| Today, The J.M. Kaplan Fund, a New York-based family foundation, is pleased to announce the launch of the 2017 edition of The J.M.K. Innovation Prize. As in 2015, the Prize’s inaugural year, up to ten Prizes will be awarded in 2017 to support early stage ideas addressing our country’s most pressing social and environmental issues.
Prize recipients will each receive up to three years of support at $50,000 per year, as well as a $25,000 “bank” of funds available for technical assistance or targeted project expenses, making a total award of $175,000. Specifically, the Prize seeks to support social innovation in the fields of the environment, heritage conservation and social justice. Please help us to spread the word by sharing this announcement with fitting organizations and your broader network. In 2015, we received 1,138 applications from 45 of 50 states. With your assistance, we hope to again attract high quality applications from exceptional idealists from across the country.
The application deadline is April 28, 2017. Please visit www.jmkfund.org or emailjmkinnovationprize@jmkfund.org for additional information. |