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Fund for a Just Society

Last Update: February 3, 2026
Canada
Support for community organizing campaigns driving systemic change
Grant and Funding

At a glance

Funding available
Financing goals
    No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 15,000 $
Timeline
  • Closing date : March 14, 2026
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
  • Other services (except public administration)
Location
  • Canada
Legal structures
  • Non-profit
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • All organization sizes
Audience
  • All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
  • Civic and Advocacy Organizations
Target groups
  • All the groups
Revenue structures
  • All structures
Scope
  • All dimensions

Overview

The program funds community organizing campaigns that pursue systemic change toward a more just society. It provides up to $15,000 to support active, focused efforts that mobilize disenfranchised communities.

Activities funded

  • Community organizing initiatives aimed at achieving systemic change toward a more just society.
  • Active, focused campaigns that mobilize disenfranchised and excluded communities.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 8,000
Tenant-led campaign for a city-funded right-to-counsel pilot
$ 7,000
Worker-led campaign to adopt anti-wage-theft procurement rules

Documents Needed

Eligibility

  • The applicant must be a non-Unitarian Universalist group based in the U.S. or Canada.
  • The project must use community organizing to achieve systemic change toward a more just society.
  • The project must mobilize people who have been disenfranchised and excluded from resources, power, and the right to self-determination.
  • The project must be an active, focused campaign aimed at creating systemic change.

Who is eligible?

  • Non-Unitarian Universalist groups based in the United States
  • Non-Unitarian Universalist groups based in Canada

Who is not eligible

  • Unitarian Universalist groups

Eligible expenses


Ineligible Costs and Activities


Eligible geographic areas

  • United States
  • Canada

Selection criteria

Processing and Agreement

  • Applications are assessed after the submission deadline for the relevant cycle.
  • Grant decisions are made approximately two and one half months after the application deadline.

Additional information

  • Grant decisions are made approximately two and one half months after the application deadline.
  • Applications for grants tied to specific events must be submitted in a grant cycle at least six months prior to the event.
  • Two recurring application cycles are offered each year (Spring and Fall).
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