General Operating Grants

Movement Support Grant

Up to $25,000

Until pooled fund runs out

These flexible funds support organizations in regenerating healthy and thriving communities where there is high environmental and economic burden. 

What We Fund

  • Community organizations building power to challenge and shift oppressive social, economic, and environmental conditions

  • Groups that are community-based and accountable

  • Organizations working across intersecting issues

  • Work taking place in communities affected by polluted water and industrial corridors

Eligibility

  • Organizations with 501c3 status
  • Groups with fiscal sponsors
  • Annual organization budget under $2.5M

Geographical Focus

  • City of Chicago
  • Cook and Lake Counties, IL
  • Northwest Indiana

Grantee partners also receive

  • Access to emergency response funding of up to $5,000 per grant year to support immediate needs

  • Invitations to grantee partner in-person and virtual educational events

  • Opportunities for networking and collaboration with other grantee partners

  • Updates on our work and the work of other grantee partners

How to Apply

Application is by invitation only.