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Social Justice
Yield Giving Open Call
03/23/23
MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving Open Call will award $1 million in unrestricted funds to 250 community-led, community-focused nonprofits with budgets between $1 million and $5 million. Priorities include improving the lives of people experiencing the greatest need through pathways such as education, job training and civic engagement. Register to apply by May 5, 2023. Applications are due June 12, 2023. -
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Cultural and Community Resilience (CCR)
10/24/22
New NEH grant supports preserving cultural knowledge in the face of climate change and/or the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants for oral history and other digital documentation of marginalized communities affected may be up to $150,000. The next deadline is expected to be May 21, 2024 with applications available in February 2024. -
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
12/10/21
Mellon is a long standing funder of public broadcasting. Program areas include Arts and Culture, Journalism, and Higher Learning. They have invested significantly in arts organizations during the pandemic. -
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African-American Civil Rights: Preservation and History Grants
10/20/17
This National Park Service grant supports projects that document, preserve and interpret significant sites in the history of African-American civil rights. This competition closed on December 3, 2019. -
Social Justice
Ford Foundation
07/24/17
The Ford Foundation's focus post-2020 is on challenging inequality. Grants for media focus on informing the public about complex social issues. Documentary funding is available through the JustFilms program. -
Social Justice
Reentry Projects
04/06/17
This Department of Labor grant funds programs that help adults and young adults involved in the justice system access education and employment opportunities. Deadline was April 25, 2019. -
Social Justice
Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma
03/30/17
This SAMHSA grant assists at-risk youth and families by promoting equity and resiliency through youth programs in communities that have faced civil unrest. Deadline was May 17, 2017. -
Social Justice
Fledgling Fund
02/13/17
Grants support outreach, engagement and some production for social justice-focused documentary film. -
Social Justice
Urban Waters Small Grants
10/08/15
This EPA grant program funds projects that engage communities around the issue of water runoff. Up to $1.6 million in total is available. Deadline was November 20, 2015. -
Social Justice
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
06/15/15
The Foundation is committed to democratic values and social justice and focuses its grantmaking on two issues: inequality and climate change. -
Social Justice
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
12/03/14
Grants support news literacy, journalist training, civic education and engagement, and veterans issues. -
Social Justice
Cal Humanities
09/26/14
Up to $50,000 available for film, radio and new media initiatives that tell the stories of California communities and people. -
Social Justice
Alabama Power Foundation
08/27/14
This Foundation supports education, the environment, art and culture, health and human services, and community life. Supports media projects that converge with its focus areas. -
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Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
07/28/14
This Foundation has strong interest in job training and create economic mobility for low-income individuals and families. Sponsorships also available for arts events. RFPs issued annually. -
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Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program
04/16/14
DOL will award a total of $12 million in grants for programs using job readiness and education services to help reintegrate homeless veterans back into the labor force. Deadline was May 7, 2018.
