Long Island Unitarian Universalist Fund Grant
Funding Amount
US $15,000 - US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- While our focus is on Long Island, we support some organizations headquartered outside the region.
Other requirements
- Most of our competitive grants go to public charities, or to groups sponsored by one.
- Grantees (or fiscal agents) should have a board of directors with at least five members, and no more than one paid board member.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Requests from Long Island Unitarian Universalist congregations cannot be considered for funding.
- Not eligible: Organizations cannot receive grants simultaneously from any two of the following:
- Not eligible: Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock
- Not eligible: Unitarian Universalist Association Funding Program
- Not eligible: Capital
- Not eligible: Building campaignsEndowmentsEquipmentIndividuals
- Not eligible: Religious purposes.
- Not eligible: General operating support/routine operational expenses
Overview
The Long Island Unitarian Universalist Fund Grant supports grassroots initiatives focused on education, racial equity, environmental justice, and immigrant rights. With over 30 years of experience, the fund prioritizes projects that protect civil rights and promote social change. It encourages innovative solutions to pressing regional issues and aims to uplift marginalized communities. The grant is open to public charities and organizations that align with its mission of fostering progressive social activism.
About LIUUF
LIUUF grantmaking reflects Unitarian Universalist principles and the Fund’s overarching mission is to build and energize a community of progressive social change activists, and to support prophetic voices in vulnerable communities who speak out against injustices—often in unsafe environments and at personal risk and sacrifice.
Guided by an advisory committee that represents Unitarian Universalist congregations throughout Long Island, the LIUUF has awarded millions of dollars to nonprofits in Nassau and Suffolk counties to advance grassroots progressive social change.
Creating Social Change
The Fund looks for opportunities to support work that:
Leads to social change.Protects the civil rights of people of color, immigrants, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those living with disabilities.Promotes an inclusive vision of social and economic justice.Amplifies emerging regional issues.Provides concrete benefits to vulnerable communities and/or populations.Brings new, creative thinking to problem-solving.
Eligibility
Most of our competitive grants go to public charities, or to groups sponsored by one.
While our focus is on Long Island, we support some organizations headquartered outside the region.
Grantees (or fiscal agents) should have a board of directors with at least five members, and no more than one paid board member.
Ineligibility
Requests from Long Island Unitarian Universalist congregations cannot be considered for funding.
Organizations cannot receive grants simultaneously from any two of the following:
- Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock
- Unitarian Universalist Association Funding Program
Long Island Unitarian Universalist FundWe do not make grants to: Capital and building campaignsEndowmentsEquipmentIndividualsReligious purposesGeneral operating support/routine operational expenses
What The New York Community Trust actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2,748
- Total given
- $193.79M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,025–$12.06M
- By dollars: New York 64%, Connecticut 8%, California 5%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Washington, DC.
- 43% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Yale University · New Haven, CT
For general support
$12.06M
The Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD
For program support
$6M
Allied Climate Partners Inc · New York, NY
For general support
$5.83M
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc · New York, NY
For program support
$4.91M
Activate Global Inc · Berkeley, CA
For general support
$2.5M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Environmental justice
- Immigration
- Social justice
- LGBTQ
- Minorities
- Foundation
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