Crossroads Fund is proud to announce that in fiscal year 2020 (FY20) we gave out $1,219,732 to 136 groups working for social change.

In FY20, grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $20,000 and, unless otherwise noted, the grants are for general operating support.

The awarded categories are based on one primary focus, however grantees’ work is rarely limited to a single issue area. Most work across issues and prioritize the multiple needs of their diverse constituents. The following grant funds provide rapid response grants to organizations working on issues that arise due to urgent political and social movements:

• Seed Fund

• Technical Assistance Fund

• Youth Fund for Social Change

• Critical Response Fund

Some organizations also received grants through:

• The Capacity Building Initiative, a collaborative program that supports organizational growth and development.

• Our Partner Funds, which include the following pooled and donor advised funds:

  • Cathy Cohen Black Youth Leadership Award, which supports black-led youth organizing;

  • Eleuterio Fund, which supports community-based arts, education, peace activism, and reproductive rights;

  • GRAM Fund, which supports women and girls, rights for Arab Americans, and youth projects;

  • Howard Fund, which supports youth, education, and legal issues;

  • Monica George and Kyle Johnson Fund, which supports community organizing in Chicago;

  • Monica Cosby Fund, which supports community-based organizations working towards a society less reliant on the criminal legal system by creating alternative systems of care;

  • Neiman Fund, which supports racial, social, and economic justice organizing in Chicago;

  • Policy Fund, an anonymous fund to support an urgent policy change or policy implementation

We also list each of the awards we grant at our annual gala, Seeds of Change, by name. They are:

• The Donald F. Erickson Synapses Award

• The Lynda J. Tipton Memorial Award for Social Justice

• The Ron Sable Award for Activism