2024 Grant Information

Grant ApplIcations Closed

Thank you for your interest in the 2024 Grant Application. The Application period is now closed as applications were due by or before April 14, 2024. Our board looks forward to reviewing submitted responses and plan to announce grantees by June 2024.

“The grants have supported our advocacy work with our community but most of all the grant coupled with the support of [SABA North America and SABA-Georgia] members has been critical in working towards ultimately getting regulations for abused H4 survivors to get EADs!”
— Aparna Bhattacharyya -- Executive Director, Raksha, Inc.
“Narika has witnessed a 3X spike in calls from survivors of domestic violence and abuse post the lockdown, and your generous grant will continue to support our free counseling services and direct financial aid that many of our survivors urgently need. Thank you for your ongoing partnership and for uplifting safety, empowerment and wellness for our South Asian communities. ever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
— Former SABA Foundation Grantee

The South Asian Bar Association of North America Foundation (the “Foundation”) supports access to justice for South Asian communities in North America and advances causes important to the communities we serve. Each year, the Foundation distributes funding to community-based organizations and other non-profits that provide much needed services to South Asian communities in North America.    

The Foundation funds work benefitting South Asian communities in North America related to domestic violence intervention; immigration rights; prevention of and support for victims of hate crimes, discrimination and racial profiling; and other community access to justice issues.  To achieve its goals, the Foundation plans to award two types of grants in 2024 – (1) Community Grants, and (2) an Accenture® Avenues to Success Grant.

Funding for a SABA Foundation Grant starts at $6,500 (USD). To be eligible, Grant Applicants must:

  • Currently be recognized by the IRS as 501(c)(3) public charity and not classified as a private foundation; and 

  • Seek funding to benefit one or more South Asian communities in North America. 

Additionally, the SABA Foundation does not make grants to individuals and does not fund the following: 

  • Capital or endowment campaigns or building funds;

  • Recreational activities, sporting events or athletic associations;

  • Advertising;

  • Sectarian or religious activities; or

  • Political campaigns or causes.

In 2024, eligible organizations may apply for one or both of the following categories of Grants. 

Community Grants 

The SABA Foundation awards Community Grants to eligible non-profit organizations that are seeking funding for services and assistance they provide in one of the following areas:  domestic violence intervention; immigration rights; prevention of and support for victims of hate crimes, discrimination and racial profiling; and other community access to justice issues.

Accenture® Skills to Succeed Grant 

The SABA Foundation, in partnership with Accenture, awards an Accenture® Skills to Succeed Grant to one non-profit organization that helps members of one or more South Asian communities develop skills and tools to improve their ability to find rewarding and gainful employment.

Questions? Email us at grants@sabalegalfdn.org.