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Eligibility Requirements:*
Mary’s Pence grants support grassroots social justice organizations and small nonprofits that:
- Are located in the United States and whose work takes place in the United States.
- Have an annual budget of $250,000** or less.
- Are women-led —majority board and staff, women, cis women, trans women, or non-binary people.
- Are emerging from a need identified within the impacted community, and led by members of that community.
- Are working to enact long-term, sustainable change. Click here to view examples of how we view long-term sustainable change.
- Are focused on social justice actions — human dignity, the common good, the right to economic security and dignified work, care for the earth, participation, subsidiarity (decisions are made at the most local level possible and involve those most impacted) and nonviolence.
Annual award amounts are a maximum of $7,500. An applicant can receive a grant up to three times.
Please note:
- We do not fund businesses or LLCs.
- Organizations with large government grants or service contracts are ordinarily not eligible.**
- Capital expense requests will not be considered for funding.
If you have questions about your ability to qualify based on specific parts of your work, please contact us or attend one of our Information Sessions. Interested in applying? Click here to learn more about our application process.
Download the Mary’s Pence Grants Criteria
Descarga el Formulario de Solicitud de Becas Mary’s Pence en español. Envía un correo a [email protected] para solicitar información en español.
**Please contact us if you have questions about capital campaigns related to budget criteria.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We are committed to inclusion and equity and strive to ensure that our grantee funding reflects the diversity of the communities with which we partner with regard to color, income, physical ability, geography, age, and gender identity. We are committed to removing barriers that are faced by equity-seeking groups.
