AJ Muste Foundation Organizing Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
- Grassroots group
Geography
- New York
Overview
Funds grassroots activist projects advancing human rights, equality and dismantling social, economic and political oppression — prioritizing groups with small budgets and little access to mainstream funding.
How to Apply
Apply during the annual Organizing Grants cycle (opens January). See the Apply for Support page for the current application.
What Aj Muste Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 7
- Total given
- $76K
- Median grant
- $7,000
- Range
- $6,000–$33K
- 66% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in New York, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: New York 66%, Massachusetts 9%, Georgia 9%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Springfield, MA.
- 57% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
War Resisters League · New York, NY
Sponsored contributions from various donors
$33K
New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc · Brooklyn, NY
Project: planet over profit: summer of heat on wall street (fs for planet over profit)
$10K
Movement for Justice in El Barrio · New York, NY
General operating
$7,500
Interfaith Peace-Builders - Eyewitness · Springfield, MA
Project: virtual delegations & online programmin
$7,000
One Community United · Rome, GA
General operating
$7,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Grassroots
- Human rights
- Social justice
Project Locations
- NY
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