2025 Grants
African American Roundtable – $25,000
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal sponsor: Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs
Renewed support for year-round civic engagement and participatory budgeting opportunities in Milwaukee
Alaska Just Transition Collective – $30,000
Fiscal sponsor: Native Movement
Renewed support for statewide efforts to transition toward healthy and regenerative economies
Arizona Coalition for Change – $25,000
Phoenix, AZ
Renewed support of efforts to build civic power in Black communities in Arizona
Awood Center – $35,000
Minneapolis, MN
Renewed support of grassroots efforts to build leadership and power in Minnesota’s East African working community
Common Ground Kentucky – $20,000
Louisville, KY
Support of efforts to build civic engagement infrastructure in Kentucky
Common Ground Kentucky – $7,500
Louisville, KY
Special grant from Norman Foundation’s Next Generation
El Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas – $30,000
MD, NJ, PA
Renewed support of efforts to empower farmworkers and immigrant workers to organize for safe, fair, and just living conditions
El Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas – $10,000
MD, NJ, PA
Special grant from Norman Foundation’s Next Generation
Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee – $30,000
Pittsburgh, PA
Fiscal sponsor: UE Research and Education Fund
Renewed support for training workers organizing for improved wages and working conditions
For All – $25,000
Phoenix, AZ
Fiscal sponsor: Nonviolence International
Renewed support for nonviolent direct action and grassroots organizing
Forward Montana Foundation – $30,000
Missoula, MT
Support for efforts to build civic engagement infrastructure in Montana
Forward Montana Foundation – $10,000
Missoula, MT
Special grant from Norman Foundation’s Next Generation
Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights – $30,000
Atlanta, GA
Support for grassroots organizing and civic engagement activities in Latino communities in Georgia
Hawai’i Workers Center – $30,000
Honolulu, HI
Renewed support for organizing campaigns for living wages and improved working conditions
Hawai’i Workers Center – $10,000
Honolulu, HI
Discretionary grant in support of their rapid response coalition organizing and staff professional development
Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend – $25,000
Corpus Christi, TX
Fiscal sponsor: Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund
Renewed support of Indigenous-led efforts to preserve Native culture and prevent expansion of fossil fuel industry
Instituto – $30,000
Phoenix, AZ
Renewed support of efforts to build civic engagement infrastructure in Arizona
Instituto – $5,000
Phoenix, AZ
Special grant from Norman Foundation’s Next Generation
Just Transition Northwest Indiana – $20,000
Michigan City, IN
Fiscal sponsor: Warehouse Workers for Justice
Discretionary grant for data center rapid response campaign and strategic planning
Mothering Justice – $25,000
Detroit, MI
Support of organizing to build power of mothers and caregivers of color
Mothering Justice – $5,000
Detroit, MI
Special grant from Norman Foundation’s Next Generation
North American Marine Alliance – $35,000
Gloucester, MA
Renewed support for organizing and advocacy efforts in fishing communities
North Carolina Climate Justice Collective – $30,000
Durham, NC
Renewed support for efforts to engage low-income and BIPOC communities in North Carolina to advance a just transition to a regenerative economy
North Carolina Climate Justice Collective – $5,000
Durham, NC
Special grant from Norman Foundation’s Next Generation
Rural Roots Louisiana – $25,000
Donaldsonville, LA
Support for environmental justice organizing in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”
Rural Roots Louisiana – $10,000
Donaldsonville, LA
Special grant from Norman Foundation’s Next Generation
Seeding Change – $25,000
Oakland, CA
Fiscal sponsor: Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund
Renewed support of efforts to build organizational capacity and leadership of Asian and Pacific Islander American organizers
Somos Siembra – $30,000
Greensboro, NC
Support for grassroots organizing and civic engagement activities in Latino communities in North Carolina
Somos Siembra – $7,500
Greensboro, NC
Special grant from Norman Foundation’s Next Generation
Southern Movement Committee – $25,000
Nashville, TN
Support of civic engagement and youth organizing efforts in Tennessee
Southern Movement Committee – $7,500
Nashville, TN
Special grant from Norman Foundation’s Next Generation
Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative – $35,000
Jackson, MS
Fiscal sponsor: Children’s Defense Fund
Renewed support of efforts to improve the long-term economic outcomes for Black women, children, and families in the rural South
Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative – $7,500
Jackson, MS
Fiscal sponsor: Children’s Defense Fund
Special grant from Norman Foundation’s Next Generation
Venceremos – $25,000
Fayetteville, AR
Fiscal sponsor: NEO Philanthropy
Renewed support for immigrant women-led efforts to adapt the Worker-Driven Social Responsibility model to the poultry supply chain
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy – $35,000
Richmond, VA
Support of interfaith organizing for civic engagement, economic justice, and criminal justice reform issues
Warehouse Workers for Justice – $20,000
Joliet, IL
Fiscal sponsor: UE Research and Education Fund
Discretionary grant for rapid response organizing
We the People of Detroit – $30,000
Detroit, MI
Support for grassroots efforts to educate and empower Detroit residents to take action on issues related to land, water, and the democratic process