The Foundation’s mission is to carry on the vision of its founder, Samuel Rubin, whose life was dedicated to the pursuit of peace and justice and the search for an equitable reallocation of the world’s resources. The Foundation believes that these objectives can be achieved only through the fullest implementation of social, economic, political, civil and cultural rights for all the world’s people.
The foundation has an open application process because we are interested in learning about organizations we are not familiar with that are working for peace, social justice, and human rights. At the same time, we are a small foundation and receive hundreds of worthy applications every year. Unfortunately, the problems are much larger than our budget.
Samuel Rubin Foundation does not accept applications through the mail. All applicants must use our online application system. We accept applications at any time for general operating expenses or for specific projects. There are no geographic limitations, however organizations based outside the United States must be sponsored by a U.S.-based organization with tax-exempt status. No grants are made to individuals, for building funds, or for endowments. The majority of grants are $5,000. The Foundation typically does not award more than one grant per fiscal year per organization.
The Foundation has limited discretionary funds for smaller ‘emergency’ grants between Board meetings. We encourage you, however, to observe the regular application deadlines unless an ’emergency’ grant is absolutely necessary.
