A multiracial, cross-class community of donors, organizers, and allies funding grassroots organizing to achieve racial, social, and economic justice in the Philadelphia region and to radically transform society.
Bread and Roses Community Fund centers grassroots organizing in Philadelphia, with an annual $100,000 grant to Philadelphia City Fund standing out in the recent record. The fund’s grantmaking is built around racial, social, and economic justice, and its active programs show that this focus is not limited to one issue area. Criminal justice, climate justice, gender justice, and emerging organizing efforts all appear as separate grant channels, alongside support for youth organizing and community-led work in the region. Recent grants also point to a mix of operating support and direct financial assistance, which suggests the fund backs organizations in ways that can help with both ongoing work and immediate needs. The recent recipient list includes groups such as Movement Alliance Project and Frontline Dads Inc, each appearing with $20,000 grants in 2024, while other Philadelphia-area organizations received support through smaller awards in 2023. The legal name, Bread and Roses Community Fund, also reflects a community-fund structure rather than a private family foundation, matching its cross-class donor and organizer identity. Across the recent record, the pattern is local, movement-oriented, and anchored in Philadelphia-based organizing groups.
Bread and Roses Community Fund supports several distinct organizing areas through named funds. In criminal justice, the Phoebus Criminal Justice Initiative backs reform and organizing efforts in the Philadelphia region, and the recent grants include $20,000 to Reality Speaking Inc Dba Reuniting Family Bail Fund for general operating support. For racial and economic justice, the Racial & Economic Justice Fund is paired with grants such as $20,000 to The Big Picture Alliance for general operating support. Climate justice also appears as a separate issue area through the Climate Justice Organizing Fund, which focuses on grassroots organizing groups in the Philadelphia region. The fund’s gender justice work is similarly specific: the Gender Justice Organizing Fund supports organizing for gender justice, matching the broader set of grants to organizations connected to community organizing, racial justice, and economic justice.
Typical awards cluster tightly around $10,000 to $15,000, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $10,000, and p75 of $15,000. That pattern sits alongside some larger special grants, including a $100,000 award in 2024. The grant record shows repeated support to the same organizations across years, including several 2023 and 2024 awards to the same Philadelphia-based groups, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off transactions. Bread and Roses Community Fund is classified as a mixed community foundation and uses both general operating support and financial assistance/direct funding. Multiple active funds accept unsolicited requests, including the Phoebus Criminal Justice Initiative, Racial & Economic Justice Fund, Future Fund, Opportunity Fund, Climate Justice Organizing Fund, and Gender Justice Organizing Fund.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local. Of the recent grants listed, 199 went to recipients in the US, and 90% of grants were made to recipients in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia is the clearest center of activity, with many awards going to Philadelphia-based groups such as Philadelphia City Fund, The Big Picture Alliance, and Indigenous Peoples' Day Philly Inc. The recent list also includes a smaller number of nearby or outside-Philadelphia recipients, including Norristown, Pennsylvania, and New York, New York.
The fund supports grassroots organizing for racial justice, economic justice, climate justice, gender justice, criminal justice, and youth organizing. Its active programs include the Phoebus Criminal Justice Initiative, the Racial & Economic Justice Fund, the Future Fund, the Climate Justice Organizing Fund, and the Gender Justice Organizing Fund.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including the Phoebus Criminal Justice Initiative, Racial & Economic Justice Fund, Future Fund, Opportunity Fund, Climate Justice Organizing Fund, and Gender Justice Organizing Fund.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $15,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes larger awards, including a $100,000 grant in 2024.
Its giving is local. In the recent grants list, 90% of grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania, and the recipient distribution is entirely US-based.
Yes. Its philosophy tags include financial assistance/direct funding, and the recent grants list shows awards coded as financial assistance to groups such as Coalition for Black Trans Economic Liberation, Philly Trans March, and Freedom Side School.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Bread and Roses Community Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Must meet Bread & Roses’ basic eligibility requirements; must be facing an emerging issue, project, or situation that is not part of ongoing work; must not have received an Opportunity Fund grant within the past 12 months.
Deadline: 5:00 p.m. ET on the first business day of each month.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | $71,500 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Human Rights Coalition | Philadelphia, PA | $66,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| National Institute for Healthy Human Spaces Inc | Camden, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| JUNTOS | Philadelphia, PA | $36,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Federation of Neighborhood Centers | Philadelphia, PA | $27,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Clean Water Fund | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Diaspora Within Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Why Not Prosper Inc | Norristown, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Center for Environmental Transformation | Camden, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Environmentalism Through Inspiration and Non-Viole | Marina Del Ray, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CR | Crum Lynne, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Lift Every Voice Philly | Philadelphia, PA | $22,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Tog | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Neighborhood Land Power Project | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Women's Community Revitalization Project | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Indigenous Peoples' Day Philly Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educacion | Blue Bell, PA | $16,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Allies in Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Center for Coalfield Justice | Washington, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Asian Americans United | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Children First PA | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Hunting Park Neighborhood Advisory Committee (HPNA | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Angels Protection Inc | Aldan, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Childspace Day Care Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| First Up | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| African Family Health Organization | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Women Who Never Give Up | Sicklerville, NJ | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Philadelphia Folklore Project | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Making Worlds Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Prevention Point Philadelphia Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $12,300 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Native American House Alliance Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $11,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Abolitionist Law Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,500 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Arab American Community Development Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Purple House Project PA Inc | Collingdale, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Philly Thrive | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Philadelphia Aging People in Prison Human Rights C | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Girls Justice League | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Teamster Rank and File Education and Legal Defense | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| CAIR-Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Uplift Solutions | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| National Korean American Service & Education Conso | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Philly Black Worker Project | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Philly Trans March | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Philadelphia Community Bail Fund (Movement Allianc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Unemployment Information Center | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| Free Migration Project | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
| The Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project | Philadelphia, PA | $9,500 | 2026 | General Operating Support |
Human Rights Coalition
$66,000General Operating Support
National Institute for Healthy Human Spaces Inc
$50,000General Operating Support
JUNTOS
$36,000General Operating Support
General Operating Support
Diaspora Within Inc
$25,000General Operating Support
Center for Environmental Transformation
$25,000General Operating Support
General Operating Support
Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CR
$25,000General Operating Support
Lift Every Voice Philly
$22,000General Operating Support
Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Tog
$20,000General Operating Support
Indigenous Peoples' Day Philly Inc
$20,000General Operating Support
Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educacion
$16,000General Operating Support
Hunting Park Neighborhood Advisory Committee (HPNA
$15,000General Operating Support
Angels Protection Inc
$15,000General Operating Support
Childspace Day Care Center Inc
$15,000General Operating Support
Women Who Never Give Up
$15,000General Operating Support
Philadelphia Folklore Project
$15,000General Operating Support
Making Worlds Inc
$15,000General Operating Support
Native American House Alliance Inc
$11,000General Operating Support
Arab American Community Development Corporation
$10,000General Operating Support
Purple House Project PA Inc
$10,000General Operating Support
Philly Thrive
$10,000General Operating Support
Philadelphia Aging People in Prison Human Rights C
$10,000General Operating Support
Girls Justice League
$10,000General Operating Support
CAIR-Philadelphia
$10,000General Operating Support
Philly Black Worker Project
$10,000General Operating Support
Philly Trans March
$10,000General Operating Support
General Operating Support
Unemployment Information Center
$10,000General Operating Support
Free Migration Project
$10,000General Operating Support
AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
$10,000General Operating Support
The Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project
$9,500General Operating Support
