Youth Fund for Social Change
Funding Amount
US $5,000 - US $15,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Chicago area
Focus Areas: Youth-led organizing for racial, social, and economic justice
A grant program supporting youth-led organizing and social change work. Crossroads Fund has announced FY25 and FY23 Youth Fund for Social Change grantees, indicating this is an annual funding opportunity.
Contact Information:
- Crossroads Fund
- 3411 West Diversey Avenue Suite #20
- Chicago, Illinois 60647
- Phone: 773.227.7676
- Website: crossroadsfund.org
What Crossroads Fund Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 179
- Total given
- $3.91M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $6,000–$100K
- By dollars: Illinois 96%, California 2%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; Evanston, IL; Oak Park, IL.
- 78% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 41% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lucy Parson Labs · Chicago, IL
Rogers park food not bombs & gen op
$100K
Organized Communities Against · Chicago, IL
Chi housing just/boconas/migr sup
$91K
Chicago Freedom School · Chicago, IL
Doing just collab/liber lib/gen ops
$88K
Building for Liberation Proje · Chicago, IL
General Operations
$80K
Southside Together Organizing · Chicago, IL
Not me we & gen ops
$78K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- Social justice
- Grassroots
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