The Sparkplug Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 33-1033952
Foundation Overview
Based in New York, NY, The Sparkplug Foundation has awarded 429 grants totaling $5,219,303 to organizations in California, New York and 37 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $450 to $62,976, with a median award of $10,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$5,219,303
Total Assets
$11,047,335
Median Grant (all grants)
$10,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
43
Median Grant
$15,000
% No Significant Change
0%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Highly Accessible: 93%
40 of 43 recipients (93%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
New York
Grants are geographically diversified with 28% in New York and funding distributed across 47 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (40%), Brooklyn (24%), White Plains (5%).
Funding Trajectory
+44%
Moderate 44% growth trend over 8 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
Education + 4 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (31%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
Where is The Money Going?
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Sparkplug Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4dasoil | $20,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Academics4peace | $15,000 | Orange, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Act Up Philadelphia | $10,000 | Yeadon, PA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Alyssa Rodriguez Center For Gender | $20,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Christians For A Free Palestine | $20,000 | Lancaster, PA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Circle Up Youth Restorative | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Clean Air Baltimore Coalition | $15,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Co-op Hudson Valley | $20,000 | Poughkeepsie, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Columbia Sanctuary Movement | $10,000 | Hudson, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| De Gullah Shipp | $5,000 | St Helena Island, SC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Decarcerate Kc | $20,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Foster Advocates | $20,000 | St Paul, MN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Healthgap | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| House Out Neighbors Education Fund | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Housing Ours Neighbors | $15,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Human Rights Defenders Fund | $20,000 | Tel Aviv, Foreign, IS | General Support | 2024 |
| Institute For The Critical Study Of | $62,976 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Jews For Racial And Economic | $1,080 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Kokua Na Aina | $20,000 | Kapaau, HI, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Memphis Tenants Union | $20,000 | Memphis, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Middle East Children's Alliance | $7,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Muslim Alliance For Sexual And | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Never Again Action | $15,000 | Albuquerque, NM, US | General Support | 2024 |
| New York Network Of Worker | $15,000 | Elmhurst, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Open Hearts Initiative | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Palestinian Christians For Justice | $20,700 | Anaheim, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Palestinian Feminist Collective | $17,820 | Providence, RI, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Peace Development Fund | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Peopleshub | $20,000 | Albuquerque, NM, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Philly Black Worker Project | $20,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Progressive Technology Project | $15,000 | Austin, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Project New Yorker | $10,000 | Jamaica, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Queen City Workers Center | $10,500 | Buffalo, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Racial Justice For Santa Cruz | $7,000 | Santa Cruz, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Release Aging People In Prison | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The Black Butterfly Collective | $10,000 | Pike Road, AL, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The Black Out Collective | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Tranforming Communities Initiative | $10,000 | Pontiac, MI, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Umuwi Ethnic Studies | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Unmute Humanity | $5,000 | Santa Ana, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Union Maya | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Wespac - Uscpn | $5,000 | White Plains, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Western Regional Advocacy Project | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| About Face Veterans Against The War | $20,000 | Arvada, CO, US | General Support | 2023 |
| All Of Us Community Action Group | $20,000 | Schenectady, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Bach Collegium San Diego | $20,000 | San Diego, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Be A Hero Education Fund | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Black Families Love & Unite | $7,000 | Bronx, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Bushwick Housing Independence | $20,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Charlottesville Public Housing | $10,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Decrimsexworkca | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Encampment For Citizenship | $15,000 | Aptos, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Equality For Flatbush | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Fare Food Access Raises Everyone | $15,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Friends Of Friendship Park | $20,000 | San Diego, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Heard | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Hidden Voices | $7,500 | Cedar Grove, NC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Hindus For Human Rights | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| If Not Now Education Fund | $15,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Institute For The Critical Study Of | $26,509 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Land In Common | $10,000 | Greene, ME, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Laundry Workers Center | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Middle East Children's Alliance | $10,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Mosquito Fleet Pdx | $12,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| National Arab American Women's | $3,000 | Falls Church, VA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Palestinian American Research | $11,700 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Parole Preparation Project | $1,049 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Poder Emma Community Ownership | $20,000 | Asheville, NC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Release Aging Pople In Prison | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Social Justice Politicorps | $20,000 | Antelope, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Song2sea | $10,000 | Fremont, WA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sos Worcester | $10,000 | Warren, MA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Colorado Springs Pro-housing | $15,000 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Vanguard Incarcerated Press Of | $10,000 | Davis, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Udw Resource Center | $10,000 | San Diego, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Web Du Bois Movement School For | $20,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Wollman - Brea - Baitel Trio | $20,000 | Mishawaka, IN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Xicanx Institute Of Teaching And | $20,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Ya-ya Network | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Alabama Coalition Immigrant Justice | $20,000 | Irondale, AL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Arab American Action Network | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Grass Roots Fund | $20,000 | Newmarket, NH, US | Comunidades Enraizadas Community Lan | 2022 |
| Worcester Youth Cooperatives | $10,776 | Worcester, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teachers Unite | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Health Justice Commons | $20,000 | Richmond, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lunart Chambers Music Collective | $5,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Fang Collective | $15,000 | Pawtucket, RI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Youth Activism Project | $10,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Middle East Children's Alliance | $7,500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Xicanx Institute For Teasing In Org | $15,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Tenant Education Network | $12,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Firelands Workers United | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Vizualizing Impact | $10,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Integrate Nyc | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Seattle Arts & Culture For Anti-rac | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Interfaith Peace Builders | $30,000 | Takoma Park, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Wespac - National Students For Just | $20,000 | White Plains, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Far From Home Initiative | $15,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Action Center Inc For Kokua Na Aina | $15,000 | Kappau, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chainless Change Inc | $10,000 | Sunrise, FL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Palestine Writes Literature Festiva | $10,000 | Elkins Park, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Urbe Apie Inc | $20,000 | Caguas, PR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Return Strong | $12,500 | Las Vegas, NV, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Calypsus Brass Inc | $12,421 | Warren, OH, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Equality For Flatbush | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Tucson Alliance For Housing Justice | $15,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| First State Abortion Fund | $10,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Saginaw Community Alliance For The | $15,000 | Saginaw, MI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Marista | $11,000 | Osceola, WI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Camden For Clean Air | $15,000 | Camden, NJ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Voz Workers Rights Education | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Westchester Alliance For Sustainabl | $10,000 | Peekskill, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Reality Speaking Inc | $10,000 | Norristown, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Unity Circles | $10,000 | Mattapan, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Sol Underground | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Haitian Women For Haitian Refugees | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Alabama Coalition Immigrant Justice | $20,000 | Irondale, AL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Arab American Action Network | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Grass Roots Fund | $20,000 | Newmarket, NH, US | Comunidades Enraizadas Community Lan | 2022 |
| Worcester Youth Cooperatives | $10,776 | Worcester, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teachers Unite | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Health Justice Commons | $20,000 | Richmond, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lunart Chambers Music Collective | $5,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Fang Collective | $15,000 | Pawtucket, RI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Youth Activism Project | $10,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Middle East Children's Alliance | $7,500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Xicanx Institute For Teasing In Org | $15,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Tenant Education Network | $12,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Firelands Workers United | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Vizualizing Impact | $10,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Integrate Nyc | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Seattle Arts & Culture For Anti-rac | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Interfaith Peace Builders | $30,000 | Takoma Park, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Wespac - National Students For Just | $20,000 | White Plains, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Far From Home Initiative | $15,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Action Center Inc For Kokua Na Aina | $15,000 | Kappau, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chainless Change Inc | $10,000 | Sunrise, FL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Palestine Writes Literature Festiva | $10,000 | Elkins Park, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Urbe Apie Inc | $20,000 | Caguas, PR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Return Strong | $12,500 | Las Vegas, NV, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Calypsus Brass Inc | $12,421 | Warren, OH, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Equality For Flatbush | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Tucson Alliance For Housing Justice | $15,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| First State Abortion Fund | $10,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Saginaw Community Alliance For The | $15,000 | Saginaw, MI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Marista | $11,000 | Osceola, WI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Camden For Clean Air | $15,000 | Camden, NJ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Voz Workers Rights Education | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Westchester Alliance For Sustainabl | $10,000 | Peekskill, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Reality Speaking Inc | $10,000 | Norristown, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Unity Circles | $10,000 | Mattapan, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Sol Underground | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Haitian Women For Haitian Refugees | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Alabama Coalition Immigrant Justice | $20,000 | Irondale, AL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Arab American Action Network | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Grass Roots Fund | $20,000 | Newmarket, NH, US | Comunidades Enraizadas Community Lan | 2022 |
| Worcester Youth Cooperatives | $10,776 | Worcester, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teachers Unite | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Health Justice Commons | $20,000 | Richmond, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lunart Chambers Music Collective | $5,000 | Madison, WI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Fang Collective | $15,000 | Pawtucket, RI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Youth Activism Project | $10,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Middle East Children's Alliance | $7,500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Xicanx Institute For Teasing In Org | $15,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Tenant Education Network | $12,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Firelands Workers United | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Vizualizing Impact | $10,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Integrate Nyc | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Seattle Arts & Culture For Anti-rac | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Interfaith Peace Builders | $30,000 | Takoma Park, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Wespac - National Students For Just | $20,000 | White Plains, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Far From Home Initiative | $15,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Action Center Inc For Kokua Na Aina | $15,000 | Kappau, HI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chainless Change Inc | $10,000 | Sunrise, FL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Palestine Writes Literature Festiva | $10,000 | Elkins Park, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Urbe Apie Inc | $20,000 | Caguas, PR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Return Strong | $12,500 | Las Vegas, NV, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Calypsus Brass Inc | $12,421 | Warren, OH, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Equality For Flatbush | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Tucson Alliance For Housing Justice | $15,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| First State Abortion Fund | $10,000 | Wilmington, DE, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Saginaw Community Alliance For The | $15,000 | Saginaw, MI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Marista | $11,000 | Osceola, WI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Camden For Clean Air | $15,000 | Camden, NJ, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Voz Workers Rights Education | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Westchester Alliance For Sustainabl | $10,000 | Peekskill, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Reality Speaking Inc | $10,000 | Norristown, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Unity Circles | $10,000 | Mattapan, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Sol Underground | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Haitian Women For Haitian Refugees | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Meca - The Freedom Theatre | $10,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | The Freedom Theatre Has Been A Creative Center In Jenin Refugee Camp Since 2006, Using Theatre And Culture As Tools Of Resistance To Oppression, While Opening Creative Possibilities. | 2021 |
| Copwatch Media | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| In Cultured Company | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Provide Experiences, Facilitate Workshops, And Promote Educational Tools And Resources That Will Address Peace, Conflict Resolution, Collaboration, Healing, And Dialogue For The Haitian And Dominican Diaspora Within The Us In Order To Move From A Divided Past Towards Future. | 2021 |
| Alliance For Community Services | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Sparked By Lack Of Response To Covid Deaths In Long-term Congregate Care (ltc) Facilities, People With Disabilities, Current And Former Nursing Facility Residents Are Organizing A Multi-facility Group To Enable Facility Residents To Have A Voice In Policies That Affect Them, Improve Health, Safety And Autonomy Of Facility Residents, While Reducing Isolation And Increasing Opportunities For Independent Living. | 2021 |
| Balanda - Association For Arab Yout | $20,000 | Haifa, N/A, IS | Through The Use Of Innovative, Popular Education Tools, Baladnas Hawiya Project Aims To Combat The Systematic Depoliticization Of Youth In The Palestinian Society In Israel By Enabling Them To Explore Their Identity, History, And The Political Forces Depriving Them Of Their Individual And Collective Rights. The Toolswhich Include Board Games, Videos, And Hiking Toursfacilitate Critical Consciousness Development While Appealing To The Interests Of Youth. Baladna Will Promote The Application Of These Tools By Holding Board Game Workshops With 450 High School Aged Youth; Training Educators To Lead Discussions On Videos That Offer An Alternative To The Hegemonic Colonial History In The Israeli Curriculum; And Mobilizing 10 Youth Leaders Who Have Been Trained In Archeology, Popular History, Indigenous Plants, And Palestinian History To Build And Lead Tours Of Palestinian Locations For 220 Young People In The Community. Additionally, Baladna Will Develop A New Board Game, Two New Educational | 2021 |
| Change Comes Now | $15,000 | Lake Park, FL, US | Ccn Focuses On Women In Florida Impacted By The Criminal Justice System, Poverty, Mental Health Issues, Addiction, And Violence. Clemency Is A Case-by-case Basis For Correcting Judicial System Failures. We Will Be Training Women Inside Floridas Five Correctional Facilities And On The Outside To Serve As Point People For Our Inter-related Work To Reduce The Number Of Women In Prison. Our Clemency Quilt Tour Highlights 175 Women Who Are Eligible For Clemency As A Method For Raising Visibility. Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Bringing The Quilt To All 63 Legislative Districts Where State Representatives Have Agreed To Put It On Display In Their Local Offices. In Addition To Court Fees, Women Are Assessed Enormous Fines And Penalties Upon Conviction. Once Released, Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Unable To Vote Or Get A Drivers License If They Owe Any Money But Converting Debts To Civil Liens Changes All The Dynamics. | 2021 |
| Donkeysaddle Projects | $8,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Donkeysaddle Projects(dsp) Abolition Learning Circles Is A Political Education Series, Which Teaches The History And Praxis Of Prison, Police, And Death Penalty Abolition. We Will Utilize Popular Education Pedagogy Via Facilitated, Virtual Workshops To Guide Artists, Cultural Workers And Cultural Organizers In Sharpening Their Understanding Of Abolition, With A Specific Intent That Their Artistic Platforms Will Then Be Used To Elevate Abolitionist Visions. Dsp Will Collaborate With Alc Participants After Their Cohorts Workshops Conclude To Design Creative Community Offerings Around Abolition. | 2021 |
| Gathering Ground Theatre | $15,000 | Austin, TX, US | The Sparkplug Foundation Grant Will Support Gathering Ground Theatre To Develop, Facilitate And Implement The Artsreponders Project. The Artresponders Is A Team Made Of People Impacted By Homelessness In Austin, Tx Who Devise And Perform Relevant And Timely Interventions For Housing Justice Advocacy Events. Through A Rapid Process Of Campaign Strategy Assessment And Socially-engaged Performance Making, The Project Aims To Educate, Uplift, And Engage The Public At Events Such As Demonstrations, Rallies, Press Conferences, And More. The Arts-based Training Will Focus On Craft (writing, Improvisation And Facilitation), Scholarship (growing Critical Consciousness Within The Group), And Community Engagement (with A Focus On Art Making As A Social Practice That Is Adaptive, Iterative, And Responsive). The Artresponders Project Aims To Maximize The Impact Of Gathering Grounds Popular Education Expertise To Support Organizing Around Housing Justice Issues In Austin, Tx. | 2021 |
| Justice For Muslims Collective | $15,000 | Washington, DC, US | Our Project Is Titled Internalized Islamophobia: Unlearning The Oppression From Within, And Encompasses Trainings Designed To Help Muslims Understand And Dissect The Ways That They Have Been Impacted By External Islamophobia. Specifically, The These Trainings Will Focus On Examining Pervasive Messages Ranging From The Inherent Criminality Of Muslims, To The Idea That Terrorism Is Inherent To Muslims, To The Need For Specialized Interventions To Deal With The Muslim Threat. Using These And Other Messages As A Starting Point, The Trainings Will Guide Muslim Participants Through A Process Of Interrogating The Specific Ways That Their Beliefs May Have Been Shaped By Them, Such As For Example, Condemning Acts Of Terrorism As An Act Of Collective Responsibility Prior To Leveraging Any Criticism Against The Government Or Other Actors Invested In Perpetuating Islamophobia. | 2021 |
| Dave Meder | $6,800 | Corinth, TX, US | Unamuno Songs And Stories Is A Jazz Chamber Music Album Consisting Of Original Compositions Inspired By The Poignant And Timely Works Of Spanish Civil War-era Philosopher And Poet Miguel De Unamuno (1864-1936). By Musically Recounting Unamunos Work, And The Social And Political Context Surrounding It, The Album Aims To Spark Critical Thought And Dialogue On The Importance Of Maintaining Our American Democratic Institutions During A Tenuous Period In Our Nations History. | 2021 |
| New Profile Movement For The Demili | $15,000 | Ramat Hasharon, N/A, IS | Since 2001, New Profiles Counselling Network Has Assisted Over 20,000 Youths In Obtaining Military Exemptions, With An Average Of 1,000 Youths Annually. Generous Support From The Sparkplug Foundation Will Allow New Profile To Digitize Our Counselling Networks Extensive Information Into A Secure, Accessible, And Free Online Format For Public Use. The Initiative Supports A Diverse Group Of Israeli Youth Seeking Military Exemption, And Acts As A Central Resource For Teachers And Professionals Who Support Youth In Schools And Other Contexts. | 2021 |
| Organizing Neighborhood Equity | $15,000 | Washington, DC, US | Funding From Sparkplug Foundation Will Support Organizing Neighborhood Equitys (one Dc) Dc Cancel Rent Campaign. Our Campaign Launched In August With The Formation Of The Dc Cancel Rent Coalition, A Partnership With Ten Organizations.we Use A Multipronged Approach To Work Towards Our Goal Of Securing Sustainable And Affordable Housing For The Community. Much Of Our Work Involves Base And Relationship Building, Ensuring That We Are Following The Leadership Of Those Most Affected. This Involves Phone Banking, Social Media Outreach, Coalition Building, And Holding One-on-ones To Create Relationships With New Members. | 2021 |
| Portland Empowered | $20,000 | Portland, ME, US | In 2020, Students Across Southern Maine Came Together To Advocate For Anti-racism In Schools. Youth Engagement Partners (yeps), A Program Of Portland Empowered (pe), Responded To Student Leadership And Began Building A Plan To Create An Antiracist School Environment In Portland Public Schools (pps). In 2021-2022, Yeps Youth Leaders Began A Campaign To Engage Educators, Community Partners, And Students To Reimagine Harmful School Discipline And Mental Health Policies And Practices. Yeps Worked To Rebuild Relationships And Heal With School-based Conversations That Created Space For Dialogue And Transformative Change In These Areas. Additionally, Pe Supported The Creation Of Intergenerational Partnerships Between Yeps And Adult Educators Who Are Responsive, Accountable, And Will Act On The Recommendations Of Youth Leaders. These Partnerships Ensure Youth Are Supported By Adults Who Can Contribute Equitable Passion, Drive, And Dedication To Anti-racist Structures In Schools. | 2021 |
| Rafah Life Makers Center | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | This Grant Will Help Cover Start-up Costs To Re-establish The Life Makers Center. It Will Be Used For Teacher Workshops And Preparation, A Portion Of First Year Rent, Special School Break And Summer Programs (including On-site Activities, Field Trips, After-school Programs And Group Therapy Sessions.)it Will Also Fund Educational Materials And Supplies Including (flashcards, Esl Books And Print, Smart Board, Mothers Workshops And Trainings. Finally, It Will Fund Childrens Trauma And Healing Workshops. | 2021 |
| Rural Women's Association | $20,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | The Project Seeks To Protect The Environment Through Education And Practical Trainings With Children, Youth, And Women In The South Hebron Hills. We Will:create Awareness About The Environment Change The Harmful Environmental Practices Of The Local Communityenhance The Spirit Of Initiative And Innovation Among Young People And Children To Contribute To Making A Change, Each According To His/her Location, With Focus On Restoring The Environment As Much As Possibleeducate And Train About Waste Exploitation, Recycling And Upcycling (converting Waste Into Useful Tools)instill The Importance Of ??agriculture Because Of Its Positive Impact In Promoting The Sense Of Belonging To The Environment, The Land And The Homeland.increase Communication, Cooperation, And Learning With Local Institutions Concerned With The Environmentmake An Impact In The Local Community And Public Spaces To Draw Everyone's Attention To The Fact That Preserving The Environment Is Our Collective Responsibility. | 2021 |
| Symbiosis Pdx | $15,000 | Portland, OR, US | The Rose City Radical Will Be A Monthly, Locally Based, Cooperatively Operated Newspaper For And By Working Class Community Organizers In Portland, Or. The Newspaper Encourages Anyone To Contribute Articles Or Even Artwork On Their Experiences With The Local Movements For Justice, Liberation, And Autonomy. While Engagement With Social Justice Organizing Has Recently Blossomed In Portland, We Lack A Centralized Space For Dialogue, Critique, And Inspiration. Our Radical Newspaper Project Aims To Fill That Void By Publishing Articles That Reflect On, Debate, Challenge, And Create Transformative Action. Symbiosis Pdx Has Established Multiple Mutual Aid Programs And Collectively Controlled Grassroots Initiatives In Rose City, Demonstrating Many Opportunities For Radical Organizing Not Reliant On The Capitalist Economy And Resistant To Government Co-optation. Through Both Physical Newspapers Distributed By Street Vendors And Online Supplements, The Rose City Radical Facilitates Constructive | 2021 |
| Us Palestinian Community Network | $10,000 | Wauwatosa, WI, US | The U.s. Palestinian Community Networks (uspcns) Palestinian Political Prisoners Advocacy Group Is A National Organizing Project Launched To Organize Communities Around The Issue Of Palestinian Political Prisoners Held In Israeli Jails. Two Prominent Activists In Palestine -- One A Womens Rights Organizer And The Other A Cultural Worker -- Are Currently Amongst The Close To 5,000 Palestinians Who Have Been Jailed By Israel For Their Human Rights Work. The Project Will Educate, Organize, And Mobilize Palestinian, Arab, And Solidarity Communities Here To Pressure The U.s. State Department To Demand That Israel Release Them And All Palestinian Political Prisoners. | 2021 |
| Women Against Mass Incarceration | $15,000 | Bridgeport, CT, US | In The Space Of Reentry And The Criminal Justice Reform/abolition Movement, Women Living With Violent Convictions Are Ignored, Overlooked, And Underrepresented. Frequently We Are Told The Topic Is Too Controversial Or Unpopular, Or The Climate Is Not Right For "that Kind Of Reform." The Time Is Now To Be Inclusive Of Women And Their Stories / Or Struggle Around Living With A Violent Conviction. The Movement Has Failed To Include Us In Conversations Or The Decision-making Process. As Women Living With Violent Convictions, We Are The Face Of This Project.our Goal Is To Build A Coalition Of Diverse Women To Boldly Use Their Voices And Lived Expertise To Raise Awareness Of The Collateral Consequences And Discrimination Women Living With Violent Convictions Experience On A Daily Basis. Our Goal Is To Change The Policies, Programming And Perceptions That Impact Our Reality Via Public Education, Advocacy, And Social Media Campaigns, | 2021 |
| Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition | $12,000 | Athens, GA, US | Athens Immigrant Rights Coalitions (airc) Organizing Work Is Centered Around Housing Rights, Driverx#39;s Licenses For All, And Higher Education Access For Immigrant Youth. We Achieve This Through Coalition-building Locally, State-wide, And Nationally. Airc Serves To Coordinate The Actions Of Our Coalition Members And Ally Organizations To Achieve Maximum Collective Impact. | 2021 |
| Camp Migizi | $15,000 | St Paul, MN, US | Camp Migizi Seeks To Become A Permanent Locale For Training Youth Leadership, Prioritizing Indigenous Youth. Educators Will Provide Crucial Decolonization And Land Back Workshops For Indigenous, Afro-indigenous, Bipoc, And Queer Community Members, Along With Accomplices. Migizi Will Facilitate Cross-generational And Cultural Sharing, Deepening Cultural Connection And Decolonized Community Building. | 2021 |
| Detroit Disability Power | $12,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Ddp Will Lead A Disability-focused Power/landscape Analysis In Michigan In Partnership With A Coalition Of Disability Organizations. We Will Collect, Analyze And Synthesize Information About Decision Makers Values, Priorities And Commitments To Disability Rights. This Will Benefit Our Collective Power, Allowing Us To Chart Paths To Winning Policy Victories. | 2021 |
| Dissenters | $27,000 | Tinley Park, IL, US | We Will Use The Funding To Support The Expansion And Further Development Of Dissenters Leadership Development Program, Which Includes These Five Key Elements: Our Training Program, Our Coaching Program, Tool Development, The Introduction Of A Detailed Ladder Of Engagement, And Evaluation Mechanisms As We Scale. | 2021 |
| Education And Training Institute | $10,000 | New Brunswick, NJ, US | Wage Theft Clinic And Training Program Designed To Address The Epidemic Of Stolen Wages In Low Wage Industries And To Empower Workers Across Industries, Languages, And National Origin To Come Together To Organize Beyond Single Wage Theft Cases And Into System Wide Organizing Campaigns That Challenge Division And Win Big. | 2021 |
| Elephant Circle | $15,000 | Palisade, CO, US | The Comprehensive 2021 Colorado Birth Equity Bill Package Establishes The Protection Of The Human Rights Of Pregnant People In The Perinatal Period. Elephant Circle Is Mobilizing Community Members To Ensure Facilities Understand These New Laws And Increase Access To Reproductive Healthcare And Education For Incarcerated People During The Perinatal Period. | 2021 |
| Elmahaba Center | $10,500 | Nashville, TN, US | The Funds Will Go Towards Building A Justice School To Launch In The Summer Of 2022 That Will Be Swana-centered And Based In The South. Specifically, The Funds Will Support The Making Of A Dynamic Curriculum And Paying Facilitators And Speakers, While Connecting Swana Peoples Across The Us. | 2021 |
| Finequity | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Finequity Advances The Financial Futures Of Those Impacted By Long-term Incarceration. We Co-create Free Financial Justice Tools With Justice-impacted Community Members. Our New York State In-prison Correspondence Course Will Cover Strategies For Avoiding Extractive Financial Services And First-hand Experiences On Navigating Financial Barriers After Incarceration. | 2021 |
| Grassroots Al-quds | $15,000 | Jerusalem, N/A, IS | This Project Joins 9 Partners Working To Promote Tourism In Marginalized Palestinian Communities In Jerusalem, Strengthening Local Economy And Delivering The Palestinian Perspective On The City. This Is Important Within The Colonial Context Where Israeli Occupation Propaganda In Tourism Systematically Hides The Palestinian Presence From The Tourist Experience Here. | 2021 |
| Hindus For Human Rights - Usa | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | This Grant Will Enable Hfhr To Strengthen And Expand Three Initiatives Tackling Caste-based Discrimination In The United States: A Virtual Conference, An Essay Contest For South Asian American Students, And A Public Campaign About Exploitation In The Us-india Temple Building Industry. | 2021 |
| Housing Justice League | $20,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Around 800 Evictions Are Filed Against Tenants Every Week In Fulton County, Georgia. In Response To This Eviction Crisis, These Funds Will Be Used To Support Our Eviction Defense Programming. These Programs Include Community Discussion On Our Tenant Bill Of Rights, Canvassing In High-need Neighborhoods, And Mass Direct Mailing Campaigns | 2021 |
| Missouri Workers Center | $15,000 | Saint Louis, MO, US | The Missouri Workers Center Is Organizing A Multi-racial Movement Of Low-wage Warehouse Workers In The St. Louis Area To Reverse A Decade Of Decline In Wages And Working Conditions Driven By Amazonx#39;s Race To The Bottom In The Rapidly Expanding E-commerce Sector. | 2021 |
| Proyecto Faro | $15,000 | Stony Point, NY, US | Proyecto Faros Count Every Kid Campaign Develops Leadership And Builds Power Among Immigrant Students And Parents Who, Because Of Racism And Classism, Have Little Power In School Board Decisions. We Facilitate A Stakeholders Alliance, Provide Training And Stipends For Grassroots Leaders, And Work In Coalition To Galvanize Winnable Campaigns. | 2021 |
| Pierce County Grassroots Organizing | $15,000 | Balwin, WI, US | We Are Recruiting And Training Leaders From Our Community To Address The Greatest Needs Identified By Our Community: Climate Change And The Environment. First Step Is To Participate In An Organizing Training To Gain Skills, Identify The Goal And Create A Strategy. Second Step Is To Implement. | 2021 |
| Prism Ensemple Inc | $6,000 | Albuquerque, NM, US | After Going Into Hibernation Due To Covid, Prism Choral Ensemble Is Excited To Reemerge With A Concert Celebrating Revitalization And Rebirth. This Hour-long Concert Will Feature Early Choral Music Of The Renaissance With A 17-singer Conductorless, Professional Ensemble. | 2021 |
| School Board School | $15,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | At School Board School, We Are Activating A Diverse Network Of Aspiring School Board Members And Education Advocates, And Equipping Them With The Knowledge And Network To Drive Systemic Change. | 2021 |
| Stone Quarry Art Hill Park Inc | $15,020 | Cazenovia, NY, US | Sparkplug Foundation Funding Will Support The Collaborative Composition And Performance Of Original Music For Queendom. Written By Artist-scholar Dr. Juhanna Rogers, Queendom Is An Interactive Outdoor Performative Experience That Explores The Dream And Possibility Of Reparations For Black Americans. Dr. Juhanna Rogers Is Writing And Developing Queendom As A 2021-2022 Visiting Artist At Stone Quarry Hill Art Park. Grant Funding Will Support Black Artists Composing And Performing Original Music For This Seminal Work. Young Composer, Ebun Oguntola Will Write Three Original Songs. The Premier Of Queendom Will Unfold Across 40 Acres At Stone Quarry In The Fall Of 2022 With Audience Participation And Follow-up Conversations Around The Historical Traumas And The Realities Of Race, Gender, And Opportunity. Final Performance Dates Are Dependent On The Status Of Covid-19 And Public Gathering Restrictions. | 2021 |
| Tallahassee Community Action Commit | $15,000 | Tallahassee, FL, US | Tcac Will Use Sparkplug Funding To Improve The Organizing Power Of Its Committees, Introduce Its Peoples Budget To City Commissioners, And Produce And Distribute Its Documentary. Tcacs Committees Include The: Police Accountability Committee (pac)free Them All Committee (ftac)lgbtqia+ Committeemedics And Marshals Committee Progressive Parent-teacher-student Alliance (pptsa) | 2021 |
| Teens Take Charge | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | We Will Use This Funding To Build A New Initiative That Engages Our Program Alumni In Continued Skill-building, Advocacy, And Career-oriented Opportunities. We Will Hire Three Teens Take Charge Interns For Two Semesters (a Total Of 10 Months), To Provide Support In Operations And In Programming. | 2021 |
| Troy 4 Black Lives | $15,000 | Albany, NY, US | T4bl Is Catalyzing Movement For Black Life By Nurturing Black Organizers, Building Critical Mass And Leading A Coalition To Increase Police Accountability And Transparency. Were Igniting A New Infrastructure For Black Leadership By Mentoring Black Youth, Hosting Community Events That Offer Healing, Connection, Education, And Developing Sustainable Mutual Aid Networks. | 2021 |
| Mpower Change | $9,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Wespac Foundation | $15,000 | White Plain, NY, US | General Support Of Adalah-ny | 2020 |
| Jewish Voice For Peace | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| New Israel Fund-al-bir | $25,000 | Jerusalem, MIDDLE EAST, OC | "training And Mentorship For A Network Of 20 Young Activists From 10 Rural Palestinian Communities In The North Of Israel Who Want To Creatively Advocate For Their Rights And The Sustainability And Dignity Of Their Communities." | 2020 |
| Alqaws | $10,000 | Jerusalem, MIDDLE EAST, OC | "production Of Music Videos From Our Social Change Initiative, Using Them To Develop Educational Activities And Content We Provide To Partner Civil Society Organizations." | 2020 |
| Brandworkers | $10,000 | Long Island City, NY, US | "assessment And Curriculum Design Of An Autonomous Women's Leadership Development Program For Workers In Food Production And Distribution Industry." | 2020 |
| Center For Constitutional Rights | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Health Gap | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Clean Air Coalition Of Western Ny | $10,000 | Buffalo, NY, US | Funds Will Be Used To Organize Residents Who Live Next To An Abandoned American Axel Plant That Is Leaking Pcbs To Win A Clean Up The Site And Force The Current Company Operating On The Site To Develop And Emergency Management Plan. | 2020 |
| Meca - The Freedom Theatre | $15,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | The Freedom Theatre Has Been A Creative Center In Jenin Refugee Camp Since 2006, Using Theatre And Culture As Tools Of Resistance To Oppression, While Opening Creative Possibilities. | 2020 |
| Asian American Resource Workshop | $10,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | The Activist Training Institute (ati) Is An Organizing Training And Praxis Program For Asian Pacific American (apa) Young Adults To Gain Skills And Experience To Become Social Justice And Movement Leaders. | 2020 |
| Columbia County Sanctuary Movement | $10,000 | Hudson, NY, US | Ccsm Will Launch A Family Preparedness Plan (fpp) And Know Your Rights Campaign Which Includes The Printing, Distribution, And Completion Of Fpps, Expanding Our Network Of Legal Services, And Organizing Know Your Rights Trainings To Empower Immigrant Fami | 2020 |
| Good Work Institute - Rise Up Kings | $15,000 | Kingston, NY, US | Community Organizing And Leadership Development To Develop Strategy For Housing Justice In The City Of Kingston. | 2020 |
| Correctional Assn Of Ny - Rapp | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The March 13 Fund - Parole Illinois | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | We Respectfully Request A Grant To Fund A New Organizer To Train Formerly Incarcerated People As Well As Family Members, Friends, And Loved Ones Of Incarcerated People To Share With Legislators And The Broader Public How Extreme Sentencing Policies Have Affected Them And Their Families. | 2020 |
| Western Regional Advocacy Project | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Hiring A Half-time Organizing Position To Support The Development Of A Regional Anti-homeless Sweeps Campaign, Led By Wrap Core Members Across The U.s. West. | 2020 |
| Xicanx Institute For Teaching Organ | $10,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Resources For Organizing Social Cha | $10,000 | Augusta, ME, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Social And Environmental Entreprene | $50,000 | Calabasas, CA, US | The Energy Democracy Project Is A Mutual Aid Structure That Serves As A Collaborative Resource And Strategy Center For Creating Programs And Initiatives That Advance The Work Of Organizations Struggling To Democratize Energy In The United States. | 2020 |
| Black Alliance For Just Immigration | $25,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| New York State Tenants Neighbors | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Red Hook Responds | $10,000 | Red Hook, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Fund For Empowerment | $5,000 | Phoenix, AZ, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Palestine Writes Literature Festiva | $12,000 | Yardley, PA, US | Support For The First Ever Palestinian Literature Festival In North America | 2020 |
| Serve Your City | $8,000 | Washington, DC, US | The #dcmutualaid Tutoring Program Will Provide Trained Mentors To Students In Ward 6 Who Are Engaging In School Via Distance Learning. Mentors Will Provide Guidance On Educational Assignments As Well As Social Connections Via Virtual Meetings And Pre-recorded Video Content. | 2020 |
| University Of Orange | $15,175 | Orange, NJ, US | We Are Raising Awareness That Main Street In Orange, Nj, Is Threatened By A Massive Urban Renewal Plan That Will Displace Working People And Small Businesses And Destroy Historic Architecture. We Are Also Promoting An Alternate Proposal, Grounded In Grassroots Research And Organizing. | 2020 |
| Hispanic Ministries Of Tuscawaras C | $10,000 | Dover, OH, US | Work With Community Organizers To Form Committees To Deal With Workplace Justice Issues, Especially Safety Issues. | 2020 |
| Interfaith Peace-builders Dba Eyewi | $15,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Lakota Language Consortium Inc | $10,000 | Bloomington, IN, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Kassia Ensemble | $6,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Hudson-catskill Housing Coalition | $10,000 | Freehold, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Arts And Business Council Inc | $12,500 | Boston, MA, US | History And Emotionality Collide As The Forgotten Kingdoms Theatrically Projected Sand Animation, Riveting Musical Score, And Radio-theatre Stories Bring To Life A Travelogue Of An Unraveling, Multi-ethnic Ottoman World, As Glimpsed Through Ottoman Sephardi Womens Songs And Tales. | 2020 |
| Texas Fair Defense Project | $10,000 | Austin, TX, US | Higher Learning Envisions Youth Of Color Who Are Inspired, Encouraged, And Supported In Building A Strong Community, Understanding Their History And Their Rightful Place In This World. | 2020 |
| 350 Seattle | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 350 Seattles Pledge Of Resistance Training Series Equips Everyday People With The Skills And Knowledge To Safely Engage In Peaceful Direct Action To Build Grassroots Power And Effect Change. | 2020 |
| Creative Reaction Lab | $10,000 | St Louis, MO, US | Camp Equity Is A Virtual Camp Where K-12 Students Explore Social Justice Movements With On-the-ground Leaders Of Impacted Communities While Also Connecting With Diverse - Peers From Around The Country. | 2020 |
| Collective Action For Safe Spaces | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Collective Action For Safe Spaces (cass) Transformative Justice Hub Is Creating An Ecosystem Of Community-based Support That Serves As An Alternative To The Criminal Legal System For Survivors Of Patriarchal Violence. | 2020 |
| Ue Research And Education Fund | $10,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | This Grant Would Fund In-depth Training Cohorts, That Will Build On The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee's (ewoc) Existing Infrastructure To Arm Frontline Workers With The Skills And Resources To Organize For Their Demands And Teach Volunteers The Skills To Support Workers Organizing. | 2020 |
| Epsilon Spires | $3,100 | Brattleboro, VT, US | Epsilon Spires And The Zinn Education Foundation Will Host A Curriculum-building Workshop That Will Empower Local Educators And Activists To Teach Reconstruction, So Their Students May Understand This Historic Movement Toward Racial Equity And Learn How To Critically Examine American History. | 2020 |
| Equity Legal Services Inc | $20,000 | Belleville, IL, US | This Program Will Conduct Damage Assessments Of Centreville Residents' Homes To Ascertain The Costs Of Repairs Due To Decades Of Storm Water Flooding And Sewage Overflows. | 2020 |
| Gente Organizada | $12,300 | Pomona, CA, US | Gentes Teach-in/heal-in Project Is An Intergenerational Initiative That Will Train Local Parents And Youth As Organizers While Promoting Healing And Grounding Practices To Help Them Sustain Their Work. | 2020 |
| Inner City Youth Tutoring | $2,000 | St Louis, MO, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Katal Center For Health Equity Just | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | To Produce A Report About The Impact Of Covid-19 On Individuals On Parole And Those Re-incarcerated Due To Technical Violations.the Report Will: A) Highlight The Racial Disparities Inherent In These Practices; B) Share Personal Stories From Impacted People; And C) Emphasize The Need For Reform In Ny | 2020 |
| Nashville Peace Justice Center | $10,000 | Nashville, TN, US | The Nashville Sunrise Movement Will Organize A State-wide Conference And Training To Strengthen Existing And Emerging Sunrise Movement Hubs Across The State Of Tennessee And Build Necessary Skills In Youth Activists To Effectively Combat Climate Change And Fight For Social Justice. | 2020 |
| Northern Arizona Climate Change All | $10,000 | Flagstaff, AZ, US | This Is A Collaborative Initiative Between Nazcca And Indigenous Vision To Establish A Reciprocal, Ally Partnership With Indigenous Leaders In The Northern Arizona Frontline Communities Of The Navajo And Hopi Nations To Strengthen Our Mutual Climate Justice And Environmental Agendas. | 2020 |
| Providence Student Union | $10,000 | Providence, RI, US | Youth Activists Demanding The Total Removal Of School Resource Officers In Providence Public Schools And The Hiring Of More Mental Health Professionals. | 2020 |
| The Niles Foundation | $15,000 | Culver City, CA, US | 10 New Urban Agriculture Sites For Fresh Food Access & Food Sovereignty! | 2020 |
| Tree Of Life Educational Fund Inc | $10,000 | Old Lyme, CT, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The Women's Justice Freedom Initiat | $15,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Through A New Abolitionist Grassroots Campaign, Wjfi Will Organize To Close Vermonts Only Womens Correctional Facility, Stop The State From Investing In New Prison Construction And Re-direct Money To Community-based Alternatives To Incarceration, Mental Health, Housing, And Public Education. | 2020 |
| Boston Woodwind Society | $8,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Life In My Days | $10,000 | Worcester, MA, US | The Cooperative Of The Prison Abolition Community Is A Collective Of Currently And Formerly Incarcerated People And Allies In Connecticut Working To Join Abolitionist Organizing & Political Education To Cooperative Economics And The Creation Of Community-led Pathways For Economic Liberation. | 2020 |
| Our Climate Voices | $13,815 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Hoops4kids | $5,000 | Halfmoon, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Center For Photography For Woodstoc | $3,000 | Woodstock, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Health Gap | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Copwatch Media | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The Ascienzo Foundation | $5,000 | Lake Katrine, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The Correctional Association Of Ny | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Community Governance Development | $5,000 | Yonkers, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Filipino Migrant Center | $10,000 | Long Beach, CA, US | Organizing Filipino Workers And Immigrant Families | 2018 |
| Fractured Atlas | $12,350 | New York, NY, US | General Supportcantanti Project | 2018 |
| Heartland Initiative | $7,500 | Michigan City, IN, US | Who Profits Research Center | 2018 |
| Middle East Childrens Alliance | $20,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | The Freedom Theatrerural Womens Assn Of Hebrew | 2018 |
| Health Gap | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Books Through Bars | $5,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Artek | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Parole Preparation Project | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Washington Peace Center | $1,375 | Washington, DC, US | Twpc Project No Justice No Pride | 2018 |
| Jewish Voice For Peace | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Picture The Homeless | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Human Development Services Of Westc | $7,500 | Port Chester, NY, US | The Sustainable Charter Alliance | 2018 |
| Colibri Center For Human Rights | $10,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Cidadao Global | $5,000 | Sunnyside, NY, US | Organizing Know-your-rights Workshops | 2018 |
| Tides Foundation | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Palestine Legal | 2018 |
| Pure Mission Inc | $7,830 | Rogers, AR, US | Portland Equity In Action | 2018 |
| Alliance For Global Justice | $20,150 | Tucson, AZ, US | Philly Thrivezochrotgeneral Support | 2018 |
| Community Voices Heard | $5,000 | Yonkers, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Soul Mind Power | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Stand Up Lousville | 2018 |
| Fordham Evangelical Lutheran | $6,530 | Bronx, NY, US | Dave Meder Album | 2018 |
| Puentes New Orleans | $10,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | Multi-racial Immigrant Youth Coalition | 2018 |
| Vox Press | $4,805 | Oxford, MS, US | Mississippi Prison Art And Writing | 2018 |
| Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainabil | $7,800 | New Orleans, LA, US | Building A Housing Justice Movement | 2018 |
| Crossing Borders Music | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Crossing Cultures India And The West | 2018 |
| Pioneer Valley Workers Center | $15,000 | Northampton, MA, US | Palante Los Derechos De Inmigrantes Pdi Program | 2018 |
| Southeast Seattle Education Coaliti | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Voices From Underrepresented Communities | 2018 |
| Rockaway Youth Task Force | $10,000 | Far Rockaway, NY, US | Citizens Journalism Project The Rockaway Advocate | 2018 |
| Families For Freedom | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | The Picture The Homeless Oral History Project | 2018 |
| Assoc For Neighborhood Housing | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Lawsuit Against Doe For Unjustly Closing Schools | 2018 |
| Ohio Community Rights Network | $7,000 | Broadview Heights, OH, US | Growing Roots & Rights For Just Communities Projec | 2018 |
| Workers Dignity Project | $12,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Peoples Alliance For Transit Housing And Employ | 2018 |
| Center For Popular Democracy | $12,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Hoosier Action | 2018 |
| Missourians For Alternatives To The | $5,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Educate Missourians About Serving On A Capital Jur | 2018 |
| Lower Brule Research | $10,000 | Lower Brule, SD, US | Support Community Members On A Rural Native Americ | 2018 |
| Milwaukee Environmental Consortium | $12,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | Milwaukee Community Water Assembly | 2018 |
| Second Chance Recovery | $10,000 | Wantagh, NY, US | Prison Abolitionists Of Nassau Inciting Change | 2018 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | $10,000 | Richmond, CA, US | Bay-peace | 2018 |
| Allied Media Projects | $10,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Black Bottom Archives | 2018 |
| City Roots Community Land Trust | $10,000 | Rochester, NY, US | Securing Permanently Affordable Homeownership And | 2018 |
| Trans United | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | No Justice No Pride | 2018 |
| Bend The Arc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Hand In Hand | 2018 |
| Kids Rethinking New Orleans | $1,500 | New Orleans, LA, US | The Southern Organizer Academy | 2018 |
| Citizens For Local Power | $5,000 | Rosendale, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Kulaniakea | $15,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Center For Transformative Action | $15,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Queer Detainee Empowerment Project | 2018 |
| Direct Action For Rights And Equali | $10,000 | Providence, RI, US | Rent Stabilization Campaign For Providence | 2018 |
| Planting Justice | $6,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Mycelium Youth Network | 2018 |
| New Israel Fund | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Bimkom-planners For Planning Rights Haqel-in Defen | 2018 |
| Al Shabaka-the Palestinian Policy N | $11,400 | New York, NY, US | Al-shabakas First-ever In-person Staff Retreat In | 2018 |
| Wespac Foundation | $10,000 | White Plains, NY, US | Us Palestinian Community Network-uspcn | 2018 |
| Correctional Association Of Ny | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Release Aging People In Prison Rapp | 2018 |
| Cooperation Jackson | $15,000 | Jackson, MS, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Center For Arab American Philanthro | $15,000 | Dearborn, MI, US | Dalia Association | 2018 |
| Wespac Foundation | $5,000 | White Plain, NY, US | General Support Of Adalah-ny | 2017 |
| Freedom Archives | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | "chican@as And Cointelpro: A New Film Exploring The History Of Government Repression Against The Chican@ Liberation Struggle." | 2017 |
| Center For Constitutional Rights | $7,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Health Gap | $7,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Picture The Homeless | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Release Aging People In Prison - Ra | $18,000 | New York, NY, US | The Work Involved Grassroots Organizing, Building Collaborations With Community-based Organizations, And General Education On The Issues. This Entails Doing Workshops, Presentations, Legislative Hearings, And Lobbying Key Players. | 2017 |
| Alliance For Global Justice-philly | $2,750 | Philadelphia, PA, US | The Pilot Phase Of The Just Transition Reinvestment Program Will Partner Student Climate Justice Organizers At 5 Colleges With Off-campus Groups, In Order To Move University Money Out Of Fossil Fuels, And Into Community-led Solutions At The Frontlines Of Poverty And Pollution. | 2017 |
| Movement For Justice In El Barrio | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Community Organizing To Address The High-speed Gentrification Of East Harlemactivities Aimed At Bringing Affected Tenants Together To Fulfill These Goals. | 2017 |
| Voces Ciudadanas | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | To Build The Collective Power Of Migrants And Other Marginalized People By Promoting Community Leadership And Organizing, Offering Popular Education Programming And Creating Spaces To Encourage Dialogue So That Social Justice Becomes A Reality. | 2017 |
| Watershed Center-mayday Community S | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Although Mayday Is Still In Its Startup Phase, Weve Been Working To Provide Movements And Grassroots Groups With A Supportive Space To Organize, Create, Build Community And Maximize Their Impact. | 2017 |
| Greenroots Inc | $15,000 | Chelsea, MA, US | Greenroots Is A Community-based Organization Dedicated To Improving And Enhancing The Urban Environment And Public Health In Chelsea And Surrounding Communities. We Do So Through Deep Community Engagement And Empowerment, Youth Leadership And Implementation Of Innovative Projects And Campaigns. | 2017 |
| Drum - Desis Rising Up And Moving | $7,000 | Jackson Heights, NY, US | Drum Has Mobilized And Built The Leadership Of Thousands Of Low-income, South Asian And Indo-caribbean Immigrants To Lead Social And Policy Change That Impacts Their Own Lives- From Immigrant Rights To Education Reform, Civil Rights, And Workers Justice. | 2017 |
| Damayan Migrant Workers Association | $7,000 | New York, NY, US | Damayan Empowers Low-wage Workers To Fight For Their Labor, Health, Gender, And Immigrant Rights. Established In 2002, Our Purpose Is To Build Leadership At The Grassroots Level To Eliminate Labor Trafficking, Fight Labor Fraud And Wage Theft, And To Demand Fair Labor Standards To Achieve Economic And Social Justice. | 2017 |
| Westchester Mlk Institute | $10,000 | White Plains, NY, US | The Westchester Coalition For Police Reform (wcpr) Is A Group Of Concerned Community Organizations, Religious Institutions And Individuals Who Share A Vision To Help Build Safe Communities, With Improved Community-police Relations And Greater Police Accountability And Transparency. | 2017 |
| Chainbreaker Collective | $10,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | Funding Would Be Used To Support Our Organizer Boot Camp Pilot Program, Which Will Deep Dive Into The Theory, Skills And Tactics Of Community Organizing To Prepare Chainbreaker Members To Be Leaders For Our Development Without Displacement Civil Rights An | 2017 |
| Third Sector Ne-immigrant Youth Cou | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Immigrant Teen Leadership Research And Curriculum Development | 2017 |
| New Labor Education And Training In | $15,000 | New Brunswick, NJ, US | The Temp Tows For Justice Campaign Will Fight To Improve Conditions For Temp Workers In Nj By Developing Leaders To Police The Local Temp/warehouse Market Through Worker Councils, Creating Worker Health And Safety Committees With Temp Workers, And Passing | 2017 |
| G-8 Inc | $30,000 | San Juan, PR, US | Loderes Jovenes En Accion (lijac) Is One Of The Twelve Community-based Organizations Within The G-8, Inc. Aiming To Develop Leadership Skills In Youth From Ages 11 To 21 And Ensure Continuity And Sustainability Of G-8, Inc Through Educational Activitie | 2017 |
| Alliance For Global Jus-alliance Fo | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Alliance Of Families For Justice Seeks To End Mass Incarceration By Supporting, Empowering And Mobilizing Families Of Incarcerated People And People With Criminal Records To Marshal Their Advocacy And Voting Power To End Human Rights Abuses In Prisons And | 2017 |
| Contact Center | $5,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | The Food Security Through Jobs Campaign Will Organize For Paid Job Training And Jobs For Food Stamp Recipients Funded Through The Food Stamp (snap) Program At Local, State And Federal Levels. | 2017 |
| Juvenile Justice Coalition | $10,000 | Worthington, OH, US | Creating An Internship Program For Youth Organizing Leaders Who Are At-risk Of Involvement Or Involved In The Juvenile Court System To Transition Our Organization From Adult-led To Youth-led/adult-supported. | 2017 |
| Asian American Resource Workshop | $7,500 | Dorchester, MA, US | The Activist Training Institute (ati) Is An Organizing Training And Praxis Program For Asian Pacific American (apa) Young Adults To Gain Skills And Experience To Become Social Justice And Movement Leaders. | 2017 |
| Duo Odeon | $4,500 | Portland, OR, US | Violinist Hannah Leland And Pianist Aimee Fincher, Together Duo Odvon, Record Their Debut Album Featuring Rare, Never-before-recorded Works By The American Composer George Antheil And Violinist Werner Gebauer. | 2017 |
| Hawaii Alliance For Progressive Act | $10,000 | Kapaa, HI, US | The Hawai`i Peoples Congress Is Building Intersectional Solidarity To Forward Social, Environmental, And Economic Justice In Hawai`i. We Enhance The Power Of Resistance Through A Collaborative, Multi-directional Approach. | 2017 |
| Read Muskegon | $5,000 | Muskegon, MI, US | Read Muskegon Will Establish A New Program, Training And Employing A Corps Of Our Former Adult Learners To Provide Outreach Into Our Local Community In Places Like Shelters, Feeding Programs, Health Clinics And Churches To Encourage More Low Literacy Adul | 2017 |
| Columbia County Sanctuary Movement | $10,000 | Hudson, NY, US | Ccsm Will Launch A Family Preparedness Plan (fpp) And Know Your Rights Campaign Which Includes The Printing, Distribution, And Completion Of Fpps, Expanding Our Network Of Legal Services, And Organizing Know Your Rights Trainings To Empower Immigrant Fami | 2017 |
| Visualizing Impact | $10,000 | Toronto, ONTRAIO, CA | Visualizing Palestine Seeks Funds To Apply Data, Technology, And Design To Strengthen Human Rights Organizing In Palestine And Israel Via A New Thematic Visualization Program That Focuses On Rapid Production And Release Around 3 Themes: Inequality, Solida | 2017 |
| Restorative Justice Initiative | $7,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Restorative Justice Community Capacity-building In The Bronx To Reduce Violence And Promote Healing. | 2017 |
| Black Bottom Archives | $2,000 | Detroit, MI, US | Black Bottom Archives (bba) Is A Community-driven Media Platform Dedicated To Centering And Amplifying The Voices, Experiences, And Perspectives Of Black Detroiters Through Journalism, Art, Business, And Community | 2017 |
| B'tselem Usa | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | B'tselem Usa Seeks Funding To Produce And Distribute Specialized Video Programming For Americans As A Critical Way Of Exposing The Israeli Occupation And Advocating For Change. | 2017 |
| Building Wings | $10,000 | Snohomish, WA, US | Providing Support, Resources, And Community To The Loved Ones Of People In Prison; Advocating Against The Prison Industry And Campaigning For Changes; Breaking Down Statistics And Stereotypes About The People Impacted By The Prison Industry Through Person | 2017 |
| Centro De Trabajadores Unidos - Imm | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Ctu Will Develop A Worker-owned Cooperative Incubator Serving Chicagos Southeast Side, With A Focus On Supporting Immigrant Women. This Will Be Incorporated Into Ctus Broader Labor Organizing Strategy As An Alternative For Those Who Are Systemically | 2017 |
| Connecticut Bail Fund | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Building Sanctuary Now Is A Community Organizing Model That Brings Together And Educates The Individuals Who Have Been Released From Pretrial And Immigration Detention By Our Community Bail Funds. Participants Learn To Fight Their Own Cases While Identify | 2017 |
| Corrections Accountability Project | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Development Of Advocacy Resources To Expose And Reduce The Harms Caused By The Commercialization Of Our Criminal Legal System | 2017 |
| Robert Daniel Jones Refugee Center | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | The Project Will Train 3 Asylum Seekers To Be Community Organizers. Organizers Will Identify A Problem In The Asylum Community And Organize Support Among Allies And Other Asylum Seekers. They Will Also Work With Leaders In | 2017 |
| School Of The Americas Watch Educat | $5,860 | Washington, DC, US | Utilizing Our Extensive National Network, Constituency Base, And Resources, Soaw Will Expose The Contemporary Israeli Role In U.s-backed Militarization And State Violence In The Americas By Original Reporting And Fact-gathering, Followed Up By Advocacy To | 2017 |
| Undeterred | $10,000 | Arivaca, AZ, US | Funds Will Transform Undeterred, A Border Justice Documentary Film, Into An Organizing Resource, Creating A Website And Toolkit For Educating And Organizing Against Border Militarization And A Screening/ Speaking Tour To Connect Community Leaders Featured | 2017 |
| Warehouse Workers For Justice | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | The E-commerce Strategy Center Helps Workers In Online Retail Distribution Centers Build Power To Win Good Jobs, Fair Schedules, Living Wages And Dignity At Work. | 2017 |
| Washington Immigrant Solidarity Net | $15,000 | Burien, WA, US | Wa Immigrant Solidarity Network (waisn) Will Develop A Web Of Organizations And Communities In Cities, Small Towns And Rural Areas Around The State To Train And Prepare Communities Against Immigration And Customs Enforcement Attacks And Raids. | 2017 |
| Black Love Resists In The Rust | $10,000 | Buffalo, NY, US | Abolish "the Strike Force", Buffalo Police Department's Most Deadly Police Unit, And Invest In The Community's Safety. | 2017 |
| Lgbtq Black Immigrant Justice | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | A 2017 Soros Justice Fellowship Fiscally Sponsored By Transgender Law Center, Black Lgbtq Migrant Project Uses Leadership Development And Organizing To Address The Targeting Of Our Community By The Criminal Law And Immigration System, And Our Marginalizat | 2017 |
| Queer Detainee Empowerment Project | $500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Assist Folks Coming Out Of Immigration Detention In Securing Structural, Health/wellness, Educational, Legal, And Emotional Support And Services. We Work To Organize Around The Structural Barriers And State Violence That Lgbtqi Detainee/undocumented Folks Face Related To Their Immigration Status, Race, Sexuality, And Gender Expression/ Identity. | 2016 |
| Picture The Homeless | $5,300 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2016 |
| Tishreen | $10,000 | Taybeh, TAYBEH, IS | To Establish A Group Of Arab Palestinnian Women Activists In Taybeh Isreal Who Will Serve As Grassroots Organizers | 2016 |
| Civic | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To End The Isolation And Human Rights Abuses Of People In Us Immigration And Detention | 2016 |
| Meca - Nawa For Culture And Arts As | $5,000 | Deir Al Balah, PALESTINE, OC | To Purchase Children Library Materials For The Children Library In Deir El Balah, Mid Of The Gaza Strip In Al-khidr Monastery (1700 Years) Which Is Expected To Be Restored By The Riwaq Center In May 2015. Nawa For Culture And Arts Already Guaranteed The Financial Resources For The Furniture. | 2016 |
| Alliance For Global Justice-philly | $10,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | The Pilot Phase Of The Just Transition Reinvestment Program Will Partner Student Climate Justice Organizers At 5 Colleges With Off-campus Groups, In Order To Move University Money Out Of Fossil Fuels, And Into Community-led Solutions At The Frontlines Of Poverty And Pollution. | 2016 |
| Third Sector Ne- Lawrence Dream Net | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Ldn Will Expand A Series Of Workshops To Young, Underemployed, Underutilized,or Underachieving Adults And Groups To Address Unpacking The Cumulative Effect Of Social And Environmental Injustices, And Its Impact On The Current Functioning Of Individuals, Groups, And The Broader Community. | 2016 |
| Transparent | $10,000 | St Louis, MO, US | Transparent Will: Work Toward Increasing The Visibility Of The Transgender Community By The Development Of 5 Transparent Chapters; Provide Support To The Parents In Order To Help Them Move From A Place Of Isolation To A Place Of Advocacy In Each Of Their Communities; And Implementation Of Medical | 2016 |
| Mven - Families For Justice As Heal | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Implementation Of Block-by-block, An Organizing Tool Which Brings Forward The Voices Of Incarcerated And Formerly Incarcerated Women In Dialogue About What Criminal Justice Reform Should Look Like And, Once Engaged, Enables Them To Work For Strategic Change. Communities. | 2016 |
| Union Of Minority - New Start Proje | $10,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | Mentor And Move Re-entry Residents And Allies To Action Using Their First Hand Experience To Organize For Increased Access To Housing And Employment Resources And Advocate For The Creation Of Just Re-entry Policies. | 2016 |
| Public Higher Education Network Of | $10,000 | Worcester, MA, US | Phenom Is Launching A Three-year Campaign To Win Free, Accessible, And High-quality Public Higher Education In Massachusetts By Uniting And Mobilizing Students, Staff, Faculty, Alumni, And The Larger Community. | 2016 |
| Cel Edu-colibr Center For Human Rig | $12,305 | Oakland, CA, US | Providing Training In Organizing, Leadership, And Media To Family Members Of Migrants Who Have Died Or Disappeared Attempting To Cross The U.s.-mexico Border. | 2016 |
| Movement For Justice In El Barrio | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Community Organizing To Address The High-speed Gentrification Of East Harlemactivities Aimed At Bringing Affected Tenants Together To Fulfill These Goals. | 2016 |
| C4rj - Thrive Communities Of Massac | $10,000 | Concord, MA, US | Thrive Will Use Funds To Develop A 2 Day Restorative Reentry Training For Cosa Program Volunteers.and Organize A Leadership Team Among Adults Who Have Been Incarcerated To Advise Thrive's Board, Plan Activities To Engage The Larger Community, And Work To Change The Stigma Of Incarceration. | 2016 |
| Voces Ciudadanas | $12,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | To Build The Collective Power Of Migrants And Other Marginalized People By Promoting Community Leadership And Organizing, Offering Popular Education Programming And Creating Spaces To Encourage Dialogue So That Social Justice Becomes A Reality. | 2016 |
| Oregon Environmental Council - Reco | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | The Train The Trainers Program, Trains Residents In Community Organizing So They Can Engage In Partipatory Democracy To Transition Oregon To Using Performance Based Codes. | 2016 |
| Puente - Mijente | $10,000 | Phoenix, AZ, US | Start-up Support For Mijente To Serve As A Hybrid Digital And Grassroots Organizing Hub With The Goal Of Driving Immigrant And U.s. Born Latinx And Chicanx People To Take Action For Racial, Economic, Climate And Gender Justice. | 2016 |
| Community Power Network | $7,500 | Washington, DC, US | To Build, And Promote Locally Based Renewable Energy Projects And Policies. | 2016 |
| Brooklyn Movement Center | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | The Work To Be Funded Is The Police Accountability Working Group (paw). Paw Is A Leadership Group Of Bmc Members Working To Resist Abusive Policing And The Criminalization Of Central Brooklyn Residents, While Building An Alternative Peace-keeping Culture On The Streets Of Central Brooklyn. | 2016 |
| Nlg - The Parole Preparation Projec | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | The Parole Preparation Project Seeks To Address The Crisis Of Mass Incarceration By Collaborating With And Advocating For The Release Of People Serving Life Sentences In New York State (nys) Prisons. | 2016 |
| Flushing Workers Center | $15,000 | Flushing, NY, US | The Wage Law Enforcement Project Will Organize Workers Who Are Victims Of Wage Theft, To Be The Cornerstone Of Labor Law Enforcement Measures, And To Win Back Stolen Wage And Prevent Wage Theft From Happening In Future. | 2016 |
| Urban Survivors Union | $12,000 | Greensboro, NC, US | With These Requested Funds We Will Host The First Annual Urban Survivor's Union- Leadership Summit. We Will Highlight The Importance Of Drug User Unions And Hold A Training For People Who Work With Drug Users. This Will Be A One Of A Kind Opportunity For North Carolina Professionals And Drug Users. | 2016 |
| Direct Action For Rights And Equali | $12,000 | Providence, RI, US | Dare Requests Funding For A New Organizing Campaign Led By Directly Affected People To Reduce Barriers To Prisoner Re-entry And To Challenge Mass Incarceration, By Ending The Discriminatory Ban Of Individuals With A Criminal Record From Subsidized Housing By The Providence Housing Authority. | 2016 |
| Independent Arts - Ohlone Profiles | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Native Plants _and_ Native Culture: Ohlone Tribal Song Groups Will Learn To Restore Native Plants And Bring Their Planting Songs And Dances To Candlestick Park, Near 16 Village Sites, And Take A Step Towards Inclusion In Park And Rec. Jobs With A Tribal Economic Development Plan For San Francisco. | 2016 |
| Alliance For Global-southern Arizon | $4,700 | Tucson, AZ, US | Exposing The Design And Policy Framework Of The Trilateral (us-israel-mexico) Homeland Security Complex On The Us-mexico Border, Named Global Advantage, Along With Its Military-corporate Leaders,. | 2016 |
| Abolitionist - Campaign To Fight To | $15,000 | Gainesville, FL, US | The Campaign To Fight Toxic Prisons (ftp) Is Organizing At The Intersections Of Environmental Injustice, Climate Change, Pollution And Mass Incarceration By Challenging The Construction And Operation Of Prisons With Grassroots Organizing, Litigation And Direct Action. | 2016 |
| Third Sector Ne - Muslim Justice Le | $13,338 | Boston, MA, US | Cultivation Of Action Committees -- Focusing On Health Justice, Education Justice And Other Sectors -- To Advocate Against So-called "countering Violent Extremism" (cve) Campaigns Which Target Muslim And Other Marginalized Groups And Police Dissent. | 2016 |
| The Freedom Summer Teaching Fellows | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | This Amount Will Allow Us To Send Two Teachers To One Of Our Four Learning Sites. | 2016 |
| Meca - Shoruq Organization | $10,000 | Deir Al Balah, PALESTINE, OC | Shoruq Organization Will To Bring A Group Of 18 Young "debka" Dancers And A Girls' Hip-hop Group To Tour The Us In 2017 To Educate People In The U.s., Connect Palestinian Refugees With U.s. Social Justice Activists, Build Leadership Skills, And Raise Funds For Shoruq. | 2016 |
| From The Ground Up Farms | $5,000 | Chico, CA, US | Gardening And Nutrition Education Programs | 2016 |
| Southside Presbyterian-southside Wo | $9,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Equipping Undocumented Workers To Found A Wage Theft And Barrio Defense Clinic To Recover Back-wages, Stop Deportations And Grow Our Base Of Migrant Workers And Organizers In Tucson, Arizona. | 2016 |
| Workers Dignity Project | $10,000 | Nashville, TN, US | The Sparkplug Foundation Grant Will Fund A Short-term Salary To Train Nashville-area Housekeeping Workers In Organizing Worksite Committees, Developing Demands, And Developing Strategy To Improve Wages And Conditions Through The Construction-to-cleaning Campaign. | 2016 |
| Us Climate Plan - Virginia Student | $825 | Washington, DC, US | A Weekend Long Convergence For Education, Communication, And Strategic Planning For The Fall Of 2016. | 2016 |
| Watershed Center-mayday Community S | $10,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Although Mayday Is Still In Its Startup Phase, Weve Been Working To Provide Movements And Grassroots Groups With A Supportive Space To Organize, Create, Build Community And Maximize Their Impact. | 2016 |
| Applied Research Center | $450 | New York, NY, US | To Popularize The Need For Racial Justice And Prepare People To Fight For It. By Telling The Stories Of Everyday People, Arc Is A Voice For Unity And Fairness In The Structures That Affect Our Lives. | 2016 |
| Washington Community Action Network | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | As Part Of Our Ending Mass Incarceration Project, We Will Organize With Formerly Incarcerated People And Family Members Of Those Incarcerated To Build Support For Passing An Innovative, Restorative Parole System Called A Community Review Board. | 2016 |
| Friends Of Farmworkers | $10,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Fofs Defensores Training Institute The First Of Its Kind In Pennsylvania Seeks To Strengthen The Power Of Community Leaders By Equipping Them With The Legal Knowledge And Tools They Need To Combat Common Injustices In Their Communities. | 2016 |
| Rogers Park Community Action - Impr | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Organizing Disabled Paratransit Riders And Paratransit Drivers, To Form A Rider-driver Alliance To Improve The Quality And Accountability Of Transportation For People With Disabilities In Illinois. | 2016 |
| Alliance For Global Justice | $5,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Research, Inform, And Organize To Stop The Us Export Of Its Prison Model Of Mass Incarceration With A Focus On Latin America. We Call The Us Model Prison Imperialism. | 2016 |
| Soul Sisters Leadership Collective | $8,200 | North Miami, FL, US | Funding Will Cover Administering And Facilitating Program For Our Miami Youth Leaders Board (ylb) And Our New Jackson, Mississippi Ylb. Ylb Members Craft Program Design, Organize With Local Coalitions, Choose Campaign Topics, Lead Social Action Projects And Co-facilitate Workshops. | 2016 |
| Social Envi - Local Clean Energy Al | $12,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Building A Strong Stakeholder Association Of Organizations In Communities That Are Most Impacted By Climate Change To Advocate For And Help Shape A Community Choice Energy Program That Provides Economic, Environmental, And Social Justice Benefits To East Bay Communities. | 2016 |
| Girls Rock Philly - Lifelines-voice | $9,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Lifelines: Voices Against The Other Death Penalty Is A Media/cultural Project Working To End Life Without Parole In Pennsylvania By Highlighting The Voices And Analysis Of People Serving Lwop Sentences. | 2016 |
| Latino Union - Healing To Action | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Pilot A Sustainable Worker Leadership Development Model With Three Grassroots Organizations In Chicagoland, Building Their Capacity To Give Low-wage Workers A Collective Healing Space, Resources And Organizing Support To Ignite Solutions To Fight Gender Violence In Their Communities. | 2016 |
| Ayni Institute - Cosecha | $15,000 | East Boston, MA, US | Our Mission Is Permanent Protection, Respect And Dignity For All Immigrants. We Are Working To Build Our Base By Growing A Decentralized Network Of Members In Cosecha Villages Across The Country. | 2016 |
| Sustainable Markets-cooperative Eco | $13,000 | New York, NY, US | Ceanyc Believes Those Most Impacted By Systemic Oppression Should Lead, Thus Our Focus Is To Develop The Leadership Skills And Culture Of Our Members. Our Primary Vehicle For Advancing This Focus Is The Cooperative Leadership Institute. | 2016 |
| Alhuquq Center | $5,200 | Beersheva, Negev, IS | One Stop Site For All Information About And For Bedouin | 2016 |
| Pennsylvania Immigration - Milpa | $15,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Our Principle Focus Is Changing The Law To Allow Drivers Licenses For Undocumented Pennsylvanians, And Building The Community Network Infrastructure (local Committees, Statewide Coordination, Community Sustainership And Education Program) That Is The Foundation Of Our Collective Power. | 2016 |
| Wheelock Mountain Farm - Migrant Ju | $15,000 | Lyndonville, VT, US | The Human Rights Promoters Program Will Travel To Dairy Farms Providing Farmworker-to-farmworker Education To Workers In Vermonts Dairy Industry On Their Labor And Housing Rights In The Milk With Dignity Program. | 2016 |
| Meca - The Freedom Theatre | $10,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | The Freedom Theatre Has Been A Creative Center In Jenin Refugee Camp Since 2006, Using Theatre And Culture As Tools Of Resistance To Oppression, While Opening Creative Possibilities. | 2016 |
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| EIN | 33-1033952 |
| Website | http://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/ |
| Address | PO BOX 20956 New York, NY 10025-0016 |
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| Trustee | Felice Gelman |
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| Trustee | Yoram Gelman |
| Trustee | Emmaia Gelman |
| Director | John Francis Mulligan |
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