Programs

  • Community Organizing and Grantmaking Initiatives

    IN 2024, MAF ADVANCED ITS MISSION OF BUILDING A MORE DEMOCRATIC, INCLUSIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY THROUGH STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING TOTALING $450,000 TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND WORKER ORGANIZING INITIATIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MAF AWARDED GRANTS TO FIVE ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON ORGANIZING WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE, EDUCATING AND ENGAGING VOTERS, AND BUILDING GRASSROOTS POWER. BEYOND GRANTMAKING, MAF ENGAGED IN CONVENING FIELD LEADERS AND PEER FUNDERS, CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON WORKING-CLASS ORGANIZING STRATEGIES, AND PROVIDING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR. IN MAF'S INITIAL YEAR OF OPERATIONS, ALONG WITH ESTABLISHING ITS CORE PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED A STRONG FOCUS ON BUILDING THE OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE ITS LONG-TERM GOALS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Mar 11, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $954.4K