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Para información en español, por favor llame la oficina: 212-620-9110.
North Star Fund supports grassroots activism and organizing to achieve social justice and the common good. Our core grantmaking program provides support grants of $5,000 and $10,000 to social change organizations in New York City. The deadline for the Spring 2008 cycle has passed. The next grant cycle is Fall 2008. Go to our home page and sign up for our email list for notification.
Eligibility
We consider applications from organizations that meet all of the following criteria:
- Have an annual budget of $250,000 or less
- New York City-based and operate within the 5 boroughs of New York City
- Have a 501(c)(3) status or have a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) status
- Represent traditionally marginalized or underserved communities, i.e. homeless and working-class individuals; immigrants; people of color; lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming; women; elders; youth; and people with disabilities
- Are membership-driven and are committed to building the leadership capacity of its members
- Are democratically structured and accountable to their communities
- Able to draw linkages between different but related forms of injustice
- Address root causes of inequality and are working for systemic and sustainable community change
- Work in one or more of the following Strategic Priority areas:
- Ensuring Economic Justice
- Securing Peace & Justice
- Protecting Civil Liberties and Constitutional Rights
- Ending Institutional Racism, Gender Bias and Discrimination
- Use one or more of the following methods:
- Community Organizing
- Grassroots Advocacy
- Culture and Media
- Technical Assistance/Resource Development for Community Organizing
We do not consider:
- Direct service organizations, i.e. food pantries, soup kitchens
- Organizations with budgets greater than $250,000
- Have significant access to mainstream funding, i.e. government funding, mainstream foundations, individual donors
- Scholarships and individual efforts
- Private or public schools, colleges, and universities
- Hospitals and clinics
- Statewide, national, or international organizations
- Travel expenses for individual speakers or conference participants
- Activities to elect specific candidates for public office
- Fundraising events such as galas and walk-a-thons
- Feasibility studies, capital fund drives
- Organizations that do not comply with Federal, state, or local equal opportunity statutes
If you have specific questions about your eligibility, please contact Sophia Silao at 212-620-9110.
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