Vela Foundation Grant

The Vela Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation focused on promoting improved nutrition and wellness in underserved communities. It achieves this by supporting entrepreneurial programs that provide nutrition education and improve access to healthy foods.

Type of Support

Overview

The grant program aims to support projects and initiatives that align with its broader goals of enhancing nutrition and wellness in underserved areas. Specifically, it seeks to fund entrepreneurial programs that are dedicated to nutrition education and increasing access to healthy foods, thereby addressing health disparities in low-income communities.

Eligibility

Organization's Location
USA
Program Location
MA (Barnstable County, Bristol County, Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Suffolk County), NH (Rockingham County, Strafford County)
Organization Type
Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Organization Budget And Years
Organization's annual budget is less than 5M
Other
  • Organizations with annual operating budgets of approximately $5 million or less
  • Serve people in the Greater Boston area (roughly defined as within Route 128)
  • Serve in the Gateway Cities of Brockton, Chelsea, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, New Bedford, and Cape Cod
not specified

Submission

Review Criteria

Priority is afforded to entities operating with annual budgets below $3 million. Additionally, organizations serving in economically underserved areas are favored.

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