The Muste Foundation provides grants, sponsorships, and educational resources to hundreds of grassroots projects around the world. We fund innovative organizing, often with seed funds that give a necessary boost to bold ideas. 

"We are a hub of activism, moving forward together, to counter abuses of power against communities. Muste subsidizes office space for groups working on diverse issues as part of our mission to support nonviolent action against institutionalized injustice. Last year we gave triple the prior year’s funding through grants. This year we will give more. That’s the best description of what we do here: more. Every day we give more." - Heidi Boghosian, Executive Director 

Three programs comprise the bulk of the Muste Foundation's support to grassroots activist organizations engaged in nonviolent action for social justice: 

Organizing Grants 

The Foundation's primary grantmaking program funds grassroots activist projects in the US and around the world, prioritizing  those with small budgets and little access to mainstream funding .  A rotating council of current and past board members, with volunteers from our SJF grantee community, screens applications. They bring a wide range of organizing experience and diverse political perspectives to the process.

Fiscal Sponsorships

By serving as a fiscal sponsor, the Foundation helps organizations receive tax-deductible contributions for the educational component of their work. This is particularly helpful to organizations that don't have the time, staff or financial resources to pursue and maintain tax-exempt status. 

Publications

The Foundation publishes a pamphlet series of historical and contemporary essays on issues of social change. Topics include nonviolent resistance and national defense, liberation struggles, racism, sexism, and labor organizing. These pamphlets are distributed to activist groups, schools and colleges, and individuals.