COVID-19 Grassroots Justice Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
A one-time fund created in partnership with multiple organizations to support grassroots justice organizations responding to pandemic-related challenges and exacerbated injustices.
Award Recipients: 30 groups from 20+ countries (first round)
Geographic Scope: Global (network members from nearly every country)
Focus Areas:
- Pandemic-related justice challenges
- Protection from physical and sexual abuse (women, children, LGBTIQA+ communities)
- Access to justice information and services
- Disability rights and meaningful participation in government response
- Grassroots legal empowerment during crisis
Eligibility: Members of the Legal Empowerment Network (2,400+ justice organizations)
Selection Process: Grantees selected by panel of leaders from the community
Example Grantees:
- Familias Diversas Asociación Civil (Argentina) - combatting pandemic-related abuse
- Grassroots Development Support and Rural Enlightenment Initiative (Nigeria) - disability rights and access to information
Background: Created to support the vital work of grassroots organizations struggling to respond to COVID-19 challenges while keeping communities safe. Recognizes ongoing need for consistent, long-term investment in legal empowerment.
What Namati Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 5
- Total given
- $1.94M
- Median grant
- $115K
- Range
- $50K–$1M
- By dollars: District of Columbia 63%, California 35%, New York 3%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Oakland, CA; New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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$1M
Movement Strategy Center · Oakland, CA
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Empower DC · Washington, DC
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$100K
New York University School of Law · New York, NY
Regional grassroots justice network anchor engagement for the north america
$50K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Social justice
- Human rights
- Domestic violence
- LGBTQ
- Disabled
- Grassroots
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