Grants & Programs

Data for Good Grants

Data for Good grants support projects that use data in innovative ways and help bridge divides to catalyze long-term change.

Signature Programs

Signature Programs are multiyear programmatic initiatives uniquely or primarily supported by the Nielsen Foundation in collaboration with a strategic non-profit partner.

Volunteer Grants

Nielsen employees who log 10 or more volunteer hours in a quarter can unlock a “Cause Card” to direct a $200 donation from the Nielsen Foundation to an eligible non-profit, as a way to further recognize and increase the impact of their volunteer hours.

Community Grants

Community Grants aim to strengthen communities and support stakeholders by addressing challenges in the Foundation’s priority areas.

Grantee Information

The Nielsen Foundation accepts grant applications by invitation only.

Grant recipients must be tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, classified by the IRS, or the international equivalent. The Nielsen Foundation will not support organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class, and will also not support religious organizations for sectarian purposes. The Nielsen Foundation does not use Foundation funds to make direct contributions to candidates, political parties, PACs, super PACs, political committees, 527 groups, or ballot question committees.