Brooklyn Org: General Operating Support

Overview

_NOTE: Applications are accepted at any time; funding decisions are made twice per year. After the initial application, select organizations will be invited to submit a full proposal and take part in a site visit._

Brooklyn Org

Mission

We are on a mission to spark lasting social change, mobilizing people, capital and expertise for a fair and just Brooklyn.

Vision

A fair and just Brooklyn, built on dignity and respect, where all residents have the opportunity to participate and prosper.

Grants

Brooklyn Org provides multi-year, general operating support of up to $45,000 per year, for up to three years.

We fund organizations that advance racial justice and provide critical resources to BIPOC and other groups who have been historically disempowered and discriminated against across Brooklyn.

Our new strategic grantmaking process replaces our previous stand-alone grantmaking initiatives and portfolios (except for the [Spark Prize,]() which maintain its own timeline and application process), in favor of a universal application that welcomes the full scope of racial justice work beyond any one priority issue or focus area.

We fund organizations that:

* Strengthen communities via quality direct services, programming, and training
* Connect to government-managed benefits or services via culturally- and linguistically- responsive case management
* Increase rights via advocacy, coalition-building, and base-building that position community members as leaders

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Be incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization or be working under the auspices of an authorized fiscal sponsor
* Have a minimum annual budget of $100,000.
* Grant awards will not exceed 20% of the applying organization’s annual budget
* Have a regular physical presence in Brooklyn.
* All non-Brooklyn-based organizations must apply for support for their relevant Brooklyn-based work
* Organizations must take a pause from applying for Brooklyn Org funding for one year after two consecutive multi-year grants.
* Please submit one application per organization during a given submission period.

Ineligibility

* Please note that we do not fund individuals or capital campaigns.
* We do not fund schools or PTAs directly.
* We will consider funding programs working within and partnering with schools, prioritizing District 75 students.