Groundswell Fund CEO, Yamani Yansá Hernandez, reminds us what's at stake - and how Groundswell grantees are leading the fight for Black liberation.
We are a channel into which individual donors and foundations can pour resources to reach vital work at the grassroots.
Groundswell is not funding new organizations in 2025. Due to restructuring, our team is determining the best way to approach Groundswell’s next phase of grantmaking, and we appreciate your patience as we finalize the details. We hope to share updates later in the year for the Groundswell of 2026 and beyond, including funding availability, application timelines, and eligibility criteria.
Groundswell is not funding new organizations in 2025. Due to restructuring, our team is determining the best way to approach Groundswell’s next phase of grantmaking, and we appreciate your patience as we finalize the details. We hope to share updates later in the year for the Groundswell of 2026 and beyond, including funding availability, application timelines, and eligibility criteria.
Due to Groundswell Fund’s recent restructuring, the Rapid Response Fund has been temporarily paused. Our team is determining the best way to structure this next phase of funding, and we appreciate your patience as we finalize the details. We expect to share more information in Q2 2025, including funding availability, application timelines, and eligibility criteria. Please check back for updates, and thank you for your continued commitment to driving change in our communities.
Groundswell is not funding new organizations in 2025. Due to restructuring, our team is determining the best way to approach Groundswell’s next phase of grantmaking, and we appreciate your patience as we finalize the details. We hope to share updates later in the year for the Groundswell of 2026 and beyond, including funding availability, application timelines, and eligibility criteria.
Groundswell Fund's Grassroots Organizing Institute, part of our capacity building efforts, equips reproductive and social justice organizations with the skills and support needed to build power for policy and systems change, ensuring their sustainability and effectiveness in the long term.organization of our grantees.
Integrated Voter Engagement, part of our capacity building efforts, is a program that equips organizations with resources and strategies to engage historically underrepresented populations in policy, systems change, and the democratic process, both during and beyond election cycles.
Donors and funders must continue supporting racial and social justice organizations. They must provide resources that build capacity, encourage risk, forgive mistakes, and celebrate small wins and milestones.Janette Robinson Flint, Executive Director
Black Women for Wellness, Groundswell grantee for over a decade