About Saje
SAJE builds community power and leadership for economic justice.
Focus Areas
tenant rightshousing justiceequitable developmentclimate and built environmentleadership developmentpolicy advocacycommunity organizing
Who They Fund
renters/residents facing housing instabilitycommunity members in Best Start region (regional communities)community-based organizations and local leaders
Funding Style
capacity buildingleadership development / leadership academy
About Saje
Saje’s recent giving shows a foundation using grantmaking to build community power around housing, land, and climate in California. The largest grant in the latest list went to Housing Sustainability Advisors LLC for a California sustainability and climate grant, paired with a substantial settlement-assistance grant to Law Office of Noah Grynberg. Those awards sit alongside support for organizing, leadership development, and community control of land and infrastructure. The foundation also funded La Forward (la Voice) to support and design Saje’s work in the Best Start region, indicating an active role in regional community work rather than only downstream funding. Across the recent grants, Saje appears to back both legal and organizing strategies. Awards to groups such as Causa Justa Just Cause, Inner City Struggle, and Tenants Together align with its focus on tenant rights, housing justice, equitable development, and policy advocacy. The pattern suggests a funder that connects direct housing support with long-term community leadership and systems change, especially for renters and community-based organizations working in California.
What Saje Funds
In housing justice, Saje supported settlement assistance through a $224,544 grant to Law Office of Noah Grynberg and funded Noho Home Alliance with $7,500 to inform residents about an emergency rental assistance program and help with applications. Those grants show a mix of legal support and direct tenant-facing assistance. For community power and land stewardship, the foundation gave $37,500 to Causa Justa Just Cause to build community power to increase community control, ownership, and stewardship of land and infrastructure. That language closely matches Saje’s stated emphasis on community land control and ownership. Leadership development also appears in the grant to Global Policy Leadership Academy for $67,178, labeled Leadership Academy. In regional organizing, La Forward (la Voice) received $71,757 to support and design Saje’s work on the Best Start region.
How Saje Gives
Saje’s typical grant size sits at a median of $36,257, with a lower quartile of $7,500 and an upper quartile of $71,757. The recent list includes both smaller direct-service awards and larger institutional grants, which points to a mixed-size portfolio. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Causa Justa Just Cause, La Forward (la Voice), Noho Home Alliance, and Inner City Struggle, showing repeat support rather than a one-time-only pattern. Saje is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$349K
Total Assets
$4.2M
Total Revenue
$3.4M
Total Expenses
$3.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $72K, with a median of $36K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$36K
75th Percentile
$72K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
NONA RANDOIS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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