The New England War Tax Resistance (NEWTR) deadline for grants to community groups is March 1st.  Grants are made on April 15th.

From the Grant Guidelines: NEWTR is an eclectic group of people who refuse for reasons of conscience to pay all or part of their income tax and/or their telephone tax to the US Government.  Some of us deposit the money we withhold from the government into the NEWTR Alternative Fund.  The principal of our withheld taxes remains in escrow and is invested in organizations whose goals we support. Interest from these investments is disbursed in the form of small grants to local organizations. ...

Grants range from a few hundred dollars to a maximum of $1000.

Grants usually go to: Groups that work against violence and militarism locally and/or globally; Community-based groups focusing on economic and social justice issues.

We give preference to groups that have trouble obtaining funds elsewhere because of their politics, their size, or their structure, and for whom our support makes a major difference.  We prefer to help organizations take action rather than to simply disseminate information. Please note that grants and loans never go to individuals or to projects whose main purpose is the spreading of a religious doctrine, and rarely are given for travel expenses. We especially welcome proposals from groups that are multi-cultural and/or multi-racial.

For copies of the complete Grant Guidelines and a Grant Application form, please email lawrence.rosenwald@gmail.com