top of page
Blue Heart
2026 Grassroots Giving Guide
Making it easy to support incredible grassroots organizations!
Art from the Alphabet Alliance of Color in Seattle designed by self-taught artist Sam Picone Louro, who is queer, Boriken Taino and Portuguese.
Blue Heart funded the creation of this piece.

 

Recommended Grassroots Organizations

Image by William Recinos

Arts & Culture

Screen Shot 2021-10-29 at 5.05.17 PM.png

Health, Food & Disability Justice

187600894_868854463714742_2454256652127268440_n.jpg

LGBTQ+

52527130_10156769451960837_5204001058388443136_n.jpeg

Youth & Families

Image by Glodi Miessi

Black Liberation

Screen Shot 2021-10-29 at 5.05.17 PM.png

Housing Justice

226077030_1315648665517192_1604113408448099241_n.jpg

Mass Incarceration

Image by Jesse Dodds

Climate Justice

file (7).jpeg

Indigenous Self-Determination

Screen-Shot-2019-11-29-at-10.17.42-AM-1024x682.png

Rural Organizing

moms_4_housing.jpeg

Economic & Labor Justice

241094127_10160763873929305_4135416155532972699_n.jpeg

Immigrants & Refugees

Screen Shot 2021-10-29 at 5.09.44 PM.png

Women

arts & culture

covid book thing.jpeg

A poor people–led/Indigenous people–led, grassroots, non-profit arts organization dedicated to providing revolutionary media access, art, education, and advocacy to silenced youth, adults, and elders in poverty across Mama Earth.

CALIFORNIA

black liberation

covid book thing.jpeg

A poor people–led/Indigenous people–led, grassroots, non-profit arts organization dedicated to providing revolutionary media access, art, education, and advocacy to silenced youth, adults, and elders in poverty across Mama Earth.

CALIFORNIA

Climate justice

279293606_990884975129951_3815661370164892207_n.jpeg

A Flint, MI community nonprofit growing diverse environmental justice leaders and just relationships to secure a healthy, sustainable future.

MIDWEST

CALIFORNIA

youthvsapocalypse.jpeg

A group of young climate justice activists fighting for a livable climate and an equitable, sustainable, and just world.

CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA

All_Things_Bayview.jpeg

All Things Bayview is a community-driven organization that aims to tackle pressing environmental issues faced by the Bayview community in Southeast San Francisco.

CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA

Economic & Labor Justice

Mandela_Partners.png

Building local wealth by sourcing from sustainable farmers, creating affordable food access points, incubating community businesses, and increasing capital for BIPOC entrepreneurs.

CALIFORNIA

Urban_Compassion_Project.png

Urban Compassion Project supports communities in need by clearing illegally dumped waste and linking homeless individuals to critical services. They provide support to those in need and clear tons of illegally dumped trash from the streets of Oakland.

CALIFORNIA

Seed_the_Vote.png

Seed the Vote recruits, trains, and supports volunteers to door knock and phone bank with local partners in the most critical swing states for the presidential, senate and house races.

CALIFORNIA

healtH, food & Disability justice

Housing Justice

Mandela_Partners.png

Building local wealth by sourcing from sustainable farmers, creating affordable food access points, incubating community businesses, and increasing capital for BIPOC entrepreneurs.

CALIFORNIA

Urban_Compassion_Project.png

Urban Compassion Project supports communities in need by clearing illegally dumped waste and linking homeless individuals to critical services. They provide support to those in need and clear tons of illegally dumped trash from the streets of Oakland.

CALIFORNIA

Seed_the_Vote.png

Seed the Vote recruits, trains, and supports volunteers to door knock and phone bank with local partners in the most critical swing states for the presidential, senate and house races.

CALIFORNIA

Indigenous Self-determination

Native-Action-Network.jpg

Working for Native women’s full representation, participation, and leadership in tribal, local, state, and national affairs.

WASHINGTON

Herons_Nest.jpg

This project marks the first repatriation attempt for the Duwamish Tribe, impacting recognition claims and providing space for community programming, education, and traditional practices.

WASHINGTON

Mauna-Kea-Education-and-Awareness-Projects-and-Campaigns.jpg

An indigenous-led organization that raises awareness about the significance of Mauna Kea, offering cultural education to promote native rights, social justice, and protect sacred places.

HAWAII

Immigrants & Refugees

La-Resistencia.png

La Resistencia is a grassroots organization of undocumented immigrants and people of color in Washington State working to end oppressive immigrant detention and deportations.

WASHINGTON

Bay_Resistance.jpeg

Bay Resistance is a powerful network of community organizations, unions and neighborhood groups organizing to defend our communities and defeat fascism in the Bay Area.

CALIFORNIA

La_Pena.png

Rooted in the Latin American and Caribbean diaspora, La Peña Cultural Center collaborates with and unites communities by preserving and celebrating cultural traditions; producing creative new works; and nurturing global grassroots social justice movements with artists, activists and allies.

CALIFORNIA

New_Light_Wellness.png

New Light Wellness is a non-profit organization that serves Southeast Asian communities impacted by deportation across borders and across seas by nurturing trust, collective healing, & reunification.

CALIFORNIA

LGBTQ+

Lavender-Rights-Project.jpg

Addressing violence against Black trans femmes and gender-diverse communities with intersectional legal help along with housing & social support.

WASHINGTON

Somos_Familia_Bay.jpg

Somos Familia builds leadership in our Latinx families and communities to create a culture where people of diverse genders and sexual orientations can thrive.

CALIFORNIA

Camp-Indigo.jpg

Camp Indigo believes trans and gender-diverse kids deserve a normal summer camp experience filled with fun, friendship, and wonder.

CALIFORNIA

Greenlight_Project.jpg

A group of sex-working community health workers formed the Green Light Project to support QTBIPOC2S individuals, providing resources and tools for self-advocacy.

WASHINGTON

mass incarceration

Interfaith_Movement_for_Human_Integrity.png

We defend the humanity of the immigrant and fight for the rights of the incarcerated.

CALIFORNIA

Planting_Justice.png

Our purpose is to empower people impacted by mass incarceration and social inequities with the skills and resources to cultivate food sovereignty, economic justice, and community healing.

CALIFORNIA

Uncuffed_Project.jpg

TUP is an organization created to navigate returning citizens be productive and free. Rapidly Housing our homeless population and at risk youths. They are for the people.

CALIFORNIA

PEP_Talk.jpeg

P.E.P. Talk focuses on addressing the vital needs of individuals who are formally and informally incarcerated, emphasizing personal development, and offering resources to incarcerated individuals planning re-entry.

CALIFORNIA

Formerly_Incarcerated_Giving_Back.png

Formerly Incarcerated Giving Back 

CALIFORNIA

rural organizing

Farmworker-Association-of-Florida.jpg

Build's power among farmworker and rural low-income communities in Florida

SOUTH

Center-for-Coalfield-Justice-Panorama.png

Fight for coalfield communities through advocacy, education, and organizing.

EAST

Lead_For_Inclusion.jpg

Increasing rural accessibility and belonging through inclusive youth development in three areas: job and leadership skill development, advocacy and outreach and social engagement.

MIDWEST

women

23155182_1606185376071005_1913803676157535588_o.jpeg

A nonprofit supporting immigrant workers in the Bay Area’s garment, home care, hotel, restaurant, and assembly industries, and low-income immigrant youth.

CALIFORNIA

Frailty_Myths.jpg

Frailty Myths challenges patriarchy through intersectional feminism, offering team-building and leadership workshops that address how race, sexual identity, and class influence people's lives.

CALIFORNIA

Bay_Area_Girls_Club.png

The mission of Bay Area Girls Club is to uplift girls ages 5-18 to be game changers for the future through programming that develops life skills, encourages curiosity and discourse, and fosters community.

CALIFORNIA

43163302_1081148318707985_5398395336949497856_n.jpeg

A California doula collective committed to the liberation of all peoples from cycles of reproductive injustice.

CALIFORNIA

Mothers_For_Post_Partum_Justice.jpeg

Mothers-for-Mothers Postpartum Justice Project (MPJ) (previously Mothers-to-Mothers) is an intergenerational and Black-led collective of community members with a focus on building postpartum justice in the Black community.

CALIFORNIA

community-to-community-15+year+group+photo.jpg

A Bay Area group of Latinx doulas serving their low income community with respect and culture, helping with prenatal and child development education.

CALIFORNIA

Because_Justice_Matters.png

Because Justice Matters builds pathways to brighter futures with women, girls, and families in urban communities. Their work focuses on the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco and programs include prevention and intervention for youth resilience, resourcing and outreach, and training / leadership development.

CALIFORNIA

YOUTH & FAMILIES

TYM_Kids.jpg

Transforming the lives of urban youth, helping Bay Area kids find a way up!

CALIFORNIA

Oakland_Trybe.jpg

To break cycles of suffering and violence through the power of beloved community.

CALIFORNIA

Rich_City_Rides.jpg

Over 11 years, RICH CITY Ride donated 3,500+ bikes, offers free repair workshops, and trains interns.

CALIFORNIA

bottom of page