Amplification Fund

The Amplification Fund is designed to move at the speed of emergent issues and movements, providing responsive, flexible funding to coalitions, movement hubs, pooled funds, and collaborative entities working at the intersection of arts and activism. Unlike our other funding streams, this fund operates on a rolling basis, recognizing that the most critical moments in community organizing, movement-building, and policy change do not always align with traditional grantmaking cycles.

Grants through this fund are designed to support time-sensitive and high-impact moments, including critical phases of community organizing campaigns, policy inflection points, strategic coalition efforts, and movement-building opportunities where timely resources can make a meaningful difference in outcomes.

The fund also remains responsive to new and emergency issues that disproportionately and acutely impact the marginalized communities and issue areas at the heart of our work, including housing justice, workers' rights, and the intersection of arts and activism.

Grants through the Amplification Fund typically range from $10,000 to $25,000 annually and may be awarded for one year or in multi-year cycles of two to three years, depending on the nature, scope, and potential impact of the effort being supported.

While the fund is open to new and emerging collaborative efforts, priority consideration will be given to coalitions and initiatives that include or are led by organizations with whom the Foundation has an existing funding relationship, particularly where the proposed effort is directly aligned with or builds upon work the Foundation has previously supported at an organizational level. We believe that amplifying the collective power of trusted partners is one of the most effective ways to accelerate impact at the community and systems level.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with funding decisions and payments distributed within three to four weeks of approval. In 2026, the application window will open June 1 and close October 1. Beginning in 2027, applications will be reviewed four to five times per year. Competitive applicants are those received by collaborative entities rather than individual organizations, with leadership and decision-making grounded in and accountable to the communities most directly impacted by the issues being addressed.