Fund for Change

Nontraditional Participatory grantmaking

Liberty Hill's participatory grantmaking program for Los Angeles County grassroots organizing, where a Community Funding Board of community members and activists interviews applicants, conducts site visits, and guides who is funded and at what level.

Indicative award

Amount not published (varies by call)No grant size or range is published in the guidelines; the Community Funding Board sets the level of support for each grantee.

Timing

Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Nov, Dec, JanNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.An alignment survey opens mid-November; the 2026 survey deadline was January 5, 2026. Aligned groups are invited to apply in late January, full applications are due mid-February, site visits run February-March, and decisions are announced in April.

Who can apply

Community organisation, Practitioner

Eligibility

Organizations doing community organizing for social and economic justice in Los Angeles County, with an average annual budget under $1 million over three years. Groups are eligible regardless of 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship. Geography is non-negotiable; universities are not the target applicant.

SSWR clusters

Topics

community organizing · los angeles county · power building · emerging groups

Apply at

https://www.libertyhill.org/how-we-work/grantmaking/fund-for-change/guidlines/

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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