FirstDay Foundation

Overview

FirstDay Foundation is a philanthropic nonprofit organization based in San Antonio, Texas, with over $900 million in assets. The foundation provides philanthropic grants, management, and governance services to nonprofit organizations that serve children, families, and communities both locally and globally. Its mission is to "make good, greater" by enhancing the work of nonprofits addressing urgent human needs, particularly for underserved populations.

Founded in 1944, the foundation emphasizes leveraging grants to increase the capacity of recipient organizations and offers grants exclusively by invitation to 501(c)(3) public charities and select governmental agencies. Focused on sustainable operational capacity, it also provides management and governance support to help nonprofits maximize their impact. Beneficiaries include children, families, veterans, and individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 210-905-1000
• Website: firstday.foundation
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/firstday-foundation

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Non-profit organizations
• Systemic change
• Social impact
• Funding
• Local community support
• Community development
• International aid
• Invitation-only grants
• Systemic transformation
• Grants
• Youth empowerment
• Impact measurement
• Capacity building
• Philanthropic organization
• Nonprofit organization
• Child protection
• Global aid
• Proactive grant selection
• Best practices
• Displaced families
• Sustainable development
• Education support
• Investment fund
• Veterans support
• Philanthropy
• Nonprofit management
• Disaster response
• Emergency response
• Shared services
• Governance services
• Community impact
• Capacity enhancement
• Grantmaking
• Operational support
• Education innovation
• Nonprofit support
• Humanitarian aid
• Public charities
• Trauma-informed care
• Management tools
• Mental health services
• Health equity
• Non-profit
• Services
• Grantmaking and giving services
• Leadership development
• Nonprofit organization management
• Sustainability
• Environmental services
• Renewables & environment

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• DoubleClick
• DoubleClick Conversion
• Facebook Custom Audiences
• Facebook Login (Connect)
• Facebook Widget
• Gmail
• Google Analytics
• Google Apps
• Google Dynamic Remarketing
• Google Font API
• Google Tag Manager
• Gravity Forms
• Hotjar
• JQuery 2.1.1
• Klaviyo
• Linkedin Marketing Solutions
• Mobile Friendly
• Nginx
• Open AdStream (Appnexus)
• Outlook
• Paypal
• Pingdom
• Rackspace MailGun
• Remote
• Reviews
• Salesforce
• Shopify
• Shopify Plus
• Visual Website Optimizer
• WordPress.org
• Workday Recruit