
Together,
let's create change in your community.
A Community Thrives, a program funded by the Gannett Foundation and part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, invests in community-building initiatives across the country.
Have an idea? We want to hear it!
Submissions to our 2021 program will be available on June 1, 2021, at noon Eastern.
The fundraising phase of the program will take place from July 19 – August 13 with recipients being announced on September 30.
You have ideas. We have ways to make them happen. Let’s do this!
A Community Thrives is a grantmaking and crowdfunding program from the USA TODAY NETWORK, which includes USA TODAY and Gannett’s hundreds of local media brands.
Supported by the Gannett Foundation, the program offers an opportunity for you to share your great ideas for how to improve your community. We provide a national platform, a way to get your neighbors, friends, family, and peers excited to support your ideas, and most importantly a chance at $2,000,000 in grants to get them off the ground running.
National Project Grant Recipients
2019
2018
2017
Local Operating Grant Recipients
2019
State | Nonprofit Name |
AZ | Alwun House Foundation |
AZ | Gilbert Historical Society, Inc. |
AZ | Liberty Wildlife Inc. |
AZ | Musica Nova Inc. DBA Musica Nova Orchestra |
AZ | Raising Hope Dogs |
CA | Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County |
CA | College OPTIONS, Inc. |
DC | Calvary Women’s Services |
DC | DC SCORES |
DC | Homeless Children’s Playtime Project |
DC | L’Arche Greater Washington D.C. |
DE | Delaware Center for Horticulture |
FL | Autism Pensacola, Inc. |
FL | Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties, Inc. |
FL | Brevard Humane Society (Central Brevard Humane Society) |
FL | Green Gables at Historic Riverview Village, Inc. |
FL | Helping Animals Live and Overcome, Inc. |
FL | LEAD Brevard, Inc. |
FL | Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, Inc. |
FL | Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida |
FL | Saint Martin de Porres Outreach Ministries |
FL | Studer Community Institute |
FL | The FoolProof Foundation, Inc. |
FL | The Immokalee Foundation, Inc. |
IA | Civic Music Association of Des Moines |
IA | Everybody Wins-Iowa, Inc. |
IA | Highland Park Community Church |
IA | Highland Park Community Development Association |
IN | Cardinal Greenways |
IN | Edna Martin Christian Center |
IN | Fair Haven Foundation, Inc. |
IN | Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. |
IN | Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library |
IN | Midtown Indianapolis, Inc. |
IN | RightFit, Inc. |
IN | Second Helpings, Inc. |
KY | Critically Loved |
KY | Metro United Way, Inc. |
LA | Rays of Sunshine |
MI | Anidaso 360 Corporation |
MI | CARES of Farmington Hills |
MI | Childrens Center of Wayne County, Inc. |
MI | Community Action House |
MI | Focus: HOPE |
MI | Friends of City Hall |
MI | LAHC-Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities |
MI | MECCA Development Corporation |
MI | Potter Park Zoological Society |
MI | Winning Futures |
MN | Crow River Trail Guards |
MN | HomeFront Resource Center |
MO | Care to Learn |
MO | FosterAdopt Connect |
MO | u school |
MS | Midtown Partners, Inc. |
NC | Western Carolina Rescue Ministries |
NJ | Eva’s Village |
NJ | Interfaith Neighbors, Inc. |
NJ | LADACIN Network, Inc. |
NJ | Lunch Break, Inc. |
NJ | Metuchen Downtown Alliance |
NJ | Push to Walk a New-Jersey Non Profit Corporation |
NJ | Puzzle Farms |
NJ | The Center for Great Expectations |
NM | Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico |
NY | 13thirty Cancer Connect, Inc. |
NY | Broome County Council of Churches |
NY | Chemung County Performing Arts, Inc. DBA Clemens Center |
NY | Cooperative Extension Association in the State of NY Monroe County |
NY | David Hochstein Memorial Music School |
NY | Endicott Performing Arts Center |
NY | Finger Lakes Toy Library, Inc. |
NY | Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library |
NY | Glynwood Center, Inc. |
NY | Red Hook Community Center, Inc. |
NY | Refugees Helping Refugees |
NY | St. Thomas Aquinas College |
NY | The Youth Mental Health Project |
OH | Adopt A Class Foundation |
OH | BBB Center for Ethics |
OH | Lydia’s House Inc. |
OH | The Warrior Meditations Foundation DBA Save A Warrior |
PA | Pal’s Park under Philanthropic Endeavors |
SD | Ground Works |
TN | BOOK EM |
TN | Carpenter’s Square |
TN | Center for Living and Learning, Inc. CLLNOperations.LLC |
TN | Clarksville Kiwanis Foundation |
TN | EAST TENNESSEE PERMACULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
TN | Girls Write Nashville |
TN | Middle Tennessee State University |
TN | Mooresburg Community Association |
TN | Nashville IDD Housing Group DBA Our Place Nashville |
TN | STAR Center |
TX | Concho Valley Home for Girls, Inc. |
TX | Interfaith Ministries of Wichita Falls, Inc. |
TX | Rise School of Corpus Christi |
VA | Alexandria-Fairfax Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund |
VA | Camp Quest, Inc. |
VA | Fairfax Library Foundation, Inc. |
VA | Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta |
VT | Flynn Center for the Performing Arts |
VT | United Way of Northwest Vermont, Inc. |
WA | Low Income Housing Institute |
WI | CREATE Portage County, Inc. |
WI | Penfield Children’s Center |
WI | Street Angels, Inc. |
WI | The Haven of Manitowoc County, Inc. |
Top Fundraisers & Bonus Challenge Recipients
2019
State | Nonprofit Name |
AZ | Music Nova |
AZ | St. Dominic Savio Academy |
CA | CASA of Monterey County |
CA | Mannakin Theater and Dance |
CA | Spread the Vote |
DC | Center for Inspired Teaching |
FL | Foolproof Foundation |
GA | Heartbound Ministries |
IA | St. Mary's Catholic School |
IN | Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library |
IN | Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities |
MD | Association of Writers & Writing Programs |
MD | Jewish Foundation for Group Homes |
NJ | Cancer Support Community Central New Jersey |
NY | 13thirty Cancer Connect |
NY | Gullotta House |
NY | Pied Piper Children's Theater of NYC |
OR | Oregon Children's Foundation |
SD | makeSPACE (fiscally sponsored by Spread the Tunes) |
TN | Book'em |
TN | Franklin Tomorrow |
TN | Girls Write Nashville |
TN | MADE for Our Youth |
TN | Star Center |
VA | College Access Fairfax |
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2018
State | Nonprofit Name |
FL | Independence Landing |
NY | 13thirty Cancer Connect |
CO | CrossPurpose |
NJ | Montclair Film |