Deadline: 29-Nov-21
The Haymarket People’s Fund is pleased to announce the Sustaining Grant to strengthen anti-racist movement building in New England.
The Haymarket People's Fund is committed to support urban and rural organizing across the region (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) and funding start-up and emerging organizations and groups with a long history of grassroots organizing. They make grants for both general operating support and project work.
Categories
- Emerging Groups: Grassroots groups that are start-ups or are in the earlier stages of development. Organizations at this stage often focus on self-definition, understanding the root causes of the problems they are facing, leadership development, and capacity building. Emerging groups are typically less than five years old; however, groups coming out of a dormant phase or going through a period of transformation or rebirth may also fall into this category.
- Movement Building Groups: More developed organizations that have a well established identity and position within their community, a clear track record, and are actively working to strengthen the social justice movement. Effective organizations at this stage have a clear vision and mission, a solid understanding of the root causes of the problems they face, strong constituency leadership, well developed organizing strategies, and a demonstrated commitment to anti-racist movement building.
Funding Information
Grant awards range up to $ 15,000 for grassroots, social change organizations.
Eligibility Criteria
You do not have to have 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt status from the IRS or a fiscal sponsor to get a grant from Haymarket. You can apply if your work falls within what the IRS defines as charitable or educational tax-exempt activities.
The Haymarket People's Fund does not Fund
- Groups primarily providing direct services that focus on meeting people's basic needs or that focus primarily on individual empowerment or self-help. Social service organizations can apply for a project-specific organizing grant if it fits Haymarket's criteria.
- Publications, reports, workshops, classes, conferences, media events, arts, or theater productions unless they are part of an ongoing community organizing effort or are accountable to social change movements.
- Groups outside of New England (unless they have a strong base in New England that holds them accountable) or work focused outside of New England.
- Legal or research expenses unless they are part of an overall organizing strategy.
- Capital campaigns or endowment drives.
- Individuals or individual projects (such as graduate research, fellowships, or scholarships).
- Projects sponsored by a government agency. For example, Haymarket would not fund a project led by a school district. However, they would consider funding a project led by parents and students working to hold a school accountable for the inequitable treatment of children of color.
- Organizations with budgets over $ 300,000.
- Small businesses, alternative businesses, or business associations.
- Other foundations.
- IRS regulations prohibit them from funding the following:
- Electoral work that promotes specific candidates.
- Union organizing work, unless it is a campaign involving and benefitting the wider community (including non-union members).
- Civil disobedience or other actions that involve breaking the law.
For more information, visit Haymarket People's Fund.
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