Alliance for Justice
www.afj.org
Washington, DC / $20,000 / 12 months
Strengthening the advocacy capacity of San Diego nonprofit organizations representing and serving immigrants, communities of color and low-wage workers.

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California
www.aclunc.org
San Francisco, CA / $80,000 / 24 months
Multi-county research and planning project comparing incarceration rates by ethnicity, age, gender, and type of crime, assessing underlying causes of racial disparities, and recommending practical ways to reduce racial disparities and overall dependence on incarceration for addressing social problems.

Applied Research Center
www.arc.org
Oakland, CA / $48,750 / 9 months
Support to Applied Research Center, as fiscal sponsor of the Southeast San Francisco Organizing Project, to support organizing and advocacy in Bayview Hunters Point.

Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy
www.aapip.org
San Francisco, CA / $25,000 / 12 months
Strengthening and promoting the capacity of Arab, Middle Eastern, and South Asian community advocacy organizations in the Bay Area through a collaborative funding project.

Asian Pacific American Legal Center
www.apalc.org
Los Angeles, CA / $40,000 / 12 months
Grant to Asian Pacific American Legal Center, as fiscal sponsor, for support of charitable activities to build capacity among local organizations in the Central Valley to advocate for immigrant rights and integration and influence policy making on state and national immigration issues, currently being carried out by the California Immigrant Policy Center.

California Budget Project
www.cbp.org
Sacramento, CA / $250,000 / 60 months
Conducting research and public education to improve state and local policy regarding the wages and economic security of low-wage workers in California.

California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
www.crlaf.org
Sacramento, CA / $150,000 / 24 months
General support for an organization engaged in advocacy on behalf of farmworkers.

Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy
www.coastalalliance.com
Ventura, CA / $40,000 / 12 months
General support for an organization engaged in promoting regional economic and social justice in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.

Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice – California
www.clueca.org
Los Angeles, CA / $60,000 / 12 months
General support to advance immigrant rights and immigrant integration in California through alliance building, education and outreach, civic participation, and media work.

Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights of Los Angeles
www.chirla.org
Los Angeles, CA / $50,000 / 12 months
Building support for comprehensive immigration policy.

Council on State Governments Justice Center
www.justicecenter.csg.org
New York, NY / $50,000 / 6 months
Support for research and policy development in partnership with local law enforcement leaders around evidence-based practices to increase public safety.

Drug Policy Alliance
www.drugpolicy.org
Los Angeles, CA / $65,000 / 12 months
Support for a collaborative statewide communications and coalition building strategy, advancing reentry and front-end alternatives to reduce the number of people incarcerated in California.

East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
www.workingeastbay.org
Oakland, CA / $100,000 / 24 months
Research and policy advocacy to create quality, accessible jobs, and workforce connections for formerly incarcerated people as part of a strategy to reduce crime and violence in Oakland.

East Bay Community Law Center
www.ebclc.org
Oakland, CA / $55,000 / 12 months
Technical assistance and policy advocacy to promote statewide "Clean Slate" remedies to expand opportunities for people with criminal records to clear their records.

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
www.ellabakercenter.org
San Francisco, CA / $25,000 / 12 months
Statewide policy advocacy around implementation of economic stimulus and green jobs funding with an emphasis on creating training and employment pathways for formerly incarcerated people.

Equal Justice Society
www.equaljusticesociety.org
San Francisco, CA / $35,000 / 8 months
Capacity building for a California statewide social justice and economic justice coalition.

Equal Rights Advocates
www.equalrights.org
San Francisco, CA / $85,000 / 12 months
General support for an organization that secures economic opportunities and an end to sex-based discrimination in the workplace through impact litigation, education and advocacy.

Farmworker Justice Fund
www.fwjustice.org
Washington, DC / $250,000 / 24 months
General support to improve the wages, working conditions and rights of farmworkers through policy advocacy, public education, technical assistance, and litigation.

Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
www.gcir.org
Sebastopol, CA / $50,000 / 24 months
Promoting greater economic, civic and social integration of immigrants in California.

Institute for Local Government
www.ca-ilg.org
Sacramento, CA / $75,000 / 12 months
Support for a project to convene and create an ongoing network of reentry collaboratives from across California.

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
www.lccr.comb
San Francisco, CA / $110,000 / 12 months
General support for ongoing litigation and public policy programs and for a year-long strategic planning process.

Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
www.prisonerswithchildren.org
San Francisco, CA /$70,000 / 12 months
General support for organization engaged in strengthening the employment opportunities for people with criminal records.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
www.maldef.org
Los Angeles, CA / $60,000 / 12 months
General support for an organization engaged in litigation and policy advocacy for in immigrants' rights and civil rights in California.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
www.naacp.org
Baltimore, MD / $250,000 / 24 months
Support for a national and state program engaging major employers to expand reentry employment opportunities.

National Day Laborer Organizing Network
www.ndlon.org
Los Angeles, CA / $50,000 / 12 months
General support for an organization supporting day labor centers' leadership and economic development strategies and worker protection.

National Employment Law Project
www.nelp.org
New York, NY / $145,000 / 12 months
Policy advocacy, technical support and litigation to expand employment opportunities for people with criminal records in California.

National Immigration Law Center
www.nilc.org
Los Angeles, CA / $75,000 / 12 months
Policy analysis, advocacy, litigation and technical assistance to protect the rights of low-wage immigrant workers and their families.

PowerPAC Foundation
www.powerpac.org
San Francisco, CA / $35,000 / 12 months
Support for research and advocacy for strategies to increase civic integration and participation in California, especially among immigrant communities.

UC Berkeley - Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice
www.laborcenter.berkeley.edu
Berkeley, CA / $36,000 / 36 months
Support for paid labor summer student internships to support campaigns by community-based organizations and unions improving the lives of working people and to build leadership skills for future leaders in economic justice work.

Urban Strategies Council
www.urbanstrategies.org
Oakland, CA / $85,000 / 12 months
Technical assistance, training, and coalition building support to organizations and residents in the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco in order to improve the outcomes and benefits of economic development for neighborhood residents.
$50,000 / 12 months
Technical assistance to the Alameda County Reentry Network to increase employment among formerly incarcerated people in Alameda County.

Current Grants - under $20,000

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy
www.aapip.org
San Francisco, CA / $1,000 / 12 months
Promoting increased awareness in philanthropy of the needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Association of Small Foundations
www.smallfoundations.org
Washington DC / $500 / 12 months
Promoting effective small foundation practices and policies.

Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy
www.babip.org
San Francisco, CA / $750 / 12 months
Promoting awareness within philanthropy of the needs of African American communities.

California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
www.crlaf.org
Sacramento, CA / $10,000 / 12 months
Support for the Independent Civil Rights Commission.

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
www.cliniclegal.org
Washington DC / $1,250 / 12 months
Support for participation in a training and accreditation program.

Council on Foundations
www.cof.org
Washington, DC / $2,500 / 12 months
Promoting effective philanthropy.

The Foundation Center
www.fdncenter.org
San Francisco, CA and New York, NY / $4,000 / 12 months
National and Bay Area programs for publications and library services to assist grantseekers.

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues
www.lgbtfunders.org
New York, NY / $1,000 / 12 months
Promoting increased awareness in philanthropy of the needs of lesbian and gay communities.

Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
www.gcir.org
Sebastopol, CA / $3,000 / 12 months
Promoting increased awareness within philanthropy of the needs of immigrants and refugees, and related policy issues.
$5,000 /12 months
Support for national immigrants’ rights convening.

Grants Managers Network
www.gmnetwork.org
Washington, DC / $1,000 / 12 months
Promoting effective grants management policies and foundation practices.

Hispanics in Philanthropy
www.hiponline.org
San Francisco, CA / $750 / 12 months
Promoting awareness within philanthropy of the needs of Latino communities.

Independent Sector
www.independentsector.org
Washington, DC / $1,500 / 12 months
Promoting giving, volunteering, and responsible philanthropy.

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
www.ncrp.org
Washington, DC / $4,000 / 12 months
Promoting responsiveness and accountability in philanthropic institutions.

Neighborhood Funders Group
www.nfg.org
Washington, DC / $2,000 / 12 months
Collaborating to strengthen the social and economic fabric of low-income communities, and supporting the Working Group on Labor and Communities.

Northern California Grantmakers
www.ncg.org
San Francisco, CA / $3,600 / 12 months
Promoting and improving organized philanthropy in Northern California.

San Francisco Bar Association Foundation
www.sfbar.org
San Francisco, CA / $5,000 / 12 months
Support for the San Francisco Justice Summit.