Showing Up for Racial Justice Education Fund (c3)
Organization Description
Showing Up For Racial Justice Education Fund (SURJ Ed) unites millions of white people, particularly those who are rural, poor, and working-class, to organize for racial and economic justice. Through grassroots organizing, advocacy, and education, SURJ works to build collective power and create a vibrant environment where the multi-racial working class majority can contest for power and win.
2026 Programs
In 2026, will continue to do the critical, long-haul work of building a conscious multiracial working class base in majority-white communities, focusing on the lower layers of the working class in the South, many of whom are not ideologically aligned with us. We are working to both win concrete change for their people and provide an example to the rest of our movement of the kind of organizing that is needed and possible to rebuild the multiracial working class movement capable of delivering transformative change.
2024 Programs
SURJ organizes white voters to block white supremacy; build progressive power; and grow our base to millions taking anti-racist action. We target rural, poor, and working-class people using a shared interest approach through canvassing, phone banking, text, and educational campaigns that pave a pathway to engagement for white voters.
Budget Size: Large: Previous year budget > $3M
States Engaged: AZ, CA, GA, KY, MI, NY, NC, TN, VA
Geographic Coverage by Congressional District:
AZ-01, OH-13, WI-03 Geographic Density Focus: Rural / Suburban / Small city (<100k), Urban – Large city or suburb of large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies: Other
Leadership Diversity: Queer-led, Trans/non-binary/gender nonconforming-led, Women-led
Top Priority Issues: Civic engagement, Economic justice, Racial justice
Lead Contact:
Ava Bynum, Director of Impact, they/them, ava@surjaction.org
Last Updated: May 28, 2026

