Grants for Domestic Violence Shelters
If you run a domestic violence shelter or program, this page is your starting point. Bespoke Grants tracks 106 foundations that fund domestic violence shelters — together $704.7M in recent grants. Below are the most active funders. Every one links to a public funder overview, and Bespoke Grants will rank all 106 against your organization's specific mission and location. One lifetime free search includes up to three sourced matches; further searches and the full workflow are $19/month. No credit card is needed for the preview.
Foundations that fund domestic violence shelters
Ranked by total recent giving. Click any funder for its public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.
| # | Foundation | Based in | Annual giving |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard G Buffett Foundation | Decatur, IL | $128.1M |
| 2 | The Grainger Foundation Inc | Lake Forest, IL | $82.9M |
| 3 | California Firefighters Benefit Trust | Los Angeles, CA | $80.8M |
| 4 | Clean Air Now Coalition | Sausalito, CA | $54.1M |
| 5 | Caterpillar Foundation | Peoria, IL | $37.9M |
| 6 | The Asia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $27.4M |
| 7 | The Progressive Insurance Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $18.4M |
| 8 | The Colorado Trust | Denver, CO | $15.7M |
| 9 | The Usaa Foundation Inc | San Antonio, TX | $15.1M |
| 10 | Tanana Chiefs Conference | Fairbanks, AK | $14.7M |
| 11 | Carroll County Volunteer Emergency | Westminster, MD | $12.3M |
| 12 | The Peddie School | Hightstown, NJ | $9.1M |
| 13 | The Pg&e Corporation Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $8.6M |
| 14 | Steve and Sharron Macdonald Family | La Jolla, CA | $8.0M |
| 15 | American Leadership Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $8.0M |
| 16 | Midamerican Energy Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $7.1M |
| 17 | The Aopa Foundation Inc | Frederick, MD | $6.5M |
| 18 | Bokf Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $6.0M |
| 19 | The Offield Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | $6.0M |
| 20 | Upcap Services Inc | Escanaba, MI | $5.7M |
| 21 | Norfolk Southern Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $5.4M |
| 22 | Police Foundation | Arlington, VA | $5.0M |
| 23 | Arkansas State Police Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $5.0M |
| 24 | The Essential Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | $4.9M |
| 25 | United Power for Action and Justice Inc | Chicago, IL | $4.8M |
| 26 | Denver Firefighters Financial Corporation | Denver, CO | $4.5M |
| 27 | Informing America Foundation | Washington, DC | $4.4M |
| 28 | Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $4.3M |
| 29 | The Richard H Driehaus Foundation | Chicago, IL | $4.3M |
| 30 | Public Safety Properties Foundation | Decatur, IL | $4.3M |
This list is ranked by size. Yours should be ranked by fit.
The funders above are the biggest — not necessarily the right ones for your domestic violence shelters. Bespoke Grants ranks all 106 against your actual mission, service area, and budget, and shows you why each matches. One lifetime free search includes up to three sourced matches; further searches and the full workflow are $19/month. No credit card is needed for the preview.
Match my organization to funders →How domestic violence shelters should approach these funders
A long list of funders is only useful if you approach them well. Three things matter more than the size of your domestic violence shelters: fit, evidence, and the first contact. Fit means the funder's stated priorities, the population they serve, and the geography they fund genuinely overlap with your work — funders reject far more proposals for poor fit than for weak programs. Evidence means a specific, concrete description of the need you address and what your funding will change. And the first contact is rarely a full proposal: most private foundations prefer a brief letter of inquiry, and many fund only organizations they already know — so a warm introduction or a short, well-targeted note is the realistic way in.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I find grants for domestic violence shelters?
- Start with foundations that already fund domestic violence shelters — our index lists 106. Match them to your specific mission, location, and budget, then approach the best fits with a brief letter of inquiry rather than a cold full proposal.
- How many foundations fund domestic violence shelters?
- Bespoke Grants tracks 106 foundations that fund domestic violence shelters, representing $704.7M in recent grants.
- Do these foundations accept unsolicited applications?
- Some do; many do not. Each foundation's profile shows what is known about its application process. Where a funder does not accept unsolicited proposals, relationship-building is still the path in — it is rarely a dead end.