https://www.firedoll.org/home daily 1.0 2023-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/a67a0d64-c0d4-4a42-bc67-2d3c497a5991/iStock-1068078952.jpg Home - Focus areas We fund in five different focus areas: Community Development and Entrepreneurship, Immigrant Issues and Human Rights, Environmental Conservation, the Peace Process in the Middle East, and Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1630451592093-EGIZYRI777S57UNR4VF7/unsplash-image-glaaKI-5NEU.jpg Home - How to apply for a grant Our process is a simple one: determine your eligibility, apply if you’re eligible, follow-up with us if you receive a grant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1633548876161-H4X44KT9CL6MK8WF9641/unsplash-image-dKe9GgzS8Ek.jpg Home - Current grantees Learn about the organizations that have received grants from Firedoll Foundation. We believe these organizations are part of the solution. https://www.firedoll.org/overview daily 0.75 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1630451381129-VP3DWKWX2IWQ42895DJW/unsplash-image-e1u0YdAkh9k.jpg Overview - Information for Grant Seekers Given the fact that the Foundation is named after two of our cats, Fireworks and Dolly, we follow the feline aversion to regimentation; however, volume has forced us to become more formal in our procedures. Please review the eligibility process below, and please note that we have restricted new applications/LOIs in certain focus areas. Beginning in 2026, we have transitioned to an online application portal. If you are a current grantee, please check-in with your program officer to receive the link to submit your proposal and report. If you are a new applicant, please follow the directions for the Letter of Inquiry (LOI) process. https://www.firedoll.org/about daily 0.75 2024-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1630023375651-FLKIM6UM21BS3FDLAN8A/straus.jpg About Us - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1630023404415-WO5DZ79K6GF8A34JC8I9/melissa.jpg About Us - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/3c7a285c-60af-45cb-9e3f-3e8dee5fd644/Anna+Bio+Picture.jpg About Us - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1630023444769-VPUUKO0GXWE0FEVFXPGI/arlene-wong.jpg About Us - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1630023520554-2CI64T5QN2SWJDV5ZFID/foireworks-dolly.jpg About Us - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.firedoll.org/environmental-conservation-grantees daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1630016958151-K5DUF0FPLLU9IZC36O8G/unsplash-image-eB9BOYGSbQY.jpg Environmental Conservation Grantees - Current Grantees: Environmental Conservation Below are the grantees we’ve supported in the Environmental Conservation focus area in the past year. https://www.firedoll.org/contact daily 0.75 2021-08-26 https://www.firedoll.org/eligibility daily 0.75 2021-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1624484438415-WMYD82XTPZ3HWKSD2V0L/unsplash-image-TKE02PRu97k Eligibility - Eligibility They say the first step is the hardest. In our case, it’s true. While our assets tend to remain finite, applications increase in number - so our filtering process becomes more rigorous. If you meet our eligibility requirements below you can go on to the next step, sending a Letter of Inquiry. https://www.firedoll.org/areas-of-focus daily 0.75 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/0ef243f3-8b4d-4efb-87a0-d91f832cb80d/Event-169-of-550.jpg Areas of Focus - Community Development and Entrepreneurship We believe that the government has largely abdicated its responsibility in the area of community development. Although non-profit organizations should not be in the position of having to fill the gap, they are. Funders must step forward and provide these organizations with support. We focus our resources on supporting non-profits that work with vulnerable populations through safety-net services, reentry programs, entrepreneurship, and workforce development in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. In 2026, we are prioritizing the support of safety net organizations. Our Community Development program area has a restricted application process. Please refer to the Eligibility and Letter of Inquiry pages for more information. See our current grantees in this focus area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/a67a0d64-c0d4-4a42-bc67-2d3c497a5991/iStock-1068078952.jpg Areas of Focus - Immigrant Issues and Human Rights Immigration is a continuing source of vitality and rejuvenation of American society. We reject the anti-immigrant hysteria that swept the United States in the 1990’s, bringing with it the detention of thousands of immigrants. We support projects that provide alternatives to detention and advocate on behalf of detained immigrants and asylum seekers. We are especially inclined to support organizations providing legal aid to immigrants in detention, facing deportation, and/or seeking asylum. We make grants to human rights projects on behalf of vulnerable populations whose basic rights are being sacrificed by repressive governmental or religious policies or for the sake of global economic interests. Our Immigrant Issues/Human Rights program area has a restricted application process. The geographic focus for the immigration program area is Northern California, with an emphasis on Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Please refer to the Eligibility and Letter of Inquiry pages for more information. We are not accepting unsolicited requests/LOIs at this time. See our current grantees in this focus area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1624488900617-KY1Z3CNQRZYSFTHLGGK2/unsplash-image-eB9BOYGSbQY.jpg Areas of Focus - Environmental Conservation We have a sense of urgency about the state of the planet and the web of life of which we are all a part. As a result, we support a variety of approaches to preserving the environment, including legal action, environmental justice advocacy, scientific inquiry, and direct action. We do not fund environmental education. We are particularly interested in projects involving regional cooperation and those that combine conservation with environmentally sustainable development, giving local people a stake in conservation. In the Western United States we restrict our grantmaking to Northern California. We give grants on a range of issues from protection of old growth forests and rivers and the preservation of endangered species to pesticide reform and community action for clean air and water. Our Environmental Conservation program area has a restricted application process. Please refer to the Eligibility and Letter of Inquiry pages for more information. We are not accepting unsolicited requests/LOIs at this time. See our current grantees in this focus area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1624488927853-KD87MQW7CAALF0QWUVHO/unsplash-image-6PLB5SKWiIY.jpg Areas of Focus - The Peace Process in the Middle East We believe that both the Palestinian and Jewish people have a legitimate claim to their common homeland, and that a just and lasting resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is possible. The Firedoll Foundation funds organizations which agree that the people of Palestine and Israel have the right to share their ancient homeland in peace and security. Given the dire conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories at this time, our current funding focus is on humanitarian assistance, grassroots mobilization, and policy change in the West Bank and Gaza; support to organizations defending the internationally recognized human rights of the Palestinians living under occupation; and support of organizations working to end the Occupation. Please refer to the Eligibility and Letter of Inquiry pages for more information. See our current grantees in this focus area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/fdd73278-a5e5-4475-ba1f-6438bfc064f6/iStock-187801833.jpg Areas of Focus - Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury is an “orphan” disability in the United States. We have not come to grips with the numbers of survivors of TBI, and our knowledge of the physical, emotional, and economic impacts of this disability on individuals, their families, and society is sorely deficient. The Firedoll Foundation supports community-based, post-acute services for TBI survivors, especially programs that allow survivors to participate in and contribute to society, with a focus on Northern California. Please refer to the Eligibility and Letter of Inquiry pages for more information. See our current grantees in this focus area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1625594759668-3MA1HMFQ2L1NXPEM329I/unsplash-image-glaaKI-5NEU.jpg Areas of Focus - Geographic Areas of Interest We fund in five different focus areas and the specific geographic locations below. https://www.firedoll.org/letter-of-inquiry daily 0.75 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1624484594522-UW2MODRNPXREVSOX5PI8/unsplash-image-dKe9GgzS8Ek.jpg Letter of Inquiry - Letter of Inquiry Once you’ve determined that you’re eligible, you may submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI). Our next open solicitation period when we will accept LOIs is from January 5 to March 31, 2026. Please note we are transitioning to an online application portal. Please apply here. Please note that as a small foundation, our LOI process is very competitive and typically we can only request full proposals from a small percentage of the LOIs we receive. https://www.firedoll.org/proposal-guidelines daily 0.75 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1625248220896-A2VXGHPN9GAEKD5ZJ8CA/unsplash-image-CTivHyiTbFw.jpg Proposal Guidelines - Proposal Within about three months, we will decide whether to request a proposal from your LOI submission. If we request a proposal from you, it means we’re interested in your project but it doesn’t necessarily mean we're going to give you a grant. Please note we have transitioned to an online application portal. If you are a current grantee, please check-in with your program officer to receive the link to submit your proposal and report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1625253846217-NCKHY4X5HBH5DGZSA9SB/unsplash-image-glaaKI-5NEU.jpg Proposal Guidelines - Where to Send We have moved to an online grants portal. Please contact your program officer for the link and instructions on how to submit the proposal. You may also send questions to info@firedoll.org. https://www.firedoll.org/end-of-year-report daily 0.75 2025-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/a280fa70-3f37-40ef-a2dd-efcaa2a4e7f4/iStock-843530334.jpg End of Year Report - End-of-Year Report All current grantees of Firedoll Foundation should submit an End-of-Year Report when reapplying for funding. Please note we have transitioned to an online application portal. If you are a current grantee, please check-in with your program officer to receive the link to submit your report. https://www.firedoll.org/immigration-human-rights daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/a67a0d64-c0d4-4a42-bc67-2d3c497a5991/iStock-1068078952.jpg Immigration & Human Rights Grantees - Current Grantees: Immigration & Human Rights Below are the grantees we’ve supported in the Immigration and Human Rights focus area in the past year. https://www.firedoll.org/community-development-grantees daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/0ef243f3-8b4d-4efb-87a0-d91f832cb80d/Event-169-of-550.jpg Community Development Grantees - Current Grantees: Community Development Below are the grantees we’ve supported in the Community Development focus area in the past year. https://www.firedoll.org/middle-east-peace daily 0.75 2025-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/1630020500096-1BLQHE4H1WHG8QXUV09R/unsplash-image-6PLB5SKWiIY.jpg Middle East Peace Grantees - Current Grantees: Middle East Peace Below are the grantees we’ve supported in the Middle East Peace focus area in the past year. https://www.firedoll.org/traumatic-brain-injury daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cb93be327ec01feb0927af/fdd73278-a5e5-4475-ba1f-6438bfc064f6/iStock-187801833.jpg Traumatic Brain Injury Grantees - Current Grantees: Traumatic Brain Injury Below are the grantees we’ve supported in the Traumatic Brain Injury focus area in the past year. https://www.firedoll.org/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2021-11-02