Social Justice Fund Northwest Grants
The Emerging Justice Fund provides $10,000 flexible grants to grassroots groups in the Northwest organizing for social justice, prioritizing communities of color and those addressing systemic change.
Funder: Social Justice Fund Northwest
Due Dates: February 9, 2026 | May 7, 2026 | July 30, 2026
Funding Amounts: $10,000 per award (one-year grant; general operating support)
Summary: Supports grassroots organizations in ID, MT, OR, WA, and WY organizing for social justice and systemic change.
Key Information: Only one Emerging Justice Fund award per organization per calendar year.
Description
The Social Justice Fund Northwest's Emerging Justice Fund provides flexible, one-year grants of $10,000 to grassroots organizations working on urgent and emerging social justice issues in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. The Fund prioritizes community organizing efforts, especially those led by Black, Indigenous, and people of color, organizations serving reservation or rural communities, and groups with annual budgets under $500,000. The grants are intended to support groups that address the root causes of injustice, build leadership from within affected communities, and work toward systemic change.
The majority of grants are for general operating support, providing recipients with maximum flexibility. Funding decisions are made democratically by volunteer grantmakers, and the program seeks to resource organizations often underrepresented in traditional philanthropy.
