Aj Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice Inc

Common Counsel Foundation

Oakland, CA

Common Counsel Foundation supports community-led social justice, organizing, movement building, and structural change, with national reach and some funds focused specifically on California. Its 2024 grants had a median of $30,000, while its Grassroots Exchange Fund typically awards $1,000; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc

South Burlington, VT

It funds grassroots organizing for progressive social and environmental change nationally, as well as community programs in Vermont. In 2024, grants ranged from $26 to $295,000, with a $2,000 median; active Vermont Community Action Team grants are generally under $2,000. The national grassroots program is closed and not accepting applications; Vermont Community Action Team accepts online applications year-round.

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

New York, NY

The Mertz Gilmore Foundation supports national work to strengthen democracy and protect vulnerable communities, as well as New York dance organizations and artists, with grants for U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organizations or fiscally sponsored projects. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $200,000, with a median of $25,000; half of grant dollars went to New York. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Sparkplug Foundation

New York, NY

The Sparkplug Foundation funds seed grants for start-up organizations and new projects in education, community organizing, and music, especially grassroots, community-led work. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,080 to $62,976, with a median of $15,000; it funds U.S. projects, with an exception for projects in Palestine/Israel. Applicants must start with a letter of intent through its online process; unsolicited requests are not addressed in the information provided.

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc

New York, NY

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund supports work on democracy, sustainable development and climate, and peacebuilding, as well as place-based efforts in China, Central America, and the Western Balkans and arts and culture in New York City. Its 2024 grants had a median of $60,000, though awards varied widely. It accepts unsolicited requests, but rarely funds them—fewer than 1 percent result in funding.

Climate Imperative Foundation

San Francisco, CA

Climate Imperative Foundation funds organizations advancing science- and policy-based reductions in carbon emissions, including clean energy, electrification, and cutting industrial pollution. Its 2024 grants ranged from $75,000 to $29.75 million, with a median of $500,000, supporting work in major-emitting countries and regions; most reported grant dollars went to California, D.C., and New York. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Millsdavis Foundation

Saint Paul, MN

The MillsDavis Foundation funds ecological forestry and sustainable communities, along with efforts addressing social inequality, especially programs in health, education, or the arts for underserved youth. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $50,000, with a median of $25,000, and went primarily to organizations in Oregon, California, Washington, and Hawaii. It accepts applications through an online portal during its annual September 1–January 1 application period.

Food & Water Watch

Washington, DC

Food & Water Watch conducts extensive research and public education to ensure the food and water we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. So we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of where their food comes from, keep clean, affordable, public tap water flowing freely to our homes, protect the environmental quality of oceans, force government to do its job protecting citizens, and educate about the importance of keeping shared resources including oceans and water under public control.

Curiosity Foundation Inc

Newton, MA

Proteus Fund Inc

Waltham, MA

Proteus Fund supports social justice initiatives advancing racial, gender, queer, and disability justice and inclusive democracy, primarily through national grantmaking and collaborative funds. Its 2024 grants ranged from $25,000 to $2 million, with a median of $50,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests; its RISE Together Fund has a separate, time-limited open call.

Jewell Foundation Limited

Bethesda, MD

Jewell Foundation Limited supports a range of charitable work, including legal services, health care, safe drinking water, science, and environmental protection, with recent grants concentrated in California, Maryland, and New York. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median of $2,084. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.