A New Approach to Grantmaking. Rooted in Equity. Built on Trust.
The Problem.
● Philanthropy is inequitable with resources flowing to larger, white-led organizations.
● 4% of $472 Billion moved to communities of color in 2020.
● The process exclusionary and expensive, making funding most accessible to elite nonprofits with the right network
● It’s costly for organizations and funders to seek and distribute funding
● It’s difficult for funders to find groups to fund that are outside their existing networks.
Disparity in Distribution
BIPOC-led organizations received 4% of philanthropic dollars. Black-led organizations remain 91% smaller than their white-led counterparts.1
1 Racial Equity and Philanthropy: Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table,” The Bridgespan Group and Echoing Green, 2020
Our Solution.
JustFund is the nation’s first and only common grant application platform connecting funders to organizations that are advancing social and racial justice.
1. Run Grant Cycles
The JustFund Common Application TM
JustFund makes the entire grantmaking process seamless and easy with plug and play RFP builder, a scoring and review tool, rich data and analytics, and email templates that simply running a grant cycle. Applying for grants takes time away from mission-advancing work. 40% of applications take a week+ and cost $5K+.1 JustFund’s Common ApplicationTM makes it easy for grantseekers to apply to multiple funding opportunities with one profile. Funders can ask up to 3 specific questions and request up to 3 attachments for each grant cycle they run.
3. Amplify Applicants
All applicant profiles feed into the JustFund Search library where funders can find new groups to invite to apply for funding opportunities. JustFund recommends groups for funding based on funder interests.
2. Search for Groups to Fund
There's an estimated $234 billion in assets in Donor Advised Funds (DAFs),2 not being invested into communities of color. JustFund works with high net wealth donors and funders to find new groups to fund that match your priorities and interests.
The Origin of JustFund.
Thousands of incredible projects, organizations and funds are on the frontlines of every critical issue, without adequate resources.
Our Working Hypothesis.
Several funders got together to find out: if we streamline the application process and make it easier to find groups, can we move more money more equitably and transparently? Initial Goals.
● Save groups time applying with a common app
● Give groups a chance to apply to multiple funds with one application
● Track aligned giving
● Make setting up and running grant cycles easy
Leverage Common App Technology.
Center equity in your process.
✔ Use the nation’s only common grant application platform
✔ Run multiple grant cycles without increasing the burden on applicants
✔ Ask up to 3 specific questions and take up to 3 specific attachments with each grant cycle
✔ Give your applicants access to funding opportunities on JustFund forever, for free
Free Up Time.
“JustFund helps reduce the burden on grantees applying to multiple funders, so they can do what they do best: organize communities, build movements and change the world. JustFund helps us move resources quickly to the organizers who need them, when they need them most.”
alicia sanchez gill The Emergent Fund
“The usual mechanisms of philanthropic funding have been failing social movements and impacted communities for far too long. Way to Win was founded to shift power back to communities and upend philanthropy as usual. JustFund works seamlessly with our existing teams and allows us to focus on our transformative efforts to advance racial and economic justice.”
Tori Miyagi Former Chief of Staff, Way to Win
Increase Funding Opportunities for Applicants.
“Having a portal like JustFund rewrites us into history and makes it possible to know what Native peoples are dreaming, planning, and organizing in the 21st Century. Less than 1% of philanthropy is going to Indian Country. Unless there are vehicles like JustFund, we don’t have a space to share the innovative and incredible work going on at the grassroots and tribal level.”
Judith LeBlanc Caddo Tribe of OK, Director, Native Organizers Alliance
Make Review and Scoring Easy.
Plug and Play Scoring Tool
✔ 5x5 and 5x10 scoring rubrics
✔ Easy review and scoring display with side-by-side application, notes and rubric
✔ Aggregated scoring notes per application
✔ Sort applications by average score
New features released regularly
Utilize Powerful Data and Analytics.
Generate Dockets and Reports
✔ Analyze who applied vs who was funded with key data from common app
✔ Track aligned or leveraged funding
✔ Produce dockets for board members or funders
✔ Produce charts and graphs to bring your grantmaking to life
Track Aligned Giving.
Built on Trust
At JustFund, we know money moves at the speed of trust. We work to ensure funders and applicants have a simple and easy grantmaking experience, freeing up leaders to build trust and transformative relationships.
Impact to Date (1/1/2025)
Who Is With Us
We are trusted by 1000+ JustFunders and powered by 18,000+ organizations nationwide, including:
Pricing and Services.
Features and Benefits
✔ Customizable RFPs quickly created as open calls or invite-only
✔ Review and scoring tool designed for multiple team or advisory members
✔ Customizable email templates to communicate directly with applicants
✔ Access to JustFund Search to find prospective grantees that match your interests and priorities
See service and pricing options here
Ready to join JustFund?
Email or schedule a call today.