Grants for Racial Equity & Indigenous Rights

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Funding Trends for Racial Equity

Systemic racism impacts health, wealth, housing and every other aspect of American life. While there is a long history of funders who have attempted to ameliorate racial inequities, American philanthropy is fundamentally shaped by the structural racism that has determined how wealth is accumulated and by whom. Funders have variously upheld or attempted to shift this power dynamic.

The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) defines racial equity as a focus on “the prevention of harm and the redistribution of benefits within existing systems,” while racial justice focuses on “power-building and transformative goals, explicitly seeking to generate enough power among disenfranchised people to change the fundamental rules of society.”

By any measure, philanthropic giving for racial equity and racial justice is not commensurate with the impact of racism on U.S. society. In 2018, “only 6% of philanthropic dollars supported racial equity work and only 1% supported racial justice work,” reports PRE.

History of Philanthropy for Racial Equity

Racial inequality has been a concern of some funders since the beginning of institutionalized American philanthropy, as outlined in the Rockefeller Archive Center’s “Timeline: A Century of American Philanthropy’s Engagement with Race and Racism.” For a long time, this funding focused on education, which remains a priority issue.

During the civil rights movement, key initial funding came from individuals through grassroots fundraising. For example, the first major campaign of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was funded by small donations gathered in churches and large individual donations. “Fundraising is a crucial part of the Black organizing tradition,” said Tanisha C. Ford, author of a book about civil rights fundraiser Mollie Moon.

Eventually, foundations got involved. But the history of funder involvement in racial justice movements is fraught.

In “The Price of Civil Rights: Black Lives, White Funding, and Movement Capture,” Megan Ming Francis writes, “I argue that funders … used their financial leverage to redirect the NAACP’s agenda away from the issue of racial violence to a focus on education at a critical juncture in the civil rights movement.”

Present-day philanthropy for racial equity dates to well before 2020. The Race & Equity in Philanthropy Group, for example, formed in 2006, after the Annie E. Casey Foundation commissioned a study on how 30 foundations were approaching racial equity and DEI.

Who is giving to racial equity and justice work?

There has been steady growth in funding for racial equity for more than a decade – even before the 2020 surge in giving. From 2011 through 2018, PRE found, “funding for racial equity more than doubled, from $2.12 billion in 2011 to $5.15 billion in 2018. Funding for racial justice nearly tripled, from $331 million in 2011 to $926 million in 2018.” PRE’s preliminary analysis of 2020 giving showed “$3.4 billion in funding for racial equity work and $1 billion funding for racial justice work.” It remains to be seen how enduring this giving trend will be. In a survey IP conducted in 2022, nearly two-thirds of respondents said, “recent efforts to prioritize and center racial justice issues in philanthropy” are “essential and need to go much further.”

Private foundation funding for racial justice work has been concentrated among a few leading funders. The top 10 funders from 2015 through 2018 accounted for 60% of all racial justice funding, according to PRE. Individual donors were a big part of the 2020 wave of donations. There are also community foundations and intermediaries making grants for racial equity and justice.

Growing areas of racial equity funding to watch

Funding trends to watch include grantmaking that considers not only which grants are made, but also how grants are made. Progressive funders in this space see general operating support, participatory grantmaking, trust-based philanthropy and diversity within philanthropic organizations as essential components of antiracist grantmaking. Some go even further: The Decolonizing Wealth Project is working to build an Indigenous- and Black-led philanthropic infrastructure that approaches philanthropy through the lens of wealth redistribution and reparations.

Another trend to watch is what will happen to grantmaking for racial equity in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action and a broader attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Philanthropy for Indigenous Rights

A small portion of philanthropy is dedicated to Indigenous rights and justice. According to Native Americans in Philanthropy and Candid, only about 0.4% of funding by large U.S. foundations is directed to Native communities. According to a 2021 report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, “Despite the significant challenges facing Native American people, most foundations continue to overlook nonprofits that serve Native American communities.” Of the funding that does support Indigenous communities globally, only a sliver is given directly to local organizations, with most flowing through large international nonprofits and intermediaries. Organizations creating the infrastructure to move more funding directly to Indigenous groups are trending. In some parts of the U.S. with large Indigenous populations, such as Alaska, community foundations prioritize funding for Indigenous groups.

Gaps in racial equity funding

“Funding for racial justice, grassroots organizing and movement-oriented work remains low,” reports the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity. From 2011 to 2018, only 1.3% of racial equity funding and 9% of racial justice funding went to grassroots organizing. Even when movements such as Black Lives Matter and Standing Rock have garnered national attention, grantmaking for the grassroots has not risen above 1 to 2% of giving for Black or Indigenous communities. The Black Feminist Fund found that in 2018, less than half of 1% of global giving went to Black feminist movements.

Meanwhile, Hispanics in Philanthropy reports that less than 1% of overall philanthropy goes to Latino communities. Similarly, the Center for Effective Philanthropy found that while in recent years “more than 40% of foundations report increasing their funding to nonprofits serving Black communities, and a little more than a quarter report doing so for nonprofits serving Latino communities … other communities affected by systemic inequities, including Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Native American communities … have not received much increased support from foundations during the same period.”

Foundations for Racial Equity

11th HOUR PROJECT

The 11th Hour Project’s work on human rights focuses on the intersection between supporting “movements for just and ecologically sound development that promotes human rights” and vibrant local economies.

ADVANCEMENT PROJECT

The Advancement Project runs a national organization and a separate chapter for its work in the state of California. Nationally, the project supports grassroots organizations involved in voting rights, criminal justice, immigrant justice and education, with a strong focus on racial equity. The California organization maintains initiatives for education equity, equity in community investments and political voice.

AGUA FUND

The Agua Fund’s work in racial and Indigenous justice focuses on the voting rights, education and health of Native Americans. Much funding here also focuses on agricultural sustainability and the environment.

AKONADI FOUNDATION

Racial justice is one of Akonadi’s main grantmaking initiatives. Through the So Love Can Win funding program, the foundation supports “organizers, storytellers, culture bearers and healers who seek to ignite and implement a radical collective vision of freedom and racial justice.”

ALLY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

The Ally Charitable Foundation supports racial equity across all grantmaking areas.

AMALGAMATED FOUNDATION

The Amalgamated Foundation has supported racial justice through its 2020 Expanding Our Democracy funding program, which focused on voting rights and civic engagement in Black and brown communities across the U.S.

AMB FOUNDATION

AMB’s funding here focuses on Indigenous rights and equity, which is overlapped with its grants for democracy.

AMGEN FOUNDATION

Its focus here centers on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in science education.

ANDRUS FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Andrus Family Fund supports criminal justice and anti-violence organizations, as well as social justice organizations across the United States focusing on youth populations.

ANGELICA FOUNDATION

This progressive funder’s work, centered on equity, prioritizes indigenous land rights in Latin America and Mexico, as well as related human rights.

ARCA FOUNDATION

The Arca Foundation conducts all of its grantmaking through a racial justice lens. At both the national and international levels, it works toward an inclusive economy, democracy and environment.

ARCH COMMUNITY FUND

The Arch Community Fund supports grassroots groups working for social justice across overlapping areas of community development, civic engagement and the rights of all marginalized people in the U.S.

ASTRAEA LESBIAN FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE

Astraea exclusively funds LGBTQI issues across all of its four grantmaking categories. It conducts racial justice work at the national and international levels.

AT&T FOUNDATION

This foundation’s racial equity work centers on diversity and inclusion efforts, as well as minority entrepreneurship.

AVIV FOUNDATION

This funder’s racial justice grants focus on children and families of color.

BALLMER GROUP

The Ballmer Group’s racial justice and equity grants focus on the Black community with an emphasis on black educators, civil rights work, criminal justice, policy work, raising Black voices, civic engagement and voting rights.

BAY AND PAUL FOUNDATIONS

Bay and Paul broadly funds efforts to support Indigenous peoples in “strengthening self-governance and control over their assets,” “developing land stewardship via traditional knowledge, culture and sustainable development,” and “advocating for Indigenous peoples’ rights within local, national and international forums.”

BLACK GIRL FREEDOM FUND

The Black Girl Freedom Fund supports racial justice and issues that affect women and girls across the United States.

BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA

Black Public Media runs training and funding programs for filmmakers and teams producing works that bring the global Black experience to broad audiences.

BLACK VOICES FOR BLACK JUSTICE FUND

The Black Voices for Black Justice Fund supports racial justice leaders who make a significant contribution to health, education, civic engagement, jobs, and economic development in Black communities.

BLAVATNIK FAMILY FOUNDATION

Blavatnik makes grants for racial justice largely through its arts and culture giving.

MORTON K. AND JANE BLAUSTEIN FOUNDATION

The Blaustein Foundation’s Racial Justice program area works to “expose and challenge institutionalized racism and to ensure equal and fair treatment for all.”

BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY

Borealis Philanthropy describes itself as a “social justice philanthropic intermediary” and runs funds to support grassroots organizations in the areas of racial justice, criminal justice reform, LGBTQ causes and disabilities.

BUTLER FAMILY FUND

This fund conducts all of its grantmaking through a racial justice lens.

MARGARET A. CARGILL PHILANTHROPIES

Cargill’s work focused on Indigenous communities centers on preserving its arts and culture.

CALIFORNIA BLACK FREEDOM FUND

The California Black Freedom Fund supports racial equity through grants for Black-led organizations throughout the state of California.

CENTER FOR ARAB AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY

The Center for Arab American Philanthropy makes grants to support the Arab American community nationwide. Its grantmaking supports racial justice, community development, disaster relief, and women and girls, and it also serves to raise the profile of the Arab community in the United States.

CHANNEL FOUNDATION

The Advancing Indigenous Women’s Rights and Leadership program supports “strengthening the indigenous women’s rights movement.”

CHRISTENSEN FUND

The Christensen Fund supports the rights and efforts of Indigenous peoples around the world.

CLARA LIONEL FOUNDATION

The Clara Lionel Foundation supports climate resilience, disaster relief, racial justice, global health, immigrants and refugees, and other issues of interest to the founder in the U.S., the Caribbean and other countries around the world, particularly in Africa.

CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY FUND

The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund supports climate change, the environment, racial equity and Indigenous rights in multiple states across the U.S.

COLOR OF CHANGE

This funder is not a traditional grantmaker; instead, it focuses its energies on targeted campaigns and petitions seeking to mobilize the black community and its allies for specific causes.

THE COMMONWEALTH FUND

The fund’s grants for racial justice focus on improving health equity.

COMMON STREAM

Common Stream supports racial justice through its Youth Organizing grants, which support organizations working to address “society’s exploitative economic system [that] benefits the few at the expense of the many,” and “see themselves as active participants in a broader movement for progressive change.

NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION

The Nathan Cummings Foundation’s racial equity grantmaking works to “reverse generations of concentrated wealth and racialized power and patriarchy to get to the root causes of inequality and inequity.”

DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

In June 2020, the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation made a $5 million, two-year commitment to support social justice and community rebuilding in the areas it serves.

JESSIE BALL DUPONT FUND

The Jessie Ball duPont Fund’s equity program names as one of its main goals “assisting organizations in eliminating unconscious bias by conducting internal audits of policies, procedures and practices and supporting the implementation of recommended changes.”

EMBREY FAMILY FOUNDATION

This foundation’s giving for racial justice and equity supports organizations that work to restore and protect the civil rights of people of color and underrepresented groups.

FCA FOUNDATION

Some of the foundation’s work and opportunity grants are centered on helping minority-owned Fiat-Chrysler car dealerships and suppliers.

MOSES FELDMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Moses Feldman Foundation’s Social Justice, Education and Human Services grantmaking program funds efforts to “strengthen civic leadership,” “contest hate and bigotry” and “help disadvantaged populations access services that address urgent needs and build self-sufficiency.”

FINISH LINE YOUTH FOUNDATION

While previous initiatives for racial justice have finished here, the foundation remains committed to supporting racial justice efforts and communities of color through its grantmaking.

FORD FOUNDATION

Ford is committed to funding racial justice work at both the national and international levels.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND

Ford Motor provides grants for efforts that center on racial equity and addressing structural racism. Work here is focused on the “African American and Hispanic” communities.

FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY

Rather than maintaining distinct programs, the Foundation for a Just Society conducts all of its work through a racial and gender justice lens that has a dedicated intersectional approach. As a result, this funder is dedicated to women, Black and Afro-Indigenous-led movement building.

FUNDERS FOR JUSTICE

Funders for Justice is a member organization that fosters collaboration among philanthropic organizations and others working in the areas of social, racial, Indigenous, criminal and gender justice in the U.S.

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

The company’s grants for racial equity are still broad and undefined, but have commenced since the murder of George Floyd. Look for evolving funds here.

GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION

Racial justice makes up a significant portion of the foundation’s annual giving.

GOOGLE.ORG

While Google has given grants for racial justice and equity for years, it has increased giving since 2020 in response to the widespread protests against the murder of George Floyd and police brutality in the U.S.

CHARLES M. AND MARY D. GRANT FOUNDATION

Recent grantmaking in the area of racial justice has focused on men of color in the U.S.

GRANTMAKERS FOR GIRLS OF COLOR

Grantmakers for Girls of Color gives through several programs that address the needs of specific demographics.

HILL-SNOWDON FOUNDATION

Hill-Snowdon conducts all grantmaking through a racial equity lens, but in an effort to become more strategic in its equity giving, Hill-Snowdon invests in the Black community through its Making Black Lives Matter Initiative (MBLM). Related giving occurs through multiple programs.

HIVE FUND FOR CLIMATE AND GENDER JUSTICE

The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice is a funding intermediary that supports organizations led by women of color that are working at the intersection of social justice, climate change and racial equity.

KATALY FOUNDATION

The Kataly Foundation supports racial equity and Indigenous rights, environmental justice, public health and economic development as these issues relate to communities of color, displaced persons, LGBTQ, women and other historically oppressed groups that encounter systemic racism.

KALLIOPEIA FOUNDATION

The Kalliopeia Foundation supports programs that address the overlapping issues of Indigenous rights, racial justice, equity, sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation in U.S.

KENDEDA FUND

Kendeda’s racial equity intersects with its violence prevention and criminal justice work.

EUGENE M. LANG FOUNDATION

The foundation’s social justice funding broadly supports programs that “enhance the economic social and cultural lives and status of racial minorities.”

JACOB AND VALERIA LANGELOTH FOUNDATION

Langeloth’s giving for equity work supports “the leadership development of men and boys of color” as an important component of its gun violence prevention funding.

LANNAN FOUNDATION

The foundation offers funding that “supports the resolve of Native Americans to renew their communities through their own institutions and traditions.”

LEONARD-LITZ FOUNDATION

This funder’s grants for racial justice and equity largely focus on the the BiPOC LGBTQ community.

MAX AND ANNA LEVINSON FOUNDATION

Levinson’s work for racial equity and Indigenous rights overlaps with it’s human rights work and remains purposefully broad.

LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION

Liberty Hill’s Racial Justice initiative maintains the broad aim of strengthening movements to dismantle racism in America. The initiative’s current areas of focus include supporting educational events, giving circles, pooled funds and Los Angeles organizations that support and organize young men of color toward progressive change.

LIBRA FOUNDATION

The Libra Foundation provides broad support for racial justice and Indigenous rights organizations in the U.S. with grants originating from each of its three program areas.

LILLY ENDOWMENT

Rather than name racial justice as an area of grantmaking focus, the Lilly Endowment supports organizations involved in equity and social justice across all of its grantmaking.

LILLY FOUNDATION

The Lilly Foundation racial equity grantmaking prioritizes Indiana organizations and will be allocated to organizations over a period of five years in conjunction with 25,000 hours of employee volunteer work.

REVA AND DAVID LOGAN FOUNDATION

The foundation conducts its racial equity giving through its education grants.

HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION

The Henry Luce Foundation’s giving for Indigenous causes supports “knowledge makers and knowledge keepers serving Indigenous communities in the United States.” This program supports both individuals and organizations that work to preserve and disseminate Native American knowledge and culture.

LUMINA FOUNDATION

The Lumina Foundation has recently named racial justice as a main area of grantmaking interest, aiming to “do more to make opportunity real for Black, Hispanic and Native American people.” Early grantmaking for racial justice has supported research, policy development and organizing toward equitable educational outcomes for all students.

MASTO FOUNDATION

The Masto Foundation provides unrestricted multi-year support to grassroots groups working in the areas of human rights, racial and Indigenous justice, women’s and LGBTQ causes and related fields of interest.

MEDTRONIC FOUNDATION

Medtronic’s racial justice aims to “bring about social justice and equity, improve the lives of Black Americans and help heal and advance the broader community.”

ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION

Mellon Foundation’s social justice grantmaking represents a partial reinvention for the foundation. Going forward, it will prioritize social justice in all of its grantmaking.

MIZE FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Mize Family Foundation makes grants for racial justice and Indigenous rights through its Human Rights and Community Empowerment funding initiatives.

MORIAH FUND

Moriah launched its Black Voices for Black Justice Fund to directly support grassroots leaders in their efforts to build an antiracist America and amplify the voices of Black luminaries across the country.

MS. FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN

This foundation’s grants for racial justice and equity exclusively fund projects that benefit women and girls.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ARTS AND CULTURES

NALAC supports Latino artists and arts organizations, prioritizing programs and projects with a social justice bent.

NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK

This arts funder conducts all grantmaking through a racial equity lens across the U.S.

NEO PHILANTHROPY

Neo Philanthropy is a grantmaking intermediary working in the area of social justice. Current funding programs concern immigrant justice and civic participation in underrepresented communities across the U.S.

JESSICA SMITH NOYES FOUNDATION

Noyes funds community-based grassroots organizations that are led by “Black, Indigenous and people of color,” and approach systems of power “through the lenses of race and gender justice.”

OMIDYAR NETWORK

The program names “confronting anti-Black racism and dismantling systematic oppression” as its main area of focus.

OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS

Recent priorities of this funding area include the Roma people of Europe, racial justice issues in the U.S., LGBTI rights and the millions of people around the world who are officially stateless.

DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION

In 2020, the Packard Foundation committed to support racial justice causes in the U.S. with $100 million in grants over the next five years.

PARK FOUNDATION

In 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the Park Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to racial justice in the U.S. and its support for “peaceful demonstration and the work that must be done for meaningful and measurable change to end systemic racism.”

PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION

Racial justice and equity giving is a new area for this foundation.

PINK HOUSE FOUNDATION

Racial justice and equity appears to be this funder’s largest giving space. This funder makes broad grants in this space.

POTLATCH FUND

This funder supports tribes, and Native-led and tribal nonprofits in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.

PROSPECT HILL FOUNDATION

The foundation supports racial justice via its youth program, which was established in 2020 and aims to support the involvement of young people in the struggle to “overcome systems of racial, gender and economic suppression.” Racial justice funding overlaps significantly with grants for women’s, girls’ and immigrants’ organizations.

PROTEUS FUND

The Proteus Fund established its Rise Together Fund in 2009 with the aim of supporting “the critical work of Muslim, Arab and South Asian individuals, organizations and communities to defend and uphold the rights of their communities, leading to inclusion in a just, multi-racial democracy.”

PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION

While this foundation does not have a program dedicated to racial equity, it conducts grantmaking through a racial justice lens across its funding for work related to democracy and criminal justice.

RESIST

Resist does not have specific areas of interest. Rather, the foundation focuses broadly on organizations and programs that “work actively against white and Christian supremacy, capitalism, gender and sexual oppression, and all forms of patriarchy.”

JOSEPH AND FLORENCE ROBLEE FOUNDATION

Roblee supports community development and racial justice grants through its Opportunities for Youth of Color program, which serves children and youth ages nine to 21.

ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION

Rockefeller does not have a program dedicated to racial equity and justice in the United States, but it does have a lengthy history of making grants in this area. It seeks to conducts all work through an anti-racist lens.

ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND

In 2020, the RBF announced the creation of a new Racial Justice Initiative, though it has funded related efforts for years.

RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION

The foundation funds individual researchers and teams of researchers investigating topics related to racial equity, among other research interests including immigration.

SAMUELI FOUNDATION

Samueli’s funding for racial equity and Indigenous rights is a natural outgrowth of its Jewish philosophy of giving. Samueli conducts related grants through it’s broader Social Justice program, which invests in grassroots organizing efforts.

SKOLL FOUNDATION

Skoll’s racial justice funding program invests in social innovations that address inter-generational oppression, systemic barriers to opportunity and the amplification of oppressed voices and narratives.

ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION

Sloan supports racial equity and indigenous rights through its higher education grantmaking program, which partners with universities on programs that help African America, Latino/a, Indigenous and other underrepresented groups pursue and complete graduate study in STEM disciplines.

SOLIDAIRE NETWORK

The Solidaire Network supports social justice movements in the U.S. spanning the areas of racial justice, Indigenous rights, criminal justice reform, environmental justice and gender justice.

ALEXANDER SOROS FOUNDATION

The Alexander Soros Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to promoting civil rights, social justice, and education both in the United States and abroad. It also gives an annual award to activists working at the nexus of environmentalism and human rights.

ROBERT STERLING CLARK FOUNDAITON

The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation’s grantmaking prioritizes leadership development related to social, racial and economic justice and equity. Funding emphasizes, but is not limited to New York City.

SWIFT FOUNDATION

Indigenous people’s rights is a common theme across all of Swift’s priority grantmaking programs, especially its rural farming, local economies and sustainable agriculture efforts.

TEGNA FOUNDATION

TEGNA’s funding in this area has prioritized underserved communities, diverse leadership and organizations that aim to effect lasting change in the communities they serve.

THRESHOLD FOUNDATION

Threshold established its Black Justice Flow Fund in 2020 in response to the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S.; however, it conducts much of its grantmaking across programs through a racial equity lens.

TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER

Racial justice is a major issue for TLC, which has developed multiple programs dedicated to the needs of trans people of color.

T. ROWE PRICE FOUNDATION

This funder’s equity funding works to bridge gaps in funding, build capacity and create access for national and local organizations already working to address challenges related to racial inequality, a news release states.

TZEDEK SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND

Racial equity is a top funding priority at Tzedek, which believes that there can be “no social justice without eradicating racism.”

VISA FOUNDATION

While the foundation does not have a distinct program focused on racial equity and justice, it provides funding for Black scholarship and Black-owned businesses to level the economic playing field. This work is only expected to expand.

VOQAL

Voqal’s Fellowship program awards prizes to “social justice-oriented leaders, thinkers, doers and believers who have a big idea for a new way to organize communities.” It also offers grants related to social justice and racial equity.

WALMART FOUNDATION

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation’s giving for racial equity focuses on eradicating systematic disparities experienced by Black and African American communities in the United States.

WAVERLEY STREET FOUNDATION

The Waverley Street Foundation plans to distribute $3 billion in grants to organizations working at the intersections of climate change, conservation and racial and Indigenous justice by the year 2035.

WEISSBERG FOUNDATION

This foundation’s racial justice work overlaps significantly with its work benefitting women, girls, the LGBTQ community, as well as criminal justice.

WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND

The Wellspring Philanthropic Fund is a global grantmaker that supports racial equity, economic justice, support for women, children, the LGBTQ community, people living in poverty, refugees and those with disabilities.

WEND COLLECTIVE

The Wend Collective makes strategic investments that pursue “pathways toward a better world.” So far, its work has prioritized climate change, recreation, youth development and social media policy.

WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION

The Wikimedia Foundation’s grantmaking programs support the democratization of knowledge around the world, strongly prioritizing underserved communities that have experienced a dearth of knowledge-sharing and equitable access to information.

WILD GEESE FOUNDATION

This funder makes all of its grants through a racial equity lens.

THE CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE

While the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative does not have a focus area dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion, it has made grants in this space.

Additional Resources

In addition to exploring funder profiles below, grant seekers may also find useful information from the following resources.

Notable Regional Funders

WOMEN’S FOUNDATION CALIFORNIA

The Women’s Foundation California prioritizes organizations that address racial equity, as well as those that are led by and serve communities of color across each of its grantmaking programs.