Support Heartland Fund
Invest in powerful civic infrastructure to ensure progress for rural communities
Heartland Fund brings together local leaders with funders and national groups to build power together across the diverse communities of rural America. We support rural innovators through our funding, and by providing the tools they need to enact change.
With support from donors like you, we are raising millions while also identifying aligned funders who will match our grantmaking to maximize the impact and sustainability of our work.
We invest the majority of our resources in select states and regions where small city and rural efforts can create tangible improvements for their families and neighbors through policy change and increased civic participation. Our network also generates and shares tested narratives that help rural folks connect the dots between public policy and change they can see.
Join us as we invest in the potential of our small towns and rural communities.
Why Heartland
Rural and Native communities feel the impact of every policy choice, from hospital closures and energy costs to school funding and jobs. Yet rural places receive only a fraction of philanthropic dollars and are often overlooked in national strategies.
The Heartland Fund is a rural‑first funder collaborative that does more than grantmaking. We combine pooled funding with deep rural expertise, capacity building, communications and storytelling support, research, and convening so rural leaders have the tools and relationships they need to win lasting change in their communities.
- Provide coaching, training, and fellowships that strengthen fundraising, management, communications, safety, and organizing practices for more than 200 rural and small‑city organizations each year.
- Run specialized cohorts like the Rural Communicators Cohort and Federal Policy Cohort that help grantees build skills, respond to fast‑moving policy fights, and share lessons across states.
- Build rural communications infrastructure by supporting local news, community‑led journalism, and storytelling so rural people can reach millions of neighbors with factual, relevant information from trusted messengers.
With Heartland Fund’s support, We the People Michigan added organizers who built power linked across rural and urban communities in Michigan to implement policies that change people’s lives and challenge the divide-and-conquer strategies that put our democracy at risk.
Ways to Donate
Wire Transfer
For donations $5,000 and over, we strongly recommend electronic wire transfer so we can process and put your donation to work immediately. For simple instructions, please contact [email protected].
Check or Money Order
Check:
Heartland Fund
PO Box 38064
Baltimore, MD 21297-8066
Overnight/Mail Requiring Signature:
Heartland Fund
Box 38064
400 White Clay Center Drive
Newark, DE 19711
Support
The Heartland Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax-deductible. Please contact [email protected] if you would like more information about making a transformative donation to the Heartland Fund.
The donor and Heartland Fund are independent parties, and this donation does not create an agency relationship, partnership, or joint venture between them. The donor has no authority to bind or represent Heartland Fund in any manner, and Heartland Fund does not authorize any person to assume liability on the donor’s behalf in connection with this donation. Additionally, please note that Heartland Fund will not use any donations received from outside the U.S. for domestic lobbying.