Gender Justice Organizing Fund

Gender Justice Organizing Fund

Focus: Grassroots community organizing for gender justice

Geographic Scope: Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Camden counties

Status: Applications opened October 3 – 31, 2025 (2025 cycle). Next cycle deadline expected October 2026.

Eligibility Requirements

• Meet all basic Bread & Roses eligibility criteria
• Located in Philadelphia region (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Camden counties)
• Designated as 501(c)(3) or have fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) status
• Current with all progress reports from previous Bread & Roses grants
• Submit complete application before deadline
• Using community organizing to create sustainable social change

What Bread & Roses Funds

• Organizations with long-term vision for social justice
• Focus on community organizing and activism (not social service or educational programs)
• Clear understanding of root causes of problems
• Vision emphasizing systems change
• Strategy including building local base for collective action
• Leadership primarily composed of people affected by the issue

What Bread & Roses Does NOT Fund

• Direct service work/social services
• Self-help/empowerment programs
• Educational programs
• Advocacy
• Research
• Schools
• Capital campaigns or building projects
• Scholarships, fellowships, or grants to individuals (except Lax Scholarship Fund)

Funding Limitations

• Organizations can receive up to $50,000 total from Bread & Roses within a 12-month period
• Organizations can apply for grants in every eligible fund

Contact: grants@breadrosesfund.org | 215.731.1107