About the DTD Grant Program
The DTD Grant Program aims to fund nonprofit organizations with programs that support REIT employment andentrepreneurship, as well as investment education.
Applications are now closed.
Current Grant Recipients
The 2025 grantees have active talent development, entrepreneurship, and financial education initiatives that expand access to opportunities for a range of individuals and businesses, and include: Building Markets, Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development, Empify Foundation, NAF, Paradigm for Parity Inc., Project Destined, Robert A. Toigo Foundation, Real Estate Institute at Morehouse College, and Rutgers University Foundation. Read the full announcement.
Past Grant Recipients
Organizations awarded grants in 2023 include: 1863 Ventures, AHLA Foundation, Inc., Haitian Ladies Network, Management Leadership of Tomorrow, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, Paradigm for Parity Inc., Project Destined, Robert A. Toigo Foundation, and the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Read the full announcement.
Background of the DTD Giving Campaign
Launched in 2022 under the leadership of Nareit’s DTD CEO Council Philanthropy Committee, the Nareit Foundation’s DTD Giving Campaign was designed to demonstrate the collective commitment of the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry to strengthening industry engagement and expanding opportunities, while complementing and compounding the impact of individual companies’ efforts in similar areas.
Nareit and more than 40 Nareit member REITs, or their philanthropic organizations, made donations to the campaign, committing to help pave the way to embrace the next generation of REIT executives, staff, tenants, investors, and the broader real estate community.
Lead Founding Donors -American Tower Corporation and Prologis have been champions of the campaign’s mission since its debut. Both companies made a generous donation of at least $100,000 to the campaign prior to its launch in 2022.
Founding Donors -Founding donors of the campaign committed to make a significant contribution of at least $50,000 prior to the campaign's launch.
Inaugural Donors - Inaugural Donors are Nareit members that committed to contribute to the campaign within 60 days of the campaign's launch.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I apply to receive a grant?
Sign up to be added to the DTD grant interest list.
How do I donate to the DTD Giving Campaign?
If you are from a Nareit corporate member REIT, contact member@nareit.com to learn more about how to participate in the future.
How do I learn more about the DTD grant recipients and the programs being funded by the REIT industry?
Sign up here to receive the latest campaign updates, news about the non-profit organizations awarded grants, and more.
The Nareit Foundation is recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization; donations are accepted from both U.S. and non-U.S. donors; contributions to the Nareit Foundation from U.S. donors may qualify for charitable deductibility under U.S. federal income tax laws.