2020 Grants

Civic Engagement

Arizona Center for Empowerment – $30,000

Phoenix, AZ

Support for nonpartisan civic engagement efforts

Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote – Michigan – $10,000

Hamtramck, MI

Support to build civic engagement infrastructure in Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Michigan

Comunidades Organizado El Poder y La Acción Latina – $20,000

Minneapolis, MN

Support for civic engagement efforts in Minnesota’s Latinx communities

Faith in Florida – $30,000

Orlando, FL

Support for interfaith coalition-building and civic participation

Leaders Igniting Transformation – $30,000

Milwaukee, WI

Support of youth-led efforts to build political power for social, racial, and economic justice

Michigan Coalition on Black Civic Participation – $10,000

Lansing, MI

Support to help efforts that mobilize Black residents to participate in a fair, just, and barrier-free democracy

One Love Global – $10,000

Lansing, MI

Support to build political power and collective agency among high school and college students across Michigan

One Pennsylvania – $30,000

Pittsburgh, PA

Support the alignment of social justice movement organizations to promote civic engagement in Pennsylvania

Siembra NC – $25,000

Graham, NC

Support efforts to expand civic participation opportunities for Latinos across North Carolina

Economic Justice

Awood Center – $25,000

Minneapolis, MN

Renewed support of grassroots efforts to build leadership and power in Minnesota’s East African working community

Detroit Action – $25,000

Detroit, MI

Renewed support to build the economic, social, and political power of low-income Detroiters

Immigrant Workers & Families Rise Up Against Wage Theft – $25,000

New York, NY

Renewed support to a coalition of six workers’ centers in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut organizing for workers’ rights in the Tri-State region

Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance – $30,000

Gloucester, MA

Renewed support for organizing and advocacy efforts in fishing communities

Sunflower Community Action – $30,000

Wichita, KS

Renewed support of community organizing for good jobs in Kansas

United Workers Association – $30,000

Baltimore, MD

Renewed support of the Fair Development Campaign

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy – $30,000

Richmond, VA

Renewed support to build and strengthen state policies to stop wage theft and promote good jobs with living wages

Warehouse Workers for Justice – $30,000

Chicago, IL

Renewed support of efforts to improve working conditions for warehouse workers

Workers Center for Racial Justice – $30,000

Chicago, IL

Renewed support of efforts to promote sustainable and living wage employment for Black workers in Chicago

Workers’ Dignity – $30,000

Nashville, TN

Renewed support for efforts to improve wages and working conditions for construction workers in Nashville

Environmental Justice

Black Mesa Water Coalition – $5,000

Flagstaff, AZ

Support for environmental justice and economic development in Navajo and Hopi communities

Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy – $30,000

Minneapolis, MN

Renewed support of work to strengthen grass roots environmental justice organizing in Minnesota and the Midwest

Defend the Sacred Alaska – $25,000

Fairbanks, AK

Renewed support for a coalition of women-led organizations that are mobilizing to protect the Arctic

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition – $30,000

Huntington, WV

Renewed support of grassroots environmental justice organizing

Owe Aku – $25,000

Manderson, SD

Renewed support to protect Lakota sacred water and land

RISE St. James – $20,000

St. James, LA

Renewed support for St. James Parish residents in their efforts to protect the air, water and health of their community

Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (SOCM) – $30,000

Knoxville, TN

Renewed support of statewide, grassroots organizing on environmental justice issues

Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services – $25,000

Houston, TX

Renewed support for grassroots environmental justice organizing in Texas and the U.S. gulf region

Movement Building

Black Leaders Organizing for Communities – $30,000

Milwaukee, WI

Renewed support to ensure freedom, equity, opportunity and a dignified life to members of the Black community in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin

Center for Third World Organizing – $25,000

Oakland, CA

Renewed support for training programs to expand and strengthen organizing in communities of color

Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative – $30,000

Jackson, MS

Renewed support of efforts to improve the long-term economic outcomes for Black women, children, and families in the rural South

Youth Rise Texas – $25,000

Austin, TX

Renewed support for youth organizing and civic engagement efforts in Texas

Discretionary Grants

Awood Center – $5,000

Minneapolis, MN

Support for community members impacted by COVID-19

Defend the Sacred Alaska – $2,500

Fairbanks, AK

Support for the distribution of care packages to women, children and families impacted by COVID-19

EX-incarcerated People Organizing – $8,000

Milwaukee, WI

Support for civic engagement and grassroots organizing

Hmong American Women’s Association – $5,000

Milwaukee, WI

Support for civic engagement and organizing efforts

Immigrant Workers & Families Rise Up Against Wage Theft – $5,000

New York, NY

Support for outreach, organizing and advocacy efforts to help vulnerable workers impacted by COVID-19

Kentucky Civic Engagement Table – $7,500

Lexington, KY

Support for nonpartisan civic engagement and grassroots organizing for racial justice

Metcalfe Park Community Bridges – $7,500

Milwaukee, WI

Support for efforts related to civic engagement, racial justice, and COVID-19 support

National Family Farm Coalition – $5,000

Washington, DC

Support to provide coalition members with technology upgrades and internet access

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition – $3,000

Huntington, WV

Support for technology upgrades

Sunflower Community Action – $4,000

Wichita, KS

Support to purchase equipment for radio station

United Workers Association – $5,000

Baltimore, MD

Support for food storage, technology and staffing to aid community members impacted by COVID-19

Workers’ Dignity – $5,000

Nashville, TN

Support for interns addressing workers’ concerns related to COVID-19 health and safety issues