| Grants
The
A.J. Muste Memorial Institute funds projects which promote the use of nonviolence
to achieve social justice. Our grantmaking revolves around the issues to which
A.J. Muste dedicated his life: peace and disarmament; social and economic justice;
racial and sexual equality; and labor rights. You can sustain this work by donating
to the Muste Institute.
General Grants
From our general grant program, the Muste Institute makes about 25 to 35 grants
annually of up to $2,000 for grassroots activist projects in the US and around
the world, giving priority to those with small budgets and little access to
more mainstream funding sources. We are especially interested in funding efforts
to:
- stop
war and militarism
- abolish the death penalty
- support labor organizing
- defend immigrant rights
- oppose prison injustice
- expose the dangers of nuclear weapons and nuclear power
Grant Guidelines
En español: Guía para solicitar un aporte general (guidelines
in Spanish)
Current Grant Roster
(2006)
Past Rosters: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
International Nonviolence Training Fund (INTF)
Created in
1994, this fund makes grants of up to $3,000 for trainings which help people
learn how to collectively use the theory and practice of nonviolent action
to effectively carry out struggles for social justice. Projects must be located
outside the United States, or within Native nations in the US.
INTF
Guidelines
INTF
grants
Counter Recruitment Fund
Created in 2006, this fund makes 30 to 50 grants annually of up to $1,500
to support grassroots efforts in the US to inform young people about the
realities of war and military service and alternative non-military work and
study options. Grant recommendations are made by a committee of counter-recruitment
activists.
CR Fund Guidelines
CR
Fund roster
NOVA Fund
Originally called Sheilah's Fund East to honor the
donor whose gifts sustain it, this fund has supported active nonviolence work
in Latin America since 1999. NOVA is the acronym used in Latin America for “No-Violencia
Activa” (Active
Nonviolence). The NOVA Fund does not accept unsolicited proposals; grant
recommendations are made by an associate of the Muste Institute with years
of experience supporting Latin American nonviolence efforts.
NOVA
Fund Rosters 2006, 2005
NOVA Travel Fund
Launched in 2007, the NOVA Travel Fund (Fondo NOVA-Viajes) makes grants of
up to $1,500 to help base-level activists from Latin America and the Caribbean
attend regional conferences and meetings. Grant recommendations are made
by a committee of advisors representing different regions of Latin America. NOVA
Travel Fund Roster 2007
Lanzado en 2007, el Fondo NOVA-Viajes da aportes de hasta
US$1.500 para ayudar a que activistas de base de América Latina y
el Caribe pueda asistir a conferencias y reuniones regionales. Los aportes
son recomendados por un comité de asesores representando a diferentes
regiones de América
Latina. Aportes del Fondo NOVA Viajes en 2007
Más información acerca del Fondo NOVA Viajes:
http://ajmuste.org/novaintro.html
Formulario de Solicitud para el Fondo NOVA-Viajes:
http://ajmuste.org/novaform.html o formato .doc
para bajar:
http://ajmuste.org/novaform.doc
Freeman Internship Endowment
The Harrop A. and Ruth S. Freeman
Peace Internship Endowment was created in 1996 by a bequest from life-long
peace activists Ruth and Harrop Freeman to provide stipends to interns in the
War Resisters League’s national
office. The Freemans were close personal associates of A.J. Muste, and Harrop--a
radical lawyer and World War II conscientious objector--was one of the founding
board members of the Muste Institute. Information about how to apply to the
internship program is on the War Resisters League website at www.warresisters.org/intern.htm
Other Funds
The Muste Institute also makes grants from donor-suggested
funds. We are happy to work with donors to build our existing funds or establish
new ones: contact us to find out how you can extend your support for nonviolent
groups and projects within a convenient and flexible framework. Grants can
be made to groups located anywhere in the world, whether or not they have a
fiscal sponsor or tax-exempt charitable status. We look forward to hearing
from you.
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