Applications are invited to apply for the 2023 Seeding Justice General Fund Grants.
Donor Name: Seeding Justice
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/16/2023
Size of the Grant:
- Operating Support: $15,000
- Project Support: $15,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The General Fund grants can be used for general operating support or for special projects. They are all for one year, unless otherwise stated in the grant agreement. Seeding Justice strives to fund groups at the full amount requested. They have two types of grants.
Seeding Justice prioritizes funding small, emerging, and grassroots organizations that:
- address the root causes of injustice and focus on changing systems, not just addressing symptoms of problems;
- build collective power by using community organizing, leadership development, base building, policy advocacy, and/or other strategies;
- are intentionally anti-racist, anti-oppression, and intersectional in their thinking, approaches and solutions; and
- are led by the people most impacted.
The majority of the groups they fund have smaller budgets, but they are well organized and passionate about the work; they partner well with others in the movement; and their work is informed by, and accountable to, the communities they serve.
Funding Information
The General Fund grants can be used for general operating support or for special projects. They are all for one year, unless otherwise stated in the grant agreement. Seeding Justice strives to fund groups at the full amount requested. However, the limited budget and the high number of applications they receive sometimes force us to make slightly smaller awards. They have two types of grants:
- Operating Support Grants
- Operating support grants are unrestricted and are awarded to a group for their general, every-day work, not a specific project.
- Eligible groups: Only 501(c)(3) tax-exempt groups whose budgets are up to $700,000 a year can apply for operating support.
- Max Amount: $15,000. Please note that they are unable to make operating support grants that exceed 30% of an organization’s annual budget.
- Project Support Grants
- Project support grants are restricted to a specific project or fiscally sponsored group.
- Eligible groups: All groups regardless of tax-exemption or budget size can apply for project support.
- Max Amounts:
- $15,000 for fiscally sponsored and 501(c)(3) groups
- $7,000 for groups that have neither federal tax-exempt status nor a fiscal sponsor.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for funding, organizations must:
- Be based in Oregon and/or their work must benefit those who call Oregon home; and
- Have 501(c)(3) tax exemption or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
- Organizations that received a General Fund grant in the Fall of 2022 are eligible to apply
For more information, visit Seeding Justice.