The Joyce Foundation is accepting proposals to advance racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation in the Great Lakes region.
Donor Name: The Joyce Foundation
State: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/02/2023
Details:
The Foundation funds efforts to address state and local public policy in the Great Lakes region, which define as Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin; and national public policy designed to have impact on these Great Lakes states.
Through its grantmaking and other policy-focused efforts, the Foundation seeks to:
- Racial Equity: Incorporate the voices of, and achieve more equitable outcomes for, Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities in the Great Lakes region.
- Economic Mobility: Improve the ability of individuals in the Great Lakes region to move up the economic ladder within a lifetime or from one generation to the next.
- Next Generation: Incorporate the voices of, and improve outcomes for, the next generation of Great Lakes residents, defined as young people born after 2000.
The Foundation seeks through its grantmaking to improve public policy in, and for the benefit of residents in, the Great Lakes region. Foundation grantees help improve public policy through a range of efforts detailed on the Foundation’s Policy Continuum.
Those efforts include:
- research and analysis;
- policy development;
- communications, media outreach and public engagement strategy;
- policy advocacy;
- coalition and constituency building and grass-roots organizing;
- implementation and enforcement; and
The Foundation does funds
- Culture
- Democracy
- Education & Economic Mobility
- Environment
- Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform
- Journalism.
The Foundation typically does NOT fund
- Capital proposals
- Endowment campaigns
- Direct service programs
- Commercial ventures
- Religious activities
- Scholarships
For more information, visit The Joyce Foundation.
