Our Vision
We envision a world in which resources and power are equitably shared, and a future where everyone can live with dignity and thrive.
We are a social justice fund that supports grassroots organizing led by communities of color building power in New York City and the Hudson Valley. We organize people across race and class to give in support of these movements.
As of June 30, 2023, North Star Fund has awarded over $117 million in grants to over 2,800 organizations. This includes close to 9,500 grants made via donor-advised funds, our community funding committee process, and philanthropic partnerships.
Our Strategic Plan
In early 2020, we re-committed to our founding principles and laid out our priorities for 2020-2023. Check out our strategic plan.
Latest News and Updates
New Year’s Revolutions 2024: Resources to shape your giving plan!
We invited our community to start the new year by joining North Star Fund’s annual giving plan workshop, New Year’s Revolutions: Elevate Your Planning for an Active Year! What’s...
Grants Are Available—Apply by March 29!
We’re inviting groups new to North Star Fund to apply for Hudson Valley Organizing grants, NYC Organizing grants, and Let Us Breathe Fund grants. These grants support small to medium-sized organizations working to create systemic change through grassroots community organizing.
2024 Youth Organizing Summit
Are you a youth (age 14-24) in New York State? Are you passionate about organizing for justice? Do you want to connect with other youth organizers and build power together? If...
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What We Do
We give grants through a process that shifts decision-making power to communities fighting for justice.
Community organizers—including former and current grantees—collectively make our funding decisions and participate in the governance of our organization.
We strengthen the leadership of grassroots organizers.
We support new and emerging leaders and are often the first foundation to fund new organizations or campaigns. We contribute to the social change ecosystem by providing capacity-building and leadership programs to organizations led by communities impacted by injustice.
We organize people across race and class to mobilize resources towards social justice movements.
We offer programs that bring experienced organizers and supporters together to recognize the shared stake we have in dismantling white supremacy and structural systems of oppression. We create opportunities for people to move money and to take collective action towards building a different future.
Learn More About Our History
For over 40 years, we have built community and resources for New York’s grassroots movements for justice.