Programs

Justice & Liberation Fund Moves $2 million to Black-Led Organizing

June 18, 2025

A historic $2 million is moving into the hands of Black-led organizers across Minnesota, guided entirely by community leadership.  The 2025 Justice and Liberation Fund (J&L) will support 40 Black-led…

Introducing the Black Radiance Network: The Next Chapter of Black Movement Work at Headwaters

January 14, 2025

Dear Community, I am writing to share exciting updates about the next chapter of the Black Movement Ecosystem Fund here at Headwaters Foundation for Justice. First, it is almost hard to believe that…

HFJ Program Officers Hit the Road to Moorhead  

May 8, 2024

As Program Officers at Headwaters, we spend most of our time planning and facilitating grantmaking processes that are led by community grantmakers – this is really the heart of our…

Announcing Bush Prize: Minnesota

March 6, 2023

Goodmorning community,  We have big news! I am excited to share that Headwaters is partnering with the Bush Foundation as one of four community grantmaking partners stewarding the 2023 Bush…

Investing in Evaluation in 2023

March 1, 2023

In 2015, Headwaters embarked on a listening tour of past, current, and prospective grantees. That practice of deep listening about what our grantees needed from a philanthropic partner made real…