We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in New York. We provide funding through partnerships with local organizations working with children and youth around the world. Our grants are offered to empower children and youth through the provision of quality formal education, gender equity and capacity building, offering “a chance in life” and promoting their full potential.
We are committed to selecting partners who align with our values and our mission, and those organizations who are impacting the lives of at-risk children and youth. We use the following eligibility criteria and selection guidelines to help us keep this commitment.
We are committed to selecting partners who align with our values and our mission, and those organizations who are impacting the lives of at-risk children and youth. We use the following eligibility criteria and selection guidelines to help us keep this commitment.
We partner with organizations who:
- Are officially registered in their country as non-profit or non-governmental organization.
- Live in the community where they serve.
- Work with at-risk children and youth supporting or offering formal education.
- Have been serving at-risk children and youth for at least 5 years.
- Are constantly learning and looking for ways to getting better at what they do.
- Have the technical capacity to carry out development projects focused on achieving results.
- Understand that they can have greater impact working in collaboration with other organizations.
- Focus on one or all of our thematic areas: Education, Gender Equity and Youth Empowerment.
- Protect the children and youth they serve through a Child Protection Policy or agree to develop one.
We want to make sure that our grants make a real difference in the lives of at-risk children and youth.
For this reason, we are especially interested in organizations that:
For this reason, we are especially interested in organizations that:
- Empower at-risk children and youth through formal education.
- Are orienting all their actions and using their resources towards achieving clearly defined and demonstrable results (Results-Based Management).
- Measure the impact of their work and are open to improve their systems and procedures.
- Understand the power of collaborative work and are including different stakeholders to achieve change.
- Offer a safe environment for the development of children and youth, and this is regulated by codes of conduct for staff, volunteers and visitors.
- Take into account the Sustainable Development Goals and seek to contribute towards their achievement.
We don't support organizations that:
- Do not work directly with at-risk children and youth in formal education.
- In policy or in practice, discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation.
- Serve political campaigns, lobbying efforts, or require adherence to or conversion to religious doctrine purposes.
- Request funds as loans to profit individuals, for personal scholarships, for endowment or reduction of debt.
For our Partners
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Our funding cycle has two phases:
Phase 1: Grant Abstract Papers (GAPs): are open from May 1 through June 30, every year. Successful applicants will be invited to the next phase. Phase 2: Full Proposal Forms (FPFs): are open from September 15 through November 30, every year. Decisions on Full Proposals will be notified in early December. |
We only accept applications from our already-established partners (If you have not previously received grants from A Chance In Life, please refer to the guidelines above). Our grant management process is a competitive one. Being a partner does not mean that grant proposals are automatically approved. All proposals are evaluated on the basis of content quality, alignment to our mission and the issues being addressed by the partner.
