Ben & Jerry’s Grassroots Organizing National Grant Program
Program Information:
Organization Name: Ben & Jerry’s Foundation
Funding Source: Non-Profit
Funding Type: Grant
Maximum Award Amount: 30000
Expenses Covered: Organizational Capacity, Indirect Costs (Overhead), Program Administration, Other
Eligible Applicants: Non-Profit Organization, Other
Match Requirement: No Match Required
Application Deadline: 02/25/2026
The National Grassroots Organizing Program (NGO) offers two-year unrestricted, general operating support grants of up to $30,000 per year, with an average grant size of $20,000 per year, to small (budgets under $350,000), constituent-led grassroots organizations throughout the United States and its territories.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING, EACH APPLICANT ORGANIZATION MUST:
- Have an annual operating budget under $350,000
- Use grassroots, collective-action organizing campaigns as the primary strategy for creating social change
- Be a non-profit with 501(c)3 status, or have a fiscal agent with this status
- Be U.S.-based and exclusively U.S.-focused