FundAction

Nontraditional Participatory grantmaking

Activist-led participatory fund for Europe that shifts funding decisions from funders to activists. Members apply for grants and are required to review each other's applications and vote on what gets funded.

Indicative award

Amount not published (varies by call)No grant amounts are published on the pages retrieved. Enquiries directed to hello@fundaction.eu.

Timing

Several times a yearNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The page states membership by invitation is now complemented by two rounds per year in which interested activists can apply to join; grant rounds are periodic and applicants may need to wait for the next cycle. No specific dates published.

Who can apply

Community organisation, Practitioner

Eligibility

Activists join FundAction as individuals rather than as representatives of organisations, must subscribe to its mission and values, and must actively participate in the review of other members' applications. Grants are paid to a registered non-profit organisation or a fiscal sponsor. Focus is on activists working in Europe.

SSWR clusters

Topics

participatory grantmaking · european activism · member assemblies · peer review by activists

Apply at

https://fundaction.eu/participate/

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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