Grants

A core belief unites our work: Only with a larger, cross-sectoral, multi-racial, and more mobilized base can we build the political will and cultural support for bold public investment in equitable systems of care that meet the needs of families and workers.

Our Approach

The CARE Fund invests in organizations, campaigns, and coalitions that are at the forefront of impacting systems change in our priority issue areas: paid family and medical leave, early care and education, aging and disability care and improving the quality of care jobs. We concentrate our funding on work that integrates racial, gender, aging, disability, LGBTQ+, and immigrant justice, and that centers the diverse voices of those most impacted by our care crisis.

Our grants build the cohesion, capacity and power of the care movement; promote policy change and implementation that undo the legacies of oppression in our care systems; and change the way our culture and society values care and caregivers. We invest in these strategies nationally and directly in two strategic states, New Mexico and Michigan.

Grants Awarded

Initiatives & Organizations Supported	Value of Grants
61	$25.4M

Meet the extraordinary partners we have supported since March 2021 who are elevating care to the highest levels of policy priorities, broadening the reach and depth of public discourse on care issues, and mobilizing communities to participate in our democracy to demand just and equitable care policies. Explore our database that features our grantees and major initiatives. It is updated quarterly.

Organization & Initiatives	Priority Issue	Strategy	Location
A Better Balance	Paid Family & Medical Leave	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	National
Asia Foundation	Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy	Global
Economic Opportunity Funders (A Snapshot of Care Narrative Landscape Project)	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Narrative & Culture Change	National
Addition	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education	Movement Building & Organizing	National
ADvancing States	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Equitable Implementation	National
American Association of People with Disabilities	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
Americans for Financial Reform	Early Care & Education Aging & Disability Care	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
Be A Hero	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	National
Be A Hero Action Fund	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Narrative & Culture Change
Care Can't Wait Coalition	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Narrative & Culture Change	National
Care Can't Wait Michigan	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	Michigan
Caring Across Generations (Care Fest 2023)	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building Narrative & Culture Change	National
Care in Common Public Education Campaign: A Collaborative Project of Caring Across Generations	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Narrative & Culture Change	National
Care Narrative: A Project of - Caring Across Generations - Family Values at Work - MomsRising - The National Women's Law Center - The National Partnership for Women - Families, and Paid Leave for All	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Narrative & Culture Change	National
Caring Across Generations	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	National
Child Care for Every Family Network	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building Policy Innovation & Advocacy Narrative & Culture Change	National
Child Care for Every Family Network (CHIPS Act and Child Care Project)	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Equitable Implementation	National
CLASP (Child Care State Administrators Gathering)	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
CLASP	Early Care & Education Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
Community Catalyst	Aging & Disability	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
Community Change	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
Detroit Action	Care Worker Job Quality Paid Family Medical Leave	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy	Michigan
Detroit Disability Power	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	Michigan
Disability Rights New Mexico	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	New Mexico
Diverse Elders Coalition	Aging & Disability Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
Encuentro	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	New Mexico
Family Values at Work	Early Care & Education Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	National
Family Values at Work Action	Early Care & Education Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Narrative & Culture Change	National
Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Narrative & Culture Change	National
Long Term Care Education Fund of Washington	Aging & Disability Care	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Narrative & Culture Change	State
Justice in Aging	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
Little Lobbyists Family Alliance	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building Narrative & Culture Change	National
Michigan Elder Justice Initiative	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	Michigan
MomsRising Education Fund	Early Care & Education Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Narrative & Culture Change	National
Mothering Justice	Early Care & Education Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	Michigan
National Alliance for Caregiving	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
National Association for Family Child Care	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
National Domestic Workers Alliance	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	National
National Indian Child Care Association	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
National Women's Law Center	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	National
National Women's Law Center Action Fund	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
Native American Disabilities Law Center	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	New Mexico
New Disabled South	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
New Mexico Caregivers Coalition	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	New Mexico
New Mexico Center for Law and Poverty	Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	New Mexico
New Mexico Voices for Children	Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	New Mexico
OLE Education Fund	Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	New Mexico
Organizers in the Land of Enchantment (OLE)	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy	New Mexico
Paid Leave for All	Paid Family & Medical Leave	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation Narrative & Culture Change	National
Partnership for Community Action	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	New Mexico
Southeast Michigan Senior Regional Collaborative	Aging & Disability Care Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Narrative & Culture Change	Michigan
Southwest Women's Law Center	Early Care & Education Paid Family & Medical Leave	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy	New Mexico
State Innovation Exchange (SiX)	Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
Care and Taxes Coalition: - Caring Across Generations, Family Values at Work - Family Values at Work Action - MomsRising - National Domestic Workers Alliance - National Women's Law Center	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Narrative & Culture Change	National
The Arc of US	Aging & Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National
UNI Global Union	Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing	Global
United Parent Leaders Action Network	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality	Movement Building & Organizing	National
Us Against Alzheimer's	Aging and Disability Care Paid Family & Medical Leave	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy	National
Washington State Budget and Policy Center	Aging & Disability Care	Policy Innovation & Advocacy Narrative & Culture Change	Washington
WETA/PBS Caregiving Documentary	Aging & Disability Care	Narrative & Culture Change	National
Zero to Three	Early Care & Education Care Worker Job Quality Paid Family Medical Leave	Movement Building & Organizing Policy Innovation & Advocacy Equitable Implementation	National

Please note, the CARE Fund makes grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests at this time.