Highlights:
Civil Rights & Social Justice
Grants are instrumental in empowering nonprofits to challenge injustice, uplift marginalized voices, and create a more equitable and inclusive society. Here’s how grants can support these efforts:
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Advocacy and Policy Change: Grants fund efforts to advocate for legislative and policy forms aimed at protecting civil rights, addressing discrimination, and promoting equity in areas such as voting rights, housing, and education.
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Legal Support and Representation: Funding allows nonprofits to provide legal assistance to individuals and communities facing discrimination, ensuring access to justice and protection under the law
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Community Empowerment and Organizing: Grants help build grassroots movements by supporting community organizing, leadership development, and initiatives that empower marginalized communities to advocate for their rights.
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Public Awareness Campaigns: Funding enables nonprofits to launch education and media campaigns to raise awareness about social injustices, promote inclusivity, and inspire public action.
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Research and Data Collection: Grants support research to identify systemic inequalities, analyze their root causes, and provide evidence-based solutions to inform advocacy and programming.
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Capacity Building and Training: Nonprofits can use grants to train staff, volunteers, and community leaders in areas such as cultural competency, advocacy strategies, and conflict resolution.
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Direct Support to Marginalized Communities: Funding allows nonprofits to provide essential services, such as housing, healthcare, education, and employment support, to underserved and oppressed populations.
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Intersectional Programs: Grants enable nonprofits to address overlapping issues such as racial justice, gender equity, LGBTQ+ rights, and disability inclusion, promoting comprehensive and inclusive social justice efforts.
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Protection and Safety Initiatives: Funding supports initiatives to protect activists, advocates, and vulnerable communities from harassment, threats, or violence.
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Coalition Building and Partnerships: Grants facilitate collaborations between nonprofits, government agencies, and private organizations to amplify their impact and reach broader audiences.
March 28, 2025
Civic Partnerships - $ (varies): Chicago, IL
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - The foundation supports organizations leading or participating in partnerships to address critical or timely challenges with the goal of advancing racial equity and building a more inclusive Chicago.
March 7, 2025
Financial Health - $ (varies)
The Wells Fargo Foundation - The Wells Fargo Foundation is opening pathways to economic advancement for racially and ethnically diverse and low- and moderate-income individuals and families through programs that increase financial inclusion and access, reduce debt, drive savings and wealth-building behavior, and transform systems that provide a better context within which people lead their financial lives.
January 24, 2025
Basic Needs and Income Creation - $TBD
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation - With a focus on Responsible Growth , the Foundation addresses economic mobility and social progress, develops strong partnerships with non profit organizations focusing on issues fundamental to economic mobility in low-and moderate-income communities, and supports vulnerable populations.
March 18, 2025
Innovation Days: Criminal Justice - $ (varies)
Arnold Ventures - The Arnold Ventures Criminal Justice team is pleased to support Innovation Days – external convenings that bring researchers and practitioners together to “think big” about solutions to pressing criminal justice problems. The goal is to spur collaborations on proposals for submission to the open request for proposals (RFP) on causal research in criminal justice.
February 7, 2025
Strengthening Evidence: Support to Evaluate Social Programs and Policies - $ (varies)
Arnold Ventures - Aims to build the body of proven, effective policies, programs, and interventions by funding researchers to conduct rigorous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) across the spectrum of social policy. Deadline below for submission of letters of interest.
January 17, 2025
Youth Civic Engagement - $100,000: Westchester, NY
The New York Community Trust - This request for proposals (RFP) seeks proposals for civic engagement projects that inspire, equip, and mobilize young people (up to age 24) in Westchester to actively participate in civic life. Grants will support youth-led projects that promote democracy and social equity.