Roots & Wings supports the remarkable work of hundreds of nonprofit organizations seeking to build healthier, stronger, and safer futures for children and families. Our approach to grantmaking is rooted in trust that our grantee partners’ connection to the communities they support gives them perspective and expertise that funders rarely achieve. We know the services our partners provide are integral to overcoming inequity and building a world where all families and children can reach their full potential. We also know those same organizations are consistently over-worked and under-resourced.
We think funders can, and must, work harder to reduce the burdens foundations have historically imposed on nonprofits. To help our partners stay focused on their mission, we strive to minimize distractions like complicated grant processes, lengthy applications, evaluation requirements, detailed grant reporting, and more. You can learn more about our trust-based principles on our approach page.
We invite you to explore the diverse mix of nonprofit organizations Roots & Wings is supporting by searching below. Our grants database is searchable by program or location. For more details about our grantmaking visit our Candid page. If you are inspired by the remarkable work our grantee partners are doing, consider supporting them directly.
Empowering, inspiring and enriching the lives of justice-impacted individuals by bringing together customized community resources, supportive service providers, and second-chance employers both pre-release and post-release to maximize positive impact and successful reentry.
Providing access to quality, comprehensive and compassionate health care to the underserved in our community.
Providing education, support, and advocacy for people affected by mental illness in Dane County.
Focusing on strengthening Black families to create a stronger Madison for all.
Providing comprehensive health care to families and individuals who have difficulty accessing care, respond with sensitivity to the needs of our culturally diverse patients, and advocate and work with others to improve the overall health status of the communities we serve.
Building healthy communities – one neighbor at a time – through patient-centered healthcare, regardless of income or current state of wellness.
Fighting to aid children in poverty and end childhood hunger.
North by Northeast Community Health Center (NxNE) is the only clinic in Oregon devoted to Black/African American health. We exist to improve health outcomes and advance health equity by providing primary care services and health education and promotion focused on the Black/African American community.
Responding to the health care needs of our communities with an integrated array of quality services and actively remove=ing barriers to wellness.
Delivering high quality health services with compassion, dignity, and respect to all, regardless of income, gender identity, or immigration status.
Joining together to create a more humane and sustainable world, one tiny idea at a time.
Working together to provide excellence in health care.
Providing greater access to high quality medical care and keeping our communities healthy through an integrated care system that respects the diversity of our communities and addresses both the health needs and unique factors that shape them.
Seeding a new model of public education that ensures young children are on track to succeed in a college or career preparatory program from birth through high school graduation.
Advancing the fundamental principles of democracy and justice at the local, state and national levels by building power within immigrant communities in collaboration with key allies.
Understanding and serving with compassion the health and wellness needs of low income, uninsured residents of Walworth County.
Connecting rights to resources through ensuring that northwest Wisconsin women have abortion access through financial assistance.
Ending gun violence and creating a safer, stronger Oregon for all of us.
Providing an opportunity for representatives of Oregon free and charitable clinics to network, learn from each other, support each other, and work together to lean into things where more voices have more impact.
Leading the transformation of primary care to achieve health equity for all.
Leading the transformation of primary care to achieve health equity for all.
Promoting health and wellness to all individuals that we serve.
Helping homeless youth and other marginalized people move towards improved health and self-sufficiency.
Empowering, educating, and guiding communities of color towards homeownership, wealth, and financial freedom with a goal to expose and eradicate racist structural barriers.
Advancing wellness, relieving suffering, developing and educating.
Providing a preferential option for the poor in health care. Partners In Health strives to achieve two goals: to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of them and to serve as an antidote to despair.
Making a difference in the lives of people; creating a healthy community.
Helping ensure that all children from birth to age 3 receive the supports they need to achieve kindergarten readiness and positive life outcomes.
Ending human suffering, saving lives, and securing justice and universal human rights for all.
Empowering all individuals to manage their sexual and reproductive health through patient services, education, and advocacy.
Offering the highest level of early care and education to children from varied socio-economic backgrounds.
Striving to reduce homelessness in Dane County by collaborating with the community to provide shelter, affordable housing, and supportive services that eliminate barriers and empower the individuals and families we serve.
Providing quality medical care to Portlanders who are facing unstable housing or are sleeping on the streets.
Strengthening our communities and world through trust in pregnant people.
Improving the health and quality of life of the community by providing culturally competent services that addresses identified needs.
Helping provide specialty health care to uninsured and under-insured, low-income residents of King, Snohomish and Kitsap counties.
Preventing gun violence by creating a new cultural narrative that guns make us less safe.
Empowering vulnerable first-time moms to transform their lives and create better futures for themselves and their babies.
Leveraging national foundation dollars paired with those of state and local funders to grow the network of effective, well-resourced community organizers focused on child care
Advocating for those harmed by sexual violence by centering survivors, promoting societal change, and committing to be an evolving force for social equity.
