Sapelo Foundation Grants: Social Justice

The Sapelo Foundation Grants focus on enhancing social justice in Georgia, particularly for marginalized communities. Their mission includes fostering civic power and environmental protection through effective policies and practices. They prioritize voting rights and criminal justice reforms, aiming to empower more Georgians to engage in civic advocacy. Grants are typically awarded to 501(c)3 organizations committed to serving areas outside metro Atlanta, ensuring broader participation and equitable access to resources.

Objectives
Increase the number of Georgians who:
Desired Outcomes
By utilizing strategies reflected in our values, practices, objectives, and grant criteria, we seek to contribute to just systemic change that results in the following:
Increased Passage & ImplementationIncreased passage and implementation of policies, practices, and systems that advance social justice.Stronger CollaborationStronger collaboration among organizations, collaborations, and networks that pursue social justice efforts.Stronger CapacityStronger capacity of organizations, collaborations, and networks that pursue social justice work, as evidenced by: Stronger policy advocacy, civic engagement, and grassroots community organizing work. Stronger equity and justice lenses across their work. Stronger organizational health, leadership, and membership.More GeorgiansMore Georgians, especially communities of color and rural communities: Participate in policy advocacy, civic engagement, or grassroots community organizing for social justice.
Two Priorities
Our trustees approved two long-term priorities for each of our main grant portfolios.
For grant portfolio II: Social Justice, they approved:

• voting rightscriminal justice
• We often award two-year grants for voting rights in fall of odd years and two-year grants for criminal justice in fall of even years.

Eligibility

Potential grantee partners must:Be a 501(c)3 organization or use fiscal agent who is a 501(c)3 organization.Work in Georgia with significant commitment to areas outside of metro Atlanta.We either support:statewide efforts, with meaningful inclusion and perspectives of those living in more rural communities and smaller cities outside metro Atlanta OR local and regional efforts based outside metro Atlanta.We use the United Way’s 13-county definition for metro Atlanta: Butts, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding, and Rockdale.

Ineligibility

The Sapelo Foundation does not:Fund capital campaigns or brick-and-mortar building projects.Sponsor events.