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General Fund Grants

Seeding Justice

NontraditionalParticipatory grantmaking

Oregon's long-running participatory grantmaking fund: applications are reviewed and decided by a committee of social justice organizers from across the state rather than program officers. Offers operating support to smaller 501(c)(3) groups and project support to larger, fiscally sponsored, and unincorporated groups, with an explicit route for groups that have no fiscal sponsor at all.

Indicative award
$7k–$15k (total award)The page states up to $15,000 for 501(c)(3) organizations or those with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, and up to $7,000 for groups with neither. Seeding Justice also caps its share at 50% of a project or 33% of an annual budget.
Timing
Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Mar, SepNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Two cycles a year, typically opening mid-March (spring) and mid-September (fall), submitted through Submittable. The page does not publish a specific closing date, so no future deadline is recorded.
Who can apply
Community organisation, Practitioner
Eligibility
Applicant must be based in Oregon with a significant presence in the state. Full award tier requires 501(c)(3) status or a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor; groups with neither may still apply at a reduced ceiling. Operating support is limited to 501(c)(3) groups with budgets under $700,000; 501(c)(3) groups over $700,000, all fiscally sponsored projects and all non-501(c)(3) groups must request project support. Seeding Justice funds no more than 50% of a project or 33% of an annual budget. A university is not an eligible applicant; a social work researcher partners with an Oregon grassroots group tha
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Topics
grassroots organizing · community power building · operating support · project support · oregon
Apply at
https://seedingjustice.org/grants/general-fund/
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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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