Community Organizing Grants Program

Description

1) Objective

The Peace Development Fund makes grants to community-based organizations working for social justice. They believe that the change in values needed to establish a more just and peaceful world can come about only if it is strongly rooted in local communities that value the importance of building movements to create systemic social change. These are communities that view everyone, especially young people, as a vital force in the transformation of society. They recognize young people’s ability to reshape our society, not only politically, but also spiritually and culturally.

The Peace Development Fund is committed to supporting organizations and projects that recognize that peace will never be sustained unless it is based on justice. They understand peace to be a consequence of equitable relationships—with our fellow human beings and with the natural environment of which we are a part and on which we depend.

2) Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to organizations with budgets smaller than $250,000 and directly engaged in community organizing.

3) Location

They do not fund programs with a primary geographic focus outside of the United States, U.S. Territories, Mexico and Haiti.

4) Budget

The average grant is $5,000.

5) Application

The Application for PDF’s 2025 Community Organizing Grants is open Friday November 15th 2024 and closes on Friday January 31st 2025.