2025 Child Welfare Foundation grant application online

The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation (CWF) grant application for 2025 is online at cwf-inc.org. To be considered for a CWF grant, applications must be received at American Legion National Headquarters in Indianapolis no later than July 15, 2024.

CWF accepts funding proposals from nonprofits for projects that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children. Grants are only given to entities that help U.S. children in a large geographic area; they are not awarded for day-to-day or special operating expenses.

Learn more about the grant-awarding process and eligibility requirements in this brochure.

Thanks to the generosity of Legion Family and community members, the foundation has awarded millions in grants since 1954 — giving youth-serving nonprofit organizations across this nation the means to promote and operate their programs, plus educate families and communities about the needs of children.