Unsolicited Grant Applications

Overview

The J.W. Couch Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in the United States in the areas of preservation, education, and wellness. For 2025, unsolicited grant applications are accepted in the following focus areas: animal well-being, including organizations that nurture compassion and respect for all living animals; early childhood education, with a focus on schools that provide young children with a creative and balanced approach to education; teachers, with a focus on teams helping teachers succeed in educating future generations; and getting outside, including organizations that facilitate and encourage more outdoor activities that help create healthier communities.

2025 Annual Grant Focus
Each year, we seek to partner and support non-profit organizations making an impact in the focus areas listed below. We only accept unsolicited grant applications from select areas of focus that are highlighted in the list. 

We do not have any geographic restrictions on where any nonprofit is located or operates. Our foundation will prospect all other charitable programs and areas of focus that are not currently accepting unsolicited applications.

Focus areas include: 

1. Preservation:
   1. Historical Preservation
   2. Wildlife Conservation
   3. Food & Waste Management
   4. Animal Wellbeing (2025 focus)
      We are dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations that nurture compassion and respect for all living animals. We must have animal-focused organizations that advocate for animal rights and provide humane treatment across all spectrums.
2. Education: 
   1. Early Childhood Education (2025 focus) 
      We are looking for schools that are providing young children with a creative and balanced approach to education. Things we love in early childhood curriculums:

• Life Skills

• Collaboration With Their Peers and Teachers

• Having Fun

• Montessori Teachings

• Project Based Teachings

• Diversity

• More Time Outside

• Less Screen Time

  1. 21st-Century Education
     We are looking for schools that teach students the essential 21st-century skills needed for the future:
• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
• Agility and adaptability
• Effective oral and written communication
• Initiative and entrepreneurship
• Ability to access and analyze information
• Curiosity and imagination
  1. Teachers \ Teacher Support (2025 focus)
     Teachers are essential to providing children with the best possible education. We must invest in their future and are always looking for teams that help them succeed in educating future generations. 

1. Wellness: 
   1. Mental Health
   2. Digital Wellbeing
   3. Get Outside (2025 focus)
      Being outside can improve memory, fight depression, lower blood pressure, and more! We support organizations that facilitate and encourage more outdoor activities that help create healthier communities. 
   4. Mentorship

We meet twice a year to review new grant applications. 
09.26.25 Grant Applications Due
10.17.25 3rd Quarter Review Deadline

How to apply: Complete and submit this application within one of the quarterly deadline windows. You will be contacted by a foundation representative should more information be needed and/or if the application has been approved.

Awards: While award amounts are not disclosed on the sponsor’s website, the foundation has awarded $2M–$2.4M annually, distributed among approximately 30 organizations, suggesting that individual grants often fall in the $50K–$100K+ range.