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September 2026
Practical things you can do this week, for nonprofits that run programs.
Grant spotlight
Up to $5,000 from your local Walmart, and the window shuts November 30
Walmart’s Spark Good Local Grants run $250 to $5,000. The cycle open now is their third, August 1 to November 30, and it is the last one of their financial year.
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Up to $5,000 from your local Walmart
Spark Good Local Grants run $250 to $5,000, and you apply to the store your families actually walk into, not to Walmart.
Window shuts Nov 30Your federal ID, without the full registration
SAM.gov’s Unique Entity ID takes a legal name and an address, and nobody should charge you for it.
Your non-itemizing donors can deduct again
From tax year 2026: up to $1,000 of cash gifts ($2,000 filing jointly). Your December appeal probably needs a new sentence.
New for 2026Coming in the first weekly issue: a grants guide for nonprofits like yours.
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