The Social Justice Fund (SJF) is thrilled to launch the 2025 Seed Grant.
Donor Name: Social Justice Fund (SJF)
State: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/04/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Seed Grants will provide small unrestricted funds to new groups who are in the early stages of building their community work but do not yet meet all of SJF’s community organizing criteria, and may not yet qualify for the regular grants.
Seed Grants will resource organizations that are most underrpresented in traditional grantmaking, such as rural and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color).
Funding Information
1-year grant of $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organizations must meet the following criteria:
- Are an organized group of people (they do not fund individuals)
- Are new or emerging (three years or younger)
- Conduct the primary activities of their work in ID,MT, OR, WA, or WY
- Have organizational beliefs and goals that are aligned with SJF’s values
- Can demonstrate they are using a community organizing approach or actively building towards community organizing, as defined by the community organizing criteria.
- Have demonstrated involvement by, and accountability to, the communities most impacted by the issues they work on.
- Have a plan for how they want to grow their work over the next year
- Have never received a regular SJF grant or Seed Grant in the past
- This grant can fund:
- Organizations with 501(c)(3) or 501 (c)(4) status as determined by the IRS
- American Indian/NativeAmerican/First Nation Tribal Government or Agency
- Organizations that are fiscally sponsored by 501(c)(3) or 501 (c)(4) organizations or tribal governments.
For more information, visit SJF.
