Black philanthropy is not new. We’ve always been givers. This page is dedicated to lifting up research and resources on Black giving in the U.S.
Philanthropic Communities & Resources for Black Donors
- Global Black Funding Equity Principles – 10 ways to Increase and improve funding to Black communities.
- ABFE – this membership association is for Black foundation staff, board members, nonprofit leaders, and donors.
- Community Investment Network – capacity building for giving circles, a collective giving model.
- Give 8/28 Day – Every year on August 28th, they hold a fundraising event for Black-led organizations.
- Giving Gap – a directory to find Black-led organizations to support.
- Penny Foundation and the Poise Foundation – community foundations for Black donors looking to open charitable checking accounts, DAFs, etc.
Black Intermediaries
Intermediaries are organizations that raise money to regrant to Black-Led organizations. Below are a few I’m familiar with.
- BackBlack Campaign
- Black Feminist Fund
- Black-Led Movement Fund
- Black Migrant Power Fund
- Black Trans Fund
- Foundation for the Mid South
- Texas Black Action Fund
- The Wise Fund
- Women’s Foundation of the South
Community Plans & Surveys of Black-Led Organizations
The needs of Black-led organizations have been extensively explored. Here are a few communities that have done some sort of survey or community planning around infrastructure needs for Black-led organizations.
- The Black Fund at Austin Community Foundation: Advancing Equity and Racial Justice (2022)
- BuildBlackHou: A Community Planning Process (2022)
- The Case for Investing in King County’s Black-Led Organizations (2020)
- Black-Led Organizations In The Bay Area: From Crisis To Change (2015)
- How African-American-Led Organizations Differ from White-Led Organizations: Research Report on African American Nonprofit Organizations in Philadelphia (2016)
Research on Black-Led Organizations
- Black Funding Denied: Community Foundation Support For Black Communities
- Black-Led Organizations In The Bay Area: From Crisis To Change
- Black Voices, Black Spaces: The Power of Black Innovation
- Championing Black-Led Organizations: Lessons Learned From An Unapologetically Black-Centered Capacity Building Initiative
- Endow Black-Led Nonprofits
- How Funders are Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity: Findings from a Field Scan
- Hyperlocal Giving To Black-Led Nonprofits Cannot Simply Be A Trend
- Nonprofit Executives And The Racial Leadership Gap: A Race To Lead Brief
- Overcoming The Racial Bias In Philanthropic Funding
- Pocket Change: How Women and Girls of Color Do More with Less
- Racial Equity And Philanthropy: Disparities In Funding For Leaders Of Color Leave Impact On The Table
- Racial Equity In Philanthropy: Collected Resources
- The Case For Funding Black-Led Social Change
- The Emergence of Black Funds
- Where Has All the Money Gone