Economic Opportunity Grant Program

The Nasdaq Foundation will accept grant requests from:

• Organizations designated as tax-exempt according to §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
• A for-profit business or consultant acting on behalf of a qualified tax-exempt entity or through a fiscal sponsor that is tax-exempt. Please note that if the grant is awarded, a representative of the tax-exempt entity must sign the grant agreement, and the grant will be paid to the tax-exempt entity.

Entities specifically ineligible for Foundation support include:

• For-profit businesses – generally, entities not designated as tax-exempt according to §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
• Entities and individuals designated as “disqualified persons” as defined in §4946 of the Internal Revenue Service code.
• Former grant recipients who did not fulfill the terms of a previous grant from the Nasdaq Foundation or another tax-exempt entity.
• Organizations that present a potential conflict of interest with Nasdaq, Inc., Nasdaq Philanthropic Foundation, Inc. or any of their officers or directors

Expressions of Interest will be accepted bi-annually before two deadlines in 2026—February 13 and July 31. More information about the timeline can be found in our grant guidelines.

Reasonable overhead costs may be included in the grant request but must be specified.

Unless otherwise specified and agreed upon, all grants have one-year terms. The Nasdaq Foundation will consider a multiple-year commitment if the grant seeker can demonstrate the necessity or benefit of multiple-year funding in the grant proposal.

There is no limit as to the number of Expression of Interests a single entity may submit at one time.

For questions about the Economic Opportunity Grant Program, contact us at foundation@nasdaq.com.