Restoration Fund
Restoration Fund
Successful, resilient organizations and movements depend on the wellbeing of the people who lead the work every day. We recognize the toll – both physical and emotional – that racial and economic justice work can exact, particularly for PGM (people of the global majority) leaders. To support grantee partners, we established the Restoration Fund to promote staff wellbeing, boost morale, and sustain organizers for the long journey of racial and economic justice work.
In early 2024, Meyer awarded one-time Restoration grants to 53 grantee partners to support activities unrelated to work that promote the rest and wellbeing of staff and others closely involved in their work. We made these grants to partners with smaller operating budgets where resources for rest are often limited.
Sabbatical Program Grants
This year, we are also reintroducing a sabbatical program for grantee partners. Sabbatical grants are designed to promote deep rest by enabling organizers, frontline staff, senior staff, and executive directors in grantee partner organizations to take a step away from their jobs, rest, and engage in activities that will renew their mind, body, and spirit. These grants will support sabbaticals of four to eight weeks, covering both the sabbatical and the costs for interim staffing an organization may need.
Organizations that have received a program or operating grant from Meyer since January 1, 2022, as well as current grantee partners in the Fund for Black-led Change, are eligible to apply for a sabbatical grant. For more information on our sabbatical program, eligibility criteria, and how to apply, click here.
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