Apply For a Grant

2012 Grant Cycles:

We have no grant cycles open at this time.  The following are tentative release dates for the Requests for Proposals (RFP's) for our 2012 grant cycles:

April 9 - Criminal Justice Giving Project Grant

            - LGBTQ Giving Project Grant  

            - Montana Giving Project Grant

May 7 - Economic Justice Giving Project Grant

          - Environmental Justice Giving Project Grant

June 4 - Next Generation Giving Project Grant

           - Portland-based Giving Project Grant

To receive email updates about our grant cycles, contact Program Director Mijo Lee at mijo(at)socialjusticefund.org.

How to Apply for a Grant:

Before You Apply:

1. Review the Eligibilty page.
2. Read both the SJF Granting Criteria and the SJF Grantmaking Case Statement.
3. Download the 2011 General Grant Guidelines.
4. To learn more about Social Justice Fund’s grantmaking criteria and process, as well as our new Giving Project grantmaking model, you can also view this webinar, which we offered to prospective grantees in 2011.
5. If you have any questions, contact Program Director, Mijo Lee by email or by calling (206) 624-4081.

Also see our list of other funding opportunities.

No longer accepting applications:

Next Generation Giving Project (region-wide, not issue-specific)
Applications due: May 27 (Closed)
Final decisions: early August

2011 Next Generation Giving Project Grant Application

Environmental Justice Giving Project (region-wide, environmental justice only)
Applications due: June 24 (Closed)
Final decisions: late August

2011 Environmental Justice Giving Project Grant Application

LGBTQ Giving Project (region-wide, LGBTQ work only)
Applications due: August 15 (Closed)
Final decisions: early October

2011 LGBTQ Giving Project Grant Application

Civic Action Giving Project (Washington State only, civic action organizing only)

Applications due: September 9 (Closed)
Final decisions: early November

2011 Civic Action Giving Project Grant Application

Montana Giving Project (Montana only, not issue-specific)

Applications due: September 16 (Closed)
Final decisions: early November

2011 Montana Giving Project Grant Application