SVP Boston Opens 2026 Consulting Grant Round: Seeking Nonprofits Ready to Scale Their Impact in Greater Boston

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August 20, 2025

SVP Boston Opens 2026 Consulting Grant Round: Seeking Nonprofits Ready to Scale Impact in Greater Boston

Boston, MA — Social Venture Partners Boston (SVP Boston) will begin accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) for its 2026 Consulting Grant Round on August 20, 2025, inviting local nonprofits focused on economic mobility to apply for a high-value pro bono consulting engagement designed to strengthen organizational capacity and scale impact.

In 2025-2026, SVP Boston will select four nonprofits to partner with an SVP Engagement Team—a dedicated group of experienced consultants and professionals—who will work collaboratively with the organization’s leadership over a 12-month period, with the option to extend to 24 months. This engagement, valued at $250,000, includes strategic, operational, and fundraising strategy support tailored to each grantee’s needs.

“We’re looking for organizations with bold visions for advancing economic mobility,” said Karin Cassel Mitterando, Executive Director of SVP Boston. “Through this grant, we help strong nonprofits become even stronger—poised to grow sustainably and deepen their impact across Greater Boston.”

What Grantees Receive

SVP Boston’s consulting support includes customized, hands-on assistance in areas such as:

• Strategic Planning

• Financial Strategy

• Fundraising Strategy

• Board Governance

• Communications

• Organizational Development

  
  

In addition to this capacity-building support, grantees become eligible for unrestricted financial grants of no less than $5,000 after six months, subject to organizational need, engagement progress, and review by SVP Boston’s Investment Committee.

Eligibility Criteria

To be considered, applicants must:

• Be a registered 501(c)(3) public charity

• Have an annual operating budget ideally between $500,000 and $3 million

• Serve constituents primarily in Greater Boston

• Focus on economic mobility through food security, housing access, education, or workforce development

• Demonstrate readiness to scale impact and improve sustainability

• Have a leadership team open to collaboration and change

• Commit fully to a yearlong, intensive engagement with SVP Boston

  
  

SVP Boston does not accept applications from government agencies, public schools, or organizations that promote religious ideology or discriminate based on race, immigration status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Key Dates

• August 20, 2025: Application portal opens

• September 3, 2025: Q&A Zoom Call for interested applicants (details in the grant portal)

• September 19, 2025, by 5:00 PM: LOI submission deadline

• September 26, 2025: Semi-finalists invited to submit full application

• October 16, 2025, by 5:00 PM: Full application deadline

• October 17 – December 1, 2025: Finalist interviews and evaluation

• December 16, 2025: Award announcements

• 2026: Grantee engagements begin

  
  

About Social Venture Partners Boston

Social Venture Partners Boston is a venture philanthropy nonprofit that pairs pro bono consulting with unrestricted grant funding to help early-stage nonprofits scale their impact. Since 2002, SVP Boston has invested over $5 million in funding and tens of thousands of hours in professional consulting for more than 30 of Greater Boston’s most promising nonprofits.

SVP Boston is part of SVP International, a global network of over 3,400 engaged philanthropists across 40+ affiliate cities, collectively contributing more than $70 million to nearly 1,000 nonprofits worldwide.

Learn More and Apply

The online application portal will open on August 20, 2025. To learn more or begin the application process, visit svpboston.org or contact Karin Cassel Mitterando at karin@svpboston.org.

Now is the time to strengthen your organization, grow your reach, and deepen your impact. Join us in building a stronger, more equitable Greater Boston.