Movement Solidarity Fund

Movement Solidarity Fund

Organization: INFACT DBA Corporate Accountability

Overview: A program centered on abundance that raises and redistributes financial resources to collaborators and leaders on the front lines of corporate abuse. The fund aims to counter power imbalances in philanthropy by directing resources from the Global North to organizations on the front lines, particularly those in the Global South.

Purpose

Strengthening the movement challenging corporate abuse through mutual flows of resources, reciprocity, and wisdom-sharing. The fund represents a channel of accountability between Corporate Accountability and peers in social movements confronting corporate extraction and exploitation.

Focus Areas

• Water justice and opposing water privatization
• Climate justice and Big Polluter accountability
• Tobacco control
• Food system accountability
• Democracy and governance
• Black liberation and racial justice

Geographic Scope

Global focus, with emphasis on:
• Global South organizations
• Africa (8+ countries)
• Latin America (Ecuador and broader region)
• United States (Flint, Michigan and beyond)

Funding Types

• Annual grants to core campaign partners (multi-year relationships)
• One-time grants to organizations and activities aligned with campaigns

Example Grant Recipients (Core Campaign Partners)

• Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) - Lagos, Nigeria
• The Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice (DCJ)
• Flint Rising - Flint, Michigan
• Institute for the Black World 21st century (IBW21)
• Fundación Ecuatoriana de Salud Respiratoria (FESAR) - Ecuador

Sample Supported Activities

• Website development for grassroots organizations
• Social media campaigns exposing corporate abuse
• Movement artwork for visibility
• Shareholder meeting advocacy
• Media work and press conferences
• Journalist training and research
• Community gatherings for training and public education
• Staff hiring and operational costs
• Participation in international policy spaces

Contact Information

Corporate Accountability
• Address: 727 Atlantic Ave, Floor 4, Boston, MA 02111
• Phone: 617.695.2525
• Email: [email protected]
• Tax ID: 41-1322686 (501(c)(3))
• Website: corporateaccountability.org