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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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