{"id":74785,"date":"2026-03-24T11:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nonprofitpro.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=74785"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:01:41","slug":"mcguffin-creative-group-announces-2026-marketing-grant","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nonprofitpro.com\/article\/mcguffin-creative-group-announces-2026-marketing-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"McGuffin Creative Group Announces 2026 Marketing Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are now open for the 2026 McGuffin Grant, created by Chicago-based marketing and advertising agency McGuffin Creative Group, to help a 501(c)(3) nonprofit further its mission with $30,000 in creative services.<\/p>\n<p>An online application for the 2026 grant is available and must be submitted by April 15, 2026, at 11:59 pm CT. The grant is open to any 501(c)(3) organization seeking design and marketing help to further its mission.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year marks $400,000 in services donated over the last 15 years via the McGuffin Grant, which is something we&#8217;re so proud of as an agency,&#8221; Betsy Fiden, Partner and Head of Marketing and Strategy at McGuffin, said. &#8220;We&#8217;re eager to continue this important work to amplify the mission of yet another exceptional nonprofit organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2011, the McGuffin Grant gives one nonprofit recipient per year the expertise and guidance of the McGuffin team, totaling $30,000 in creative services. The scope of work is defined by the client&#8217;s needs and goals, which might include building a more compelling brand, launching a fundraising campaign, or designing materials to help a brand take root or expand its reach.<\/p>\n<p>The recipient of the 2025 McGuffin Grant was Tie Tuesday Foundation, a nonprofit group guiding pre-high school young men toward professional careers through community mentorship and educational programming.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2004, McGuffin Creative Group provides a range of marketing services, including branding, website design and marketing campaigns to clients in the banking, financial services and healthcare industries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mcguffincg.com\/grant\">Apply for the 2026 McGuffin Grant here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mcguffincg.com\/\">Source: McGuffin Creative Group<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The preceding press release was provided by a company unaffiliated with<\/em> NonProfit PRO.<em> The views expressed within may not directly reflect the thoughts or opinions of the staff of<\/em> NonProfit PRO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are open for the 2026 McGuffin Grant, offering $30,000 in creative services to help nonprofits strengthen branding, marketing, and mission impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":69204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","coauthors":[92378],"class_list":["post-74785","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grants","tag-mcguffin-creative-group","tag-mcguffin-grant-2026","tag-nonprofit-branding-and-marketing-support-grant","editorial_type-press-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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