Cyrus Eaton Foundation

Grant Criteria:

• We only consider applications from nonprofit organizations with a section 501(c)(3) tax status, or from a Registered Canadian Charity.

• We only consider applicants from Northeast Ohio and Pugwash, Nova Scotia. If your organization falls outside of this geographic scope, no matter how worthwhile it may be, we cannot consider it for funding.

• We only consider grant proposals for efforts in the following categories:

  1. sustainable environments

  2. social justice

  3. cultural enrichment

  4. peaceful coexistence

• We typically fund organizations that  

• are small or newly-established

• are innovative 

• lack support from larger funders

• In addition, we support

  • The United States Group of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, which were of paramount importance to Cyrus and Anne Eaton.

  • The historic Thinkers Lodge, where Cyrus Eaton hosted the first Pugwash Conference of Science and World Affairs:

    • Thinkers Lodge Historic Site

    • Thinkers Lodge History Website

• The Cyrus Eaton Foundation typically distributes approximately $160,000 over two funding cycles per year.  See grant cycle information . Grants range from $1000 to $5000. In rare circumstances we may be able to consider “High Impact Grants” of $5000 to $15,000.