Seed Fund
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. 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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