Artist Call 2025 

GRANTEE FAQ

What kind of funding do you provide?
  • We offer immediate need grants and legal funding to immigrants who have experienced hardship through direct attack by racist terrorists. This funding is with no strings attached and aims to ease the suffering caused by racism.
  • We offer sustainability grants to partner organizations who are also working to ease such hardship.

What organizations qualify for funding from Big Mother?
  • We provide grant funding to organizations that directly support migrants to the United States in a variety of ways: legal aid, humanitiarian services, vocational assistance, housing/shelter, and more.

How do you choose organizations to recieve grant funding?
  • Every Spring we look at a variety of organizations that work with migrants, researching to their track records, their financials, and their reputations.
  • We then narrow down the list to two organizations who show exemplary service, paying attention to current events and likelyhood of impact.
  • We prioritize organizations with volunteer workforces but do not exclude those with paid workers.

What organizations have you contributed to?
  • We have donated to Border Angels, Raices Texas, Al Otro Lado, Border Kindness, No More Deaths, Minority Humanitarian Foundation, BK Migrant Moms program, Casa Del Migrante, Casa Lulu, and are in partnership with many more. If your organization engages in similar activites as these, you may be a good fit for one of our grants.
  • Please be advised in 2025 we will only be distributing immediate need and legal grants for individuals from the auction. Other fundraising activities throughout the year will provide opportunities for extended granting for our partners in this fight.
What individuals qualify for immediate need grants and legal funding?
  • We hope to have the biggest auction ever, because we know the need is growing. To verify need, we partner with trusted local human rights organizations that are both in direct contact with the families but also demonstrate a commitment to safety and privacy to the people affected.
  • While transparency is our guiding principle financially, we guard any personal information about individual grantees like we would Nonni’s sauce recipe.
  • IF YOU ARE AN ORG WORKING WITH AN IDEAL IMMIGRANT FRIEND IN NEED, CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. AS OF JULY 2025… ahem, as of July 2025 the need is exploding and we need to find the real ones who want to help get the money out there.

I represent an organization that helps immigrants and I’m looking for funding. How do I apply?
  • IF YOU ARE AN ORG WORKING WITH AN IDEAL IMMIGRANT FRIEND IN NEED CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY.
  • Please submit a contact form (above) and we will keep you in mind for upcoming grants for org’s.
  • While not required, we like to see your prior years’ financials to help us make a decision.

I represent an organization that was chosen to receive a grant. How does that work?
  • We will hold an online auction over a two-week period, usually in the Summer.
  • Over this time we ask that you help promote the auction to increase fundraising opportunities.
  • When the auction ends, we subtract any expenses from the total funds raised, then we split the remainder between two organizations.
  • We send the donation to you however you wish, electronically or by check, but we ask for a receipt for our records.


    That’s all good. How can I help?
    • Artists: if you are interested in donating artwork for the upcoming auction, please click the link above.  If our artist call is not open we will put you on our list for future auctions.
    •  Local Human Rights Orgs: If you are directly supporting a family who has experienced the horror of migra terrorism, we want to give that family a direct immediate need grant with no strings so they can get their life back in order. Contact us immediately and let’s work something out. 
    • Immigrant-focused Orgs: if you are an organization that supports or defends migrants and want consideration for future grants, please contact us.
    • Lawyers: If you do pro-bono work, we’d love to list you as a resource for immigrants in need. Please contact us above.
    • Good people: if you are some other kind of good person who wants to help out: for now, spread the word and help us rebuild our network. We have a shirt presale going on as of July 2025 with ordering info on our Instagram. 
    •  Good people with skills: do you like to make flyers? Shirts? Stickers? Community? Magic? Whatever? Contact us and tell us your skill set. You will be paid in good karma, and we might have an extra shirt.
    • Good people with feet and a nearby barrio: if it is safe to be visible, please take your walk in your local barrio. Be neighborly. Get to know your community. If you see something, say something. Our INFORMATION page has a link library at the bottom with alert/reporting links. Do not interfere with law enforcement activity, stay safe, and document from a distance if able. Our links library includes printables for knowing your rights info. Share verified information with friends, and do not share unverified information because it creates confusion. Our trusted partners are listed in our library and can direct you towards trusted sources of information.

    I’ve actually got an opinion on how you could do this better, who do I talk to?
    • We’re artists who thrive on critical discourse. Please shoot us a note in our contact form to open dialogue. If you get nasty, we’ll block you

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