Social Change Fund

The Social Change Fund provides support for a wide range of change strategies and is committed to supporting the inclusiveadvancement of disenfranchised constituencies (low-income, people of color, women, LGBT, people with disabilities, immigrants, etc.). For over 25 years Headwaters has focused on supporting four interconnected yet distinct justice areas: 

• Environmental Justice: Headwaters supports community activism that addresses the root cause of environmental concerns. Headwaters supports a group’s efforts to make changes to the social, economic and political systems that will result in improved health, increased inclusion in decision-making processes, and greater enforcement of environmental laws.  
• Racial Justice: Headwaters supports organizationsthat empower people to challenge policies, institutions and attitudes that foster prejudice and perpetuate inequality.
• Economic Justice: Headwaters supports groups organizing to address the policies, practices and institutions that create, maintain and support systems of economic injustice.
• Social Justice: Headwaters supports groups as they address systemic inequities and demand a more equitable distribution of access, power, and opportunity.  

Social Change Fund Committee Members:

Amee Xiong
Allison Johnson
Phyllis Hill
Malik Holt-Shabazz
Veronica Mendez
Eleanor Savage
Terrance Noble
Ernesto Busto
Kate Suchomel
Anna Clark
Kenza Hadj-Moussa
Robert Lyman
Owen Duckworth
Becki Smith
Martin Wera
Danielle Mkali
Nausheena Hussain
Emily Krumberger

Staff:
David Nicholson
Monica Bryand

To apply for a Social Change Fund Grant, please visit the How to Apply page.