Seeding Justice General Grantmaking Program
Funding Amount
$10,000 - $15,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Seeding Justice General Grantmaking Program
Overview: Seeding Justice's primary grantmaking program that uses participatory grantmaking (PGM) to support social change organizing. The organization has been funding social justice work since 1976 and operates with an activist-led grantmaking committee.
- Mission: Support those most impacted by injustice—those closest to the pain of oppression—as they are best equipped to come up with solutions
- Model: Participatory Grantmaking (PGM) - decision-making power about funding is ceded to the very communities that funders aim to serve
- Philosophy: Emphasizes trust, collaboration, democracy, and liberation over traditional philanthropic approaches
Mission & Approach
- Primary focus: Oregon
- Funding organizations: Both within Portland Metro and outside (65% of organizations funded work outside Portland Metro area in recent cycles)
Geographic Scope
- Social change organizing
- Community organizing and civic engagement
- Leadership development for BIPOC and marginalized communities
- Criminal justice and abolition work
- Economic justice and wealth-building
- Indigenous sovereignty and cultural preservation
- Youth organizing and empowerment
- Immigration and migrant rights
- LGBTQ+ rights and safety
- Mental health support for organizers
- Educational equity
Focus Areas
- Grassroots and community-based organizations
- BIPOC-led organizations prioritized (75% of organizations funded in Spring 2021 cycle were BIPOC-led)
- LGBTQ-led organizations prioritized (55% of organizations funded in Spring 2021 cycle were LGBTQ-led)
- New and established organizations welcome (45% of organizations in Spring 2021 cycle were receiving a grant from Seeding Justice for the first time)
Eligibility
- Activist-led, community-focused committee
- Meets regularly to review applications and make funding decisions
- Composed of community members and organizers
Grantmaking Committee
- Multi-strategy organizing campaigns
- Leadership development programs
- Community engagement and civic participation initiatives
- Mutual aid and direct support to marginalized communities
- Educational campaigns and resources
- Cultural preservation and community building work
- Youth mentoring and organizing
What They Fund
- Organizations working on prison abolition and LGBTQ incarcerated people support
- Black economic empowerment and wealth-building initiatives
- Immigrant and Latinx community organizing
- Houseless youth support and organizing
- Sex worker organizing and labor rights
- Civic engagement of Native Hawaiian, Micronesian, and Somali communities
- Trans/gender diverse community support and education
Recent Grantee Examples (Spring 2021)
- Address: Center for Social Justice, 510 SW 3rd Ave Suite 300, Portland, Oregon 97204
- Phone: 503-289-1517
- Email: info@seedingjustice.org
- Website: seedingjustice.org
Contact Information
How to Apply
Application Process
Seeding Justice uses a participatory grantmaking approach that differs significantly from traditional grant applications:
#### General Approach
#### Application Materials (Traditional)
While specific application details are not fully provided in the website content, the organization indicates that they:
#### Application Philosophy
Note: Specific application portal, deadline dates, and detailed narrative questions are not provided in the available website content. Contact the organization directly for current application instructions and deadlines.
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