Headwaters Foundation For Justice
Headwaters Foundation for Justice is a Minneapolis-based community foundation (EIN 36-3359386) that funds grassroots organizing across Minnesota, prioritizing BIPOC-led organizations. Their programs include the Rapid Response Fund, Giving Project, Wellspring Fund, and the Fund of the Sacred Circle. The site lists contact details, team and board pages, and recent news and reports.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A BIPOC‑led grassroots or community organizing nonprofit working in Minnesota seeking general operating support and willing to engage with program staff or the grants manager.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in or works primarily in Minnesota.
- • Leadership is BIPOC‑led or serves BIPOC communities.
- • Request is for general operating support or core organizing capacity.
- • Track record in grassroots organizing or movement building.
- • Willingness to connect with named program officers or the grants manager.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in Minnesota—about 94% of dollars in the latest year—though a handful of out‑of‑state grants appear.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a large and diverse recipient set (93 grants to 92 distinct recipients) with many grant sizes and both new and returning grantees, indicating broad portfolio diversity for the foundation's scale.
New Applicants
Across three years the foundation added many new grantees (63 new recipients in the latest year) and also lists program staff and a grants manager; this behavior plus named contacts suggests unfamiliar applicants can and do enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
