Mission

Radfund is a giving circle based in Brooklyn, NY. We are a group of friends united by our love of dancing and a commitment to liberation. We give money to folks in NYC organizing to challenge structural inequality and to fight for racial and economic justice.

Our approach

• We strive to center organizers and organizing work first.

• We award all grants as unrestricted funds, with limited demands on groups. 

• We openly share with each other how much money we have and how much money we make – an act that builds group transparency, accountability and trust.

• All members participate as equals, regardless of specific contribution, and give according to their wealth and income.

• We strive to build a political home that provides opportunities to learn from each other and challenges us all to live up to our shared values.

• We work to build lasting relationships with each other and those we support.

Each of our members gives at least 1% of their income and .1% of their wealth, annually.

We support those who:

• Are directly affected by threats and oppression;

• Have an intersectional analysis of the relationships between race, class, gender and gender identity, ability, religion, and sexuality; 

• Have a hard time accessing resources through traditional philanthropic channels;

• Employ strategies that include community organizing, leadership development and training, direct action, and advocacy; and

• Primarily live and work in New York City.

We ask ourselves to give:

• At least 1% of our annual income, and 2% of income over $100,000, 3% of income over $200,000, and so on, and;

• At least .1% of our total wealth, and .2% of wealth over $1,000,000, .3% of wealth over $2,000,000, and so on.

We invite you to join us in contributing according to our formula, but we accept donations of any size. You can use the form below to calculate your expected contribution based on your annual income and total wealth.