Posted on July 11, 2005	print  e-mail
Deadline: October 4, 2005; October 17, 2005

Bread and Roses Community Fund Offers Support for Social Change Programs in Delaware Valley

The Bread and Roses Community Fund, a partnership of donors and activists committed to supporting social change in the Delaware Valley, is accepting applications for its Racial and Economic Justice Fund and its Future Fund.

The Racial and Economic Justice Fund supports groups using community organizing to promote racial and economic justice at the local, state, national, and international levels. Working toward racial and economic justice, understanding of the problem, and a strategy for addressing it must be central to the vision of groups applying to the fund. Grants will range from $5,000 to $10,000, with the possibility of a limited number of larger grants being awarded each year. (2007 deadline to be announced.)

The Future Fund supports organizations that are working on emerging issues or developing new approaches to social justice activism. These groups may employ one or more effective strategies, such as cultural work, media advocacy, or political education. Grants will range from $2,000 to $6,000. (2007 deadline to be announced.)

Applicant organizations must be located in the Delaware Valley, which includes five Pennsylvania counties (Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery) and Camden County, New Jersey. Organizations with total operating budgets of less than $150,000 are eligible to apply. (Those with total budgets of more than $150,000 may apply under certain conditions.) Applicant organizations must be tax-exempt, have a fiscal sponsor with tax-exempt status, or be awaiting a decision by the IRS on their 501(c)(3) application.

Priority is given to organizations that are actively working against racism.

See the Bread and Roses Web site for complete program information, eligibility details, and application procedures.

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Link to Complete RFP

Primary Subject: Civil and Human Rights
Geographic Funding Area: National

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