UpTide Accelerator 2025 for Non-profits in the U.S. ($5,000 grant) – YOA

Deadline: June 2, 2025

Applications are open for the UpTide Accelerator 2025 for Non-profits in the U.S.. UpTide is a transformative accelerator launched by 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact. It is designed for nonprofit leaders addressing the Crisis of Community — the rising tide of disconnection, disaffiliation, and civic disengagement in American life.

If you’re constructing neighborhood in the face of disconnection, UpTide is your OPPORTUNITY to scale your work nationally with the help, instruments, and community you want. UpTide attracts on the experience of 92NY, the Belfer Center, SEED SPOT, and our deep community of collaborators to assist nonprofits from throughout the US attain new ranges of influence.

Benefits

• $5,000 unrestricted grant upon finishing all parts of the UpTide accelerator
• Week in New York City with programming, time for companion conferences, and Showcase Day (flights, lodge, and most meals can be paid for by UpTide)
• Opportunity for extra grant funding by taking part in Showcase Day, an opportunity to current your group to potential funders on 92NY’s world-class stage
• Expert steering to craft a standout pitch deck and presentation for Showcase Day
• Customized 3-yr strategic plan to scale your group’s influence
• Board engagement session for two members of your group’s board with 92NY’s seasoned board members
• Tailored workshops to handle the distinctive challenges and alternatives of neighborhood-constructing organizations
• 1:1 mentorship and training with seasoned consultants to assist navigate organizational development with confidence
• A strong sustained community—facilitated and supported by 92NY—of cohort friends, mentors, coaches, and trade leaders
• Ongoing entry to an alumni community and sources offered by SEED SPOT

Eligibility

• UpTide individuals have to be 18 years of age or older and be in a full-time position as the Executive Director / President / CEO of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group based mostly in the U.S.
• Must be a U.S.-based nonprofit group with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt standing in good standing. 
• UpTide is devoted to combating the “Crisis of Community”— the rising disconnection and disaffiliation at the root of many societal challenges. Your group ought to tackle the Crisis of Community by means of your mission and programming.
• Your group immediately serves not less than 500 folks or a significant proportion of your neighborhood.  You should have carried out not less than one confirmed intervention with not less than one yr of constructive influence information that demonstrates that you’re reaching the desired end result.
• You have a replicable mannequin that’s making a significant influence on the neighborhood it serves and is able to scale.

Application

• Step 1: Complete the application by June 2, 2025.
• Step 2:  If you’re chosen as a finalist to maneuver on to spherical 2, you may be invited by June 13, 2025 to a digital interview. Interviews will happen June 16-27, 2025.  Applicants from this spherical can be notified by July 3, 2025 if they’ve been chosen for the UpTide cohort. 

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to UpTide Accelerator.