Yoga Alliance Community-Based Grants (2027)

$5,000–$25,000 Grants Expanding Access to Yoga and Community Wellness

Yoga Alliance Community Impact Grants provide flexible funding to nonprofit organizations working to make yoga more accessible to communities experiencing marginalization. The Community-Based Grants are specifically designed for grassroots organizations already expanding access, representation, and wellness through yoga within a single community or geographic area.

Organizations may apply for $5,000 to $25,000 in general operating support, with applications due January 31, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Organization: Yoga Alliance Foundation
Support Type: General operating support
Geographic Focus: United States and international
Funding Amount: $5,000–$25,000
Deadline: January 31, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET

About the Funder

Yoga Alliance works to expand access to yoga and support yoga professionals and organizations around the world. Through its Community Impact Grants, Yoga Alliance invests in organizations reducing barriers that prevent people from teaching, training, and practicing yoga.

The grants are designed to help make yoga more accessible regardless of financial, geographic, cultural, or institutional barriers.

What This Program Supports

Community Impact Grants support organizations focused on communities experiencing marginalization through work that:

Expands Access to Yoga
Programs that make yoga available to individuals and communities that otherwise face barriers to participation.

Promotes Equity & Inclusion
Initiatives designed to make yoga programming more accessible, equitable, and inclusive.

Increases Representation
Programs that expand representation within yoga teaching and teacher training.

Serves Specialized Needs
Yoga programming tailored to communities with specific needs or circumstances.

Advances Community Wellness
Programs using yoga to improve individual and community well-being.

Yoga Alliance notes that its community investments have helped bring yoga into settings such as schools, healthcare facilities, shelters, and prisons.

Eligible Support Types

These grants provide general operating support, allowing recipients to direct funds toward their organization’s greatest needs.

Funding may also support capacity-building activities that strengthen long-term sustainability, including:

• Fundraising strategy
• Revenue diversification
• Consultant support
• Development staff training
• Courses and certifications that build organizational capacity

Eligibility & Preferences

Eligible applicants include:

• 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
• Fiscally sponsored organizations
• International nonprofit organizations, except organizations based in Cuba, Iran, and North Korea

Organizations must also demonstrate:

• At least two years of experience supporting community-level yoga teaching or training
• Alignment with the Community Impact Grant program goals
• Demonstrated community impact

Yoga Alliance membership is not required.

For the Community-Based Grant specifically, applicants must have a minimum annual operating budget of $15,000.

An organization’s funding request may not exceed one-third of its annual operating budget.

Ineligible Requests

Funding will not support:

• Individuals
• Organizations whose primary purpose is lobbying or political activity
• Multi-year requests
• Loans or other financial investments
• Past operating deficits
• Prohibited lobbying or election-related activities

Funding Amounts

Community-Based Grants range from:

$5,000–$25,000

Organizations must have an annual operating budget of at least $15,000, and the amount requested cannot exceed one-third of the organization’s annual operating budget.

Timeline & Review

📅 Applications Opened: September 1, 2026
📅 Eligibility Registration Deadline: January 24, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET
📅 Full Application Deadline: January 31, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET
📅 Awards Expected: Spring 2027
💰 Grant Amount: $5,000–$25,000

Applicants should note that the required registration and eligibility check closes one week before the full application deadline.

Application / Request Process

Applications follow a two-step process.

Step 1: Registration & Eligibility Check
Organizations must complete registration and confirm eligibility by January 24, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Step 2: Community Impact Grant Application
Eligible organizations then submit the complete grant application by January 31, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Applicants should be prepared to demonstrate their experience providing community-level yoga programming, community impact, and alignment with Yoga Alliance’s goals.

Apply / Learn More:
➡️ https://yogaalliance.org/community-impact-grants/

Why This Opportunity Is a Good Fit

This opportunity is a strong fit for organizations that:

• Already provide community-based yoga programming
• Serve communities experiencing marginalization
• Reduce financial, geographic, cultural, or institutional barriers to yoga
• Increase representation among yoga teachers and trainees
• Provide accessible or specialized yoga programming
• Have at least two years of community-level experience
• Need flexible general operating rather than narrowly restricted project funding

The availability of general operating support makes this particularly valuable for grassroots organizations that already have established community-based yoga programs and want flexible funding to sustain or expand their impact.

Corporate Grants Guide Notes

Deadline: January 31, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET
Important Pre-Deadline: Eligibility registration due January 24, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET
Funding Amount: $5,000–$25,000
Minimum Annual Budget: $15,000
Funding Type: General operating support
Geographic Scope: U.S. and international
Best Suited For: Grassroots nonprofits already providing community-based yoga programming