Stories & Updates

BLOG Thought Leadership
Jul 14, 2026

Why SJF Is Excited About Our New Strategic Plan

By Valériana Chikoti Bandua-Estes I’m excited to share that Social Justice Fund Northwest (SJF) is launching our first five-year strategic plan. Our 2026-2030 Strategic Plan reflects a deep examination of…

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BLOG Thought Leadership
Jul 14, 2026

Why SJF Is Excited About Our New Strategic Plan

By Valériana Chikoti Bandua-Estes I’m excited to share that Social Justice Fund Northwest (SJF) is launching our first five-year strategic plan. Our 2026-2030 Strategic Plan reflects a deep examination of…
NEWS Seed Grants
Jul 10, 2026

2026 Seed Grant Awardees

Social Justice Fund is pleased to announce the awardees of our 2026 Seed Grant cycle! Seed grants will provide small unrestricted funds to new groups who are in the early…
BLOG Criminal Justice Queer Justice
Jun 29, 2026

Beyond These Walls: Reimagining Justice for LGBTQ+ Impacted By Incarceration

By Biff Chaplow My path to leading an organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ people impacted by incarceration began almost by accident. More than a decade ago, I volunteered to send holiday…
BLOG Immigration Justice
Jun 18, 2026

How Voices Jackson Hole Is Building a Multicultural Talent Pipeline in the Tetons

By Alin Badillo Carrillo Behind Teton County's postcard beauty lies a hidden divide. Our multicultural neighbors—immigrants who arrived with little more than hope, their children who grow up translating for…
BLOG Thought Leadership
May 14, 2026

Funding Social Justice: Who Controls Movement Money?

As the wealthy get wealthier, a handful of major financial institutions are gaining enormous and disproportionate power over which social justice movements get funding and which don’t.
NEWS Criminal Justice
May 5, 2026

2026 Carceral Systems Organizing Grant

Social Justice Fund Northwest (SJF) is pleased to announce the 2026 Carceral Systems Organizing Grant, open to grassroots organizations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and/or Wyoming.
BLOG Thought Leadership
Apr 16, 2026

Beyond Broken Promises: What Philanthropy Still Misses About Funding Black Orgs

Earlier this month, the Associated Press reported on a new study showing many funding promises made to Black-led organizations after “2020’s racial reckoning” were never kept. It’s an important story,…
BLOG Immigration Justice
Mar 24, 2026

TANTA: An Idaho Sisterhood for Refugee and Immigrant Women

Women are pillars of refugee communities who support families, strengthen networks, and lead change. They make up roughly half of resettled populations nationwide, yet often face disproportionate challenges, from economic…
BLOG
Feb 13, 2026

Black Agriculture Leadership Council: Land, Labor, Legacy

  Not long ago, Black farmers were a powerful force in U.S. agriculture—one in seven nationwide, and nearly half in the Deep South. Today, Black farmers make up less than…
NEWS Seed Grants
Jan 20, 2026

2026 Seed Grant

Social Justice Fund Northwest (SJF) is pleased to announce the 2026 Seed Grant, open to grassroots organizations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and/or Wyoming. Please read the following information carefully…
BLOG
Jan 15, 2026

Power to Tenants: Launching Our 2026 Giving Project

By Emily and Adiza Greetings from Emily and Adiza, project managers at Social Justice Fund Northwest (SJF)! As we prepare to launch the 2026 Tenant and Housing Justice Giving Project…
NEWS
Jan 13, 2026

2026 Tenant & Housing Justice Grant

Social Justice Fund Northwest (SJF) is pleased to announce the 2026 Tenant & Housing Justice Grant, open to grassroots organizations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and/or Wyoming. Please read the…