Deadline: 30-Sep-21
The Philadelphia Foundation is seeking applications for its Black Community Leaders Fund to build the resilience of Black-led nonprofits serving Black communities, ensuring they have stable leadership, operations and finances so they are better able to respond to and rebound from unexpected challenges.
Organizations that are Black-led (chief executive or board chair identifies as Black), that have demonstrated commitment to Black inclusion and leadership and that serve predominantly Black communities.
The Fund defines a Black-led nonprofit organization as having a chief executive or board chair who identifies as Black and a demonstrated commitment to Black leadership throughout the organization. Black-serving organizations meet the needs of a predominately Black constituency (51% or more).
The Fund supports:
- Greater stability in nonprofit internal leadership, finances and operations;
- Stronger capability of nonprofits to assess their impact on communities served; and
- Broader ability of nonprofits to weather challenges.
Funding Information
- Between $5,000 and $100,000, depending on the organization’s operating needs.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) status
- One year of financial data
- Located in and serving Greater Philadelphia (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in PA or Burlington and Camden counties in N.J.)
- Committed to strengthening the nonprofit’s programs, operations and governance in order to better serve Black communities.
- Black-led (i.e. the chief executive or board chair identifies as Black and the organization has demonstrated commitment to Black inclusion and leadership) and serving Black communities (i.e. the predominate constituency or residents served [51% or more] are Black)
- Committed to strengthening their programs, operations and governance in order to better serve Black communities.
For more information, visit https://www.philafound.org/nonprofits/available-grants/special-initiative-grants/black-community-leaders/