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Inland Empire Community Foundation is accepting applications for the first round of IE Black Equity Fund grants until September 22. The funding provides support to Black-led organizations, Black empowerment, and Black service in the Inland Empire with the goal of creating better results within the communities they serve.
In partnership with EI Funders Alliance and IECF, IE Black Equity Fund was created by The Black Equity Initiative – Inland Empire, a coalition of nonprofit leaders whose work aims to end systemic racism and strengthen the political and economic power of the black community in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The fund has received significant support from the California Endowment, the James Irvine Foundation, the IECF and over 50 donors.
“Once the fund was launched, we wanted to intend to bring community organizations together in a space to co-design and create the RFP,†said Felicia Jones, co-founder of BEI-IE and associate director of COPE. .
Grants will be awarded to nonprofits focused on systems change and empowerment work in civic engagement, criminal justice transformation, housing justice, health equity , equity in education and economic liberation.
IE Black Equity Fund invites nonprofit organizations to apply for a grant. All three levels – learning, emergence and scale-up – require organizations to commit to supporting work on racial equity and wish to participate in the EIB Coalition and its work. Recipients are required to participate in at least two learning sessions.
Learning Grants will support organizations with little or no experience in systems change and empowerment work, but who are committed to learning and growing to support racial equity. The funds also cover the costs of staff participation in at least two required learning sessions. The apprenticeship scholarships are $ 10,000 and cover a period of 12 months.
Emerging Grants will support the work of organizations that have 1-3 years of experience in systems change and power building work and looking to move forward. Applicants must be members of a coalition and recipients must attend EIB coalition meetings. Emerging grants can be up to $ 50,000 and support a period of 24 months.
Scaling Grants will support organizations that have at least three years of successful system change and are looking to scale up or to its next phase. Applicants must have the staff capacity to engage with decision makers and the ability to continue this work in a strategic and ongoing effort. Applicant organizations must also lead or participate in a coalition and if awarded the grant, attend EIB coalition meetings. Scaling grants can be up to $ 75,000 and support a period of 24 months.
“This funding is important because it allows organizations to build a stronger infrastructure that will positively impact the black community of the Inland Empire,†Jones said. “They work on issues ranging from criminal justice reform and educational attainment to affordable housing and economic mobility. The stakes are too high, which is why this funding is more essential than ever. “
To view grant guidelines, determine eligibility, and download a grant application, interested applicants can visit www.iegives.org/funds/black-equity-fund-rfp/ and direct your questions to [email protected].
Inland Empire Community Foundation works to strengthen the interior of Southern California through philanthropy.
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