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About the Trust

Purpose

The Corina Higginson Trust makes grants to organizations based in or benefiting the greater Washington Metropolitan area. The Trust’s goals are:

to increase opportunities for individuals for the purpose of improvement and development of their capabilities;
to provide relief of the poor, distressed, and underprivileged;
to promote social welfare by organizations designed to accomplish any of the above purposes or to lessen neighborhood tensions;
to enhance opportunities for education about the arts and about the environment; and
to eliminate prejudice and discrimination; or
to defend civil rights secured by law.

Strategic Grantmaking

The Corina Higginson Trust is always working towards being more strategic in its grantmaking. When applying, pay particular attention to the Trust’s stated purpose and target audience. Typical grant awards are about $5,000 to $7,500. LOIs and proposals must be submitted via our online portal. The format generally follows the Common Grant Application outlined by the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers. The Trust does not fund scholarships or brick and mortar projects.

Application Instructions

Instructions for LOI

Any organization may submit a Letter of Intent (LOI).

The Corina Higginson Trust only accepts applications via its web-based proposal submission portal.

When applying, please pay particular attention to the Trust’s stated purpose, and target audience when preparing your application – keeping in mind that the trust does not fund scholarship or brick and mortar projects. The Trust rarely funds at levels higher than $7,500. You can submit a request for more, but we strongly suggest that your project be “scalable” in that case, so that it’s clear to the Trustees that a smaller grant would still be meaningful. Ready to apply?

Apply Now!

If you have any questions or have trouble accessing our system, please email info@corinahigginsontrust.org. We are happy to provide support for you during the application process, so please let us know if you need assistance.

Application Deadlines

Spring Deadlines

LOIs due on the first Friday in January (if the first Friday is a holiday, the due date is the following Monday)
Proposals due in March (specific date disclosed in proposal invitation)
Grants Issued in June

Fall Deadlines

LOIs due on the first Friday in July (if the first Friday is a holiday, the due date is the following Monday)
Proposals due in October (specific date disclosed in proposal invitation)
Grants Issued in December

Grant Reporting

After you have received a grant, you will need to submit a report one year after the funds have been administered. Reports are required to be submitted via the online portal.