Daily Featured Foundation - 12/8/25

12/8/2025

Here is today’s featured foundation.

The Nord Family Foundation

Website: https://www.nordff.org/

Mission & Purpose: To build community through support of projects that bring opportunity to the under-served, strengthen the social net, and improve the quality of life. The foundation is committed to strengthening families and children.

Broad Funding Guidelines: While they have a national footprint based on where family members live, their primary giving is heavily concentrated in Lorain County, Ohio. They also make grants in Columbia, SC, Denver, CO, and Penn Yan, NY. They fund broadly across Arts and Culture, Civic Affairs, Education, and Health and Social Services. Their online grant application is open year-round with specific board review dates.

Featured Opportunity: The foundation is particularly interested in projects that address the root causes of social problems rather than just treating symptoms. They are willing to take risks on innovative pilot programs that have the potential to be scaled or replicated in other communities.

Recommendation: A social service agency in Lorain County, Ohio, that is launching a new initiative to support at-risk youth or families and needs seed funding to prove the concept works.