2025 Grantmaking

We have committed to funding $500,000 in grants in 2025
through our new Empowerment Grant program.

Empowerment Grants

We will accept applications on a rolling basis from April 1–30, 2025.

Click here to view the 2025 Empowerment Grant Guidelines. (Document forthcoming.)


Empowerment Grants will be awarded to eligible organizations in the range of $5,000-$10,000 per year for two years for organizations with operating budgets between $50,000-$1 million per year, and in the range of $10,000-$25,000 per year for two years for organizations with operating budgets between $1 million-$15 million per year.


PBF will accept Applications on a rolling basis from 9:00 AM EST on April 1, 2025, until 5:00 PM EST on April 30, 2025.

In 2025, Empowerment Grants will provide flexible funding support for two years for programs, projects, or initiatives that align with at least one of our newly revised funding priority areas. Grants must demonstrate community enhancement and meaningful impact over the grant term.

Signature Grants

PBF will not be accepting Signature Grant applications in 2025 while we focus on the launch of our new Empowerment Grant Program.

The Signature Grant program emphasizes sustainable community enhancement, meaningful impact, and long-term change. We seek to build relationships with organizations that have the capacity and drive to facilitate the creation or expansion of programs that address the chronic problems impacting quality of life in our communities. Signature Grants will provide multi-year, flexible funding support paid out over one, two, or three years for bold, innovative programs that propose solutions to these problems.


PBF will not be accepting Signature Grant applications in 2025 while we focus on the launch of our new Empowerment Grant Program.

Important Instructions for submitting a request

  • Please read the Guidelines and follow all instructions and deadlines carefully. Failure to follow directions may result in requests being denied.
  • All requests must be submitted through PBF's Salesforce portal.
  • Ensure all required documents are attached. Only complete applications will be reviewed.
  • Late submissions will not be accepted. No changes or additions will be accepted after submission.
  • PLEASE NOTE: Requests will not be accepted from organizations with active grants from PBF. We must also be in receipt of all progress reports from previous grants.

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Questions?

The Provident Bank Foundation team is here to help.

We know that applying for grants takes significant time and effort. Our goal is to be open and transparent and to provide you with as much information as possible about the application process up front. If there's something on our website or in our guidelines that is unclear, please contact us. We are happy to help.