The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation is now accepting applications for its national grant program for grassroots organizations.
“Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” – John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon
The National Grassroots Organizing Program (NGO) offers two-year unrestricted, general operating support grants of up to $30,000 per year, with an average grant size of $20,000 per year, to small (budgets under $350,000), constituent-led grassroots organizations throughout the United States and its territories.
APPLICATIONS FOR 2024 ARE OPEN!!! The Foundation is utilizing a new rolling process. Applications can be submitted anytime throughout the year, through October 2024.
Activities that are eligible for funding include:
- Community & Ally outreach
- Leadership Development of Constituents
- Constituent Empowerment & Decision-Making
- Popular Education
- Campaign Development
- Mobilizing Constituents & Allies
- Coalition Building
- Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA)
Areas Not Funded:
- Direct services to individuals, i.e. food pantries, youth mentorship programs
- Internationally oriented programs
- Organizations with an annual operating budget over $350,000
- Discretionary or emergency support
- Donations or sponsorships
- Public or private schools, colleges or universities
- Activities to elect specific candidates for public office
- Individuals, fellowships or scholarship programs
- Litigation
- Capital or endowment campaigns
- State agencies or government programs
- Businesses or business associations
- Religious activities
- Arts or Media programs that are not linked to a clear grassroots organizing campaign
- Other foundations
In order to apply, organizations must meet the following requirements:
- Have an annual operating budget under $350,000
- Use grassroots, collective-action organizing campaigns as the primary strategy for creating social change
- Be a non-profit with 501(c)3 status, or have a fiscal agent with this status
- Be U.S.-based and U.S.-focused
For more information about Ben & Jerry’s Foundation’s application process, past grant winners and to apply visit: Ben & Jerry’s Grassroots Organizing National Grant Program 2024
