A.J. MUSTE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
Supporting Nonviolence and Social Justice Since 1974.
339 Lafayette Street, New York, New York 10012 (212) 533-4335 Fax: (212) 228-6193 info@ajmuste.org

 

Grants

The Muste Institute supports several active grantmaking programs promoting nonviolent action for social justice in the United States and around the world:

Social Justice Fund
Counter Recruitment Fund
International Nonviolence Training Fund (INTF)
NOVA Fund
Adalys Vázquez Solidarity Travel Fund / Fondo Solidario de Viajes "Adalys Vázquez"
Freeman Internship Endowment
Other Funds

Social Justice Fund

Our Social Justice Fund needs your support to expand grantmaking. Please DONATE NOW.

Our Social Justice Fund currently makes 8 to 10 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)
Past general grants: 2007, 20062005 , 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998,  1997,  1996, 1995, 1994

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

Past CR Fund grants: 2008, 2007, 2006     

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 as part of ongoing campaigns or programs for social justice. Projects must be located outside the United States, or within Native nations in the US. 
INTF Guidelines
INTF grants

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.
Past NOVA Fund grants: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005

Adalys Vázquez Solidarity Travel Fund
Launched in 2007 as the NOVA Travel Fund, the Adalys Vázquez Solidarity Travel Fund 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.

• Information in English about the Adalys Fund: http://ajmuste.org/novaintro-eng.html
• Adalys Fund application form in English: http://ajmuste.org/novaform-eng.doc
• Past Adalys Fund grants: 2007
Support the Adalys Fund

Lanzado en 2007 como el Fondo NOVA-Viajes, el Fondo Solidario de Viajes "Adalys Vázquez" 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.

• Información en español acerca del Fondo Adalys: http://ajmuste.org/novaintro.html
• Formulario de Solicitud en español para el Fondo Adalys: http://ajmuste.org/novaform.doc
• Aportes anteriores del Fondo Adalys: 2007
Apoyemos al Fondo Adalys

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/jobsandinternships

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.