Crossroads Fund uses community grantmaking processes for a variety of funds. Please visit and read our Proceso de concesión de subvenciones page for a description of each fund’s grantmaking process.

Crossroads Fund supports social services when linked with activism, when there is a component of social change work within the organization. Please visit and read our Funding Criteria for a full discussion of social change organizing. Also check out our current beneficiarios to see what types of groups we typically fund.

Crossroads Fund supports work rooted in communities in the Chicago metropolitan area. If you have any questions about geographic limits in our criteria, por favor envíe un correo electrónico Lizette@crossroadsfund.org. If your work would fit into Crossroads Fund’s social change funding guidelines, but you are located in another area of the United States or Puerto Rico, check out the Giving Project’s list of sister funds.

Yes, when the chapter has a strong base in Chicago area communities, and an autonomous fundraising strategy (is not solely dependent on the national group for funding).

No, Crossroads Fund supports organizations. No podemos financiar a individuos.

Yes – Crossroads Fund now requires all applicants to use our online Portal de subvenciones.

We look at an organization’s previous year’s actual expenses to determine its fit with our budgetary guidelines. Most of our funding programs are for organizations with budgets under $300,000. If your organization’s planned budget for the current fiscal year is $310,000, but your last fiscal year’s actual expenses were $285,500, you would fit.

Crossroads Fund supports non-profit organizations, including those that do not have 501(C)3 estado. Fiscal sponsorship for those organizations without tax-exempt status is recommended but not required. An organizational bank account is required for those groups not using a fiscal sponsor. Crossroads Fund considers funding for 501(C)(4) organizaciones. Please contact Michael Aghuhar at michael@crossroadsfund.org to learn more.

No, we no longer accept applications through the mail – all applications must be submitted through our online Portal de subvenciones.

Crossroads Fund can and will respond to requests for feedback. Please share a draft or one-pager with Lizette@crossroadsfund.org y Michael@crossroadsfund.org at least one-week prior to grant deadline. Our feedback is based on your proposed work, and how well it aligns with our current grantmaking priorities and funding strategies