Deadline: Ongoing
ERI offers grants and impact investments to promising organizations that aim to reduce poverty and social injustice, both global and domestic, by addressing the roots causes that perpetuate them.
ERI is a social enterprise founded in 2014 with the aim of :
- Making the research and fundraising services most needed by non-profits and social enterprises accessible to all, regardless of budgetary constraints.
- Providing a new source of funding for organizations that aim to reduce poverty and social injustice by addressing the root causes that perpetuate them.
Grant Categories
- Operational grants: non-dedicated grants that are meant to support the operation of non-profits who strongly meet the aforementioned criteria.
- Project grants: dedicated grants that are meant to support a specific project, which meets the criteria mentioned below.
Eligibility Criteria
Any non-profit organization that meets the following criteria:
- Its mission is to promote social justice (in the sense of a fair distribution of social goods) and/or poverty alleviation at the global or domestic level.
- Is currently or is intending to make efforts to address some of the root causes that perpetuate poverty and social injustice.
- Is able to provide an evidence-based argument that the root cause they are addressing is such that:
- It is a significant contributor to poverty and injustice.
- Reforming it is likely to result in a significant reduction of poverty or injustice.
- Is able to produce an evidence-based theory of change that explains why their activities are likely to result in an effective reform of the root cause they are addressing.
- Does not engage in any way or endorse any kind of activity that involves: unjust discrimination, disrespect or violation of any person or group’s human rights, or violence.
How to Apply
The application procedure consists of two phases:
- The applicant should submit a short (up to two pages) and informal letter of intent describing: organization requesting the grant or investment, its mission and main activities.
- ERI will only consider proposals from organizations that have been invited to submit a grant or impact investment proposal.
For more information, please visit ERI Grants.
