Promotes creative initiatives for social and environmental justice and women’s rights. Provides support primarily for programs based in New York and North Carolina, and for programs with a nationwide focus. Candidate programs must address violence against women and girls, sexualized violence against children, sex trafficking, reproductive rights, gender bias, environmental justice, racial justice, and immigration.

Applicant must be an organization (not an individual) | Applications are by invitation only; the foundation does not accept unsolicited applications

Sweet Justice Foundation Grants

FY26 Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Grants - Fishery Management

The Foundation reviews grants for projects or programs that primarily serve residents of Eastern Niagara County and considers requests in listed primary funding areas (arts & cultural programs, community improvement, education, local historical preservation, health & wellness (non-clinical), human services, senior programs, youth programs). Applicants begin with a Letter of Inquiry submitted via the Grant Portal.

Must be a 501(c)(3) (applying agencies must provide a copy of their 501c3 IRS determination letter) | Requests must primarily serve residents of Eastern Niagara County (applications from outside Niagara County considered only in certain cases)

Grigg Lewis Foundation Grants

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials for fiscal year (FY) 2026

The Oak Hill Fund is a private family foundation (formed in 2002) that operates a Healthy People – Healthy Planet portfolio of six program areas and accepts letters of inquiry via an online grantee portal for open programs. It only awards grants to organizations tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3).

Must be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code | No funding for individuals, capital campaigns, endowments, or book and film writing/publication

Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice

Funds organizations working to change policies, power structures and other root causes so that all North Carolinians can lead fulfilling lives.

Be a charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization, college/university, religious entity, or government unit | Use the grant for work that serves the people of North Carolina | ZSR is legally prohibited from funding voter registration | No funding for work that supports or opposes individual candidates or influences election outcomes | Does not fund academic and medical research | Does not fund capital campaigns, building projects, or renovations | Does not fund conferences, seminars, symposiums, fundraising events, civic clubs, or endowment funds | Does not fund equipment, furniture, computer purchases, land purchases, plant species preservation, or historic preservation | Does not fund projects that focus exclusively on direct services (e.g., shelters, health care) or payment of debts | Overhead and indirect costs for colleges and universities, scholarships, and private business ventures are not funded

State-Level Systemic Change

Earth Rising Foundation is a small climate-justice 501(c)(3) that provides material support for climate activism and projects across youth activism, Indigenous voices, regenerative agriculture and sustainable visions. The Programs hub describes funding for projects and links to an Apply page.

Must disburse funds through an existing US-based nonprofit

Sweet Justice Foundation Grants

About this program

Eligibility

Geographic eligibility

Contact & website

[email protected]

sweetjusticefoundation.org

Past recipients

2024

Feminist Majority Foundation

$50,000

National Womens Health Network

$50,000

Equality Now

$50,000

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic

$50,000

Women For Women International

$50,000

National Domestic Workers Alliance

$50,000

Pregnancy Justice Aka

$35,000

Florence Immigrant & Refugee

$25,000

Sanctuary For Families

$25,000

Closes in 10 days

~$25K (69 grants)

New York, North Carolina

Similar Grants

FY26 Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Grants - Fishery Management

~$420K

Grigg Lewis Foundation Grants

~$10K

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials for fiscal year (FY) 2026

~$130K

Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice

~$20K

State-Level Systemic Change

$30.0K–$100.0K

Sustainable Visions

$200.0–$20.0K