Building the infrastructure for Black-led generational change
The National Network of Black Foundations & Funds connects independent Black-led grantmaking institutions across the country. We share resources, build collective power, and direct funding toward Black communities on Black communities’ terms.
Black communities have always been philanthropic.The infrastructure is catching up.
For decades, research confirmed what practitioners knew: Black-led organizations were systematically underfunded relative to their impact. The pledges made after 2020 produced a new wave of Black foundations and funds. This network exists to make sure those institutions last.
How It Works
Members exchange what’s working, what isn’t, and how to protect their organizations in a shifting political and philanthropic landscape.
Black Foundations & Funds are Black-led grantmaking institutions dedicated to advancing racial justice, equity, and community wealth. They channel resources directly to Black-led organizations, while modeling liberatory practices and self-determination.
