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Seed Fund

Crossroads Fund

NontraditionalParticipatory grantmaking

General operating, start-up, or project grants of up to $15,000 for Chicago-area social change organizations, decided by a Grantmaking Committee that includes Giving Project participants alongside board and staff.

Indicative award
up to $15k (total award)The page states the maximum grant in this program is $15,000; no minimum is published.
Timing
Annual cycleAnnual cycle · FebNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Currently closed. The page says the deadline is generally in February; applications are screened by staff and Giving Project alumni, site visits follow, and the Board makes final decisions in June.
Who can apply
Community organisation, Practitioner
Eligibility
501(c)(3), fiscally sponsored groups, or groups with their own organizational bank account, with prior-year annual expenses under $500,000, working on social change in the Chicago area and meeting the fund's organizing-focused criteria. Universities are not the intended applicant.
SSWR clusters
Topics
community organizing · social change · chicago · general operating support
Apply at
https://www.crossroadsfund.org/grants/grant-opportunities/seed-fund/
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

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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