Irvine Foundation Helps Nonprofits Adjust

Only current Irvine grantees are eligible for the Irvine grants, and they will only go to the most forward-thinking, proactive of those grantees.

Other foundations are also making grants to make sure that the nonprofit sector remains as strong as possible through this recession.

San Francisco Foundation started its Nonprofit Transitions Fund in April. It dedicated $250,000 to help struggling nonprofits explore whether it makes most sense to restructure, merge with another organization or close altogether, and if it makes sense to close, how to do so while inflicting minimal damage. Its grants range from $10,000 to $30,000, and a second fund has been approved for this fiscal year.