Current priorities
The Fund focuses on advocacy efforts and direct service programs in the following areas:
Housing and community development
Behavioral health and healing
Environmental justice
Families with young children birth to three years old
The Fund does not support:
Endowments
Indirect costs: the fund does not pay for overhead or indirect costs for large organizations or academic institutions; all grant money received has to be used for direct program expenses
Capital or annual campaigns
Special events
Publications
At this time, the Fund does not make multi-year grant commitments, but organizations are welcome to reapply each year. Organizations are eligible to apply once per year and not in back-to-back grant cycles.
Most grants are between $2,500 and $25,000 a year, although there are exceptions.