Seeding Justice

MRG Foundation's mission is to inspire people to work together for justice and mobilize resources for Oregon communities as they build collective power to change the world.

To build collective power, MRG seeks to:
>> Fund and support Oregon's movements for social change
>> Elevate issues of racial and social justice across Oregon communities
>> Activate progressive philanthropists

All of MRG's work is rooted in a strategy of collective action -- building power among those most impacted by injustice to create progressive change on a systemic level. We apply this approach to our grantmaking by focusing our funding on grassroots community-based organizing AND by empowering organizers from across the state to make our funding decisions. Collective action is also central to our fundraising, communications, and community engagement work.

MRG Foundation has more than 40 years of success, building Oregon's movements for progressive social change. We do this with a strong network among Oregon's activists and progressive organizations, an endowment and long-term funds that provide stability, a community of donors supporting the work of MRG and our grantees, and a strong, passionate staff and leadership.

MRG and our grantees have secured significant policy wins, shifted public opinion, and built stronger movements for social change over the last four decades, but there is always more work to be done. We'll continue building the capacity of grassroots organizations, connecting progressive philanthropists to some of the most effective groups, and elevating the most critical issues facing Oregon communities.