The Seeding Justice is now accepting applications for its General Fund Grants.
Donor Name: Seeding Justice
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Types of Grants
- Operating support grants: these grants are unrestricted and meant to support the overall operations and programs of a group. They reserve operating support grants for organizations that have 501(c)(3) status and whose annual budgets are under $700,000.
- Project Support Grants: these are restricted grants that are awarded to a specific project or program within an organization. 501(c)(3) groups with annual budgets above $700,000, all fiscally sponsored projects, and groups that have neither their federal tax exemption nor a fiscal sponsor must apply for project support grants.a
Priorities
Seeding Justice prioritizes funding for emergent and grassroots organizations, and those led by Black and Indigenous people and other communities of color, especially those that identify as having other intersecting identities, such as LGBTQIA2S+, immigrants and refugees, folks living with disabilities, people living with low incomes, folks that currently or formerly incarcerated, houseless people, those living in rural communities, and others.
Seeding Justice is looking to fund groups that can clearly show that they:
- Build power
- One of the most effective strategies for effecting long-term change is building the power of communities, not individuals, to improve their own lives.
- While power-building may take different forms in different communities, it almost always involves some form of leadership development, base building, and collective action toward the liberation of all.
- Work to dismantle oppression
- Racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ableism—these are the primary tools capitalism and the patriarchy utilize to perpetuate injustice.
- Address the root causes of problems
- While providing direct aid to people experiencing hardship is vitally important, they invest the limited resources in organizations that focus on changing systems and eradicating the root causes of injustice: White Supremacy, colonization, imperialism, racism, ableism, misogyny, heterosexism, and all other forms of oppression.
- Can articulate the problem they’re trying to solve and the strategies for solving them
- Seeding Justice funds groups that have clearly identified the problem they’re trying to solve, can articulate how they will solve it, and do a good job at showing that the solutions they are proposing make sense and will result in the change they are seeking.
- Seeding Justice know changing the world is hard and that none of us are likely to see the results of the efforts in this lifetime. Having said that, they want to see a solid plan from you on how to achieve the change you want.
- Are grassroots, emerging and community-led groups
- Seeding Justice has a long history of seeding the movement for justice, and take particular pride in providing groups with their first grants. We are not looking for polished, perfected grant writing—they are looking for groups with drive and passion working collaboratively toward a common goal: to make their communities better by uniting and building power together.
- Are connected to a broader movement and partner well with others
- Seeding Justice is not alone in the struggles, and community-based groups are much more successful when they are part of a larger movement for social justice.
- Because effective movement building demands concerted strategies, collaboration, trust, partnerships, and sharing of resources, they will want to know about your partners, collaborators and connections.
Funding Information
Organizations with 501(c)(3) status or a fiscal sponsor may apply for grants of up to $15,000, while groups without either 501(c)(3) status or a fiscal sponsor may apply for up to $7,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding from Seeding Justice, groups must:
- Be based in Oregon: they have to have a significant presence in the state and 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.
