About LIUUF
For more than 30 years, our Long Island Unitarian Universalist Fund (LIUUF), a field-of-interest advised fund at The Trust, has worked to address education and racial equity, environmental justice, and immigrant rights. The fund also focuses on LGBTQ+ advocacy, women’s rights, leadership development, legal and legislative advocacy, and community organizing. The fund was established by the Veatch Program at Shelter Rock.
LIUU Fund grantmaking reflects Unitarian Universalist values and its overarching mission is to build and energize a community of progressive social change activists on Long Island. We embrace efforts that lead to transformative systemic social change. Systems of power, privilege, and oppression have traditionally created barriers for persons and groups with particular identities, ages, abilities, and histories. We strive to replace such barriers with ever-widening circles of solidarity and mutual respect.
Guided by an advisory committee that represents Unitarian Universalist congregations throughout Long Island, the LIUU Fund has awarded more than eight million dollars to nonprofits in Nassau and Suffolk counties to advance grassroots progressive social change.
Frequently asked questions
Learn more about how the LIUUF makes Long Island a more equitable and peaceful place for all of its residents.
What does LIUUF fund?
Who is the LIUUF Advisory Committee?
What are the seven Unitarian Universalist values?
How do I apply for a grant?
What does LIUUF fund?
Advancing grassroots progressive social change
The Fund supports work that:
- Protects and repairs the environment and all beings from exploitation
- Transforms inequitable systems into equitable ones
- Dismantles racism and/or other forms of systemic oppression recognizing their intersectionality
- Protects the civil rights of Black, Indigenous, people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, women, LGBTQIA+ individuals and others experiencing discrimination, exclusion or unequal treatment
- Supports an inclusive democratic process
Who is the LIUUF Advisory Committee?
LIUUF Advisors
David Holstein, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork
Jeanne Keegan-Hoenig, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork
Deborah Little, Chair, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook
James Monnier, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington
Stephen Burby, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington
What are the seven Unitarian Universalist values?
Seven values
- Love: Love is the power that holds us together and is the center of our shared values
- Interdependence: We honor the interdependent web of all existence
- Pluralism: We are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience and theology
- Justice: We work to be multicultural Beloved Communities where all thrive
- Transformation: We adapt to a changing world
- Equity: Every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish.
- Generosity: We cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope
We look for a reflection of these values in proposal applications.
How do I apply for a grant?
Application guidelines
Applications are now submitted through our Grantseeker Portal. We will open the Request for Proposals 3 times a year and if the window to submit is open, you will see the request under the Additional Requests for Proposals section.
Please note, organizations cannot receive grants simultaneously from any two of the following:
- Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock
- Unitarian Universalist Association Funding Program
- Long Island Unitarian Universalist Fund
Requests from Long Island Unitarian Universalist congregations cannot be considered for funding.
If you have a current grant from LIUUF and have questions about submitting your final report, please contact Jeannie DeMaio at jdemaio@thenytrust.org.
