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Crossroads Fund

NontraditionalParticipatory grantmaking

Crossroads Fund's largest grantmaking programme, decided by a Grantmaking Committee that includes community participants from the fund's Giving Project 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.Applications were closed at the time of checking. The published rhythm is: applications open in winter (around February), review March-June, board approval in June, with the next announcement listed as "Early July, 2026."
Who can apply
Community organisation, Practitioner
Eligibility
Registered 501(c)(3) or fiscally-sponsored organizations, or groups with an organizational bank account, with prior-year annual expenses under $500,000. A university cannot apply; the size cap rules out institutional applicants entirely, so a researcher's route is partnership with a grantee.
SSWR clusters
Topics
general operating support · social change organizing · giving project · community-led review
Apply at
https://www.crossroadsfund.org/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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