and application stages are competitive, and we unfortunately are not able to support every funding request.

New Organizations
If your organization meets our eligibility criteria and is new to the Glaze Foundation, please fill out this form to assess alignment. We will follow up within two weeks to offer guidance on potential alignment. If we perceive alignment, we will provide next steps ahead of our next grant round. The next grant round open to new organizations will take place in spring of 2027.

Returning Grantees
Current and past grantees should contact Lyndsey Glaze directly at lyndsey@glazefoundation.org to discuss additional funding requests.

Grantmaking Schedule Update
Starting in 2027, the Glaze Foundation will shift from quarterly giving to holding two grant rounds per year, one in the spring and one in the fall. We will share additional details on our funding priorities, process, and key dates for our 2027 grant cycles in late 2026.

Please keep in mind that we do not accept unsolicited proposals by email or mail and may not respond to these materials.

To ask a general question, write us at info@glazefoundation.org.

If your organization is interested in funding, is new to the Glaze Foundation, and meets our eligibility criteria, please fill out this form to assess alignment. We will follow up within two weeks.

Keep in mind that we do not accept unsolicited proposals by email or mail and may not respond to these materials.