Grantee partners
Black-Led sYSTEMS bUILDING
The Black Collective Foundation MN is investing in Black-led change makers building and strengthening culturally rooted systems that advance the social, political, and economic interests of Black people across Minnesota. These systems emphasize the development of community-based solutions, organizations, and networks that are rooted in the values and needs of our communities with an aim to establish sustainable, culturally relevant impact that can endure and adapt over time, fostering power within the community.
We are investing in two grant pathways in support of Systems Building: Strengthen & Sustain pathway and the Visioning & Planning pathway. In addition to investments, the leaders of all of the organizations will receive the Black Collective Fellowship, a one-of-a-kind experience designed to support and sustain the holistic wellbeing of leaders as they build resilient organizations, contribute to a strong and connected ecosystem, resulting in a resilient movement for Black-led Change.
sTRENGTHEN & SUSTAIN
The following organizations will receive a $50,000 general operating grant to strengthen and sustain their proven work of systems building. These funds are for expenses that are essential for an organization to function. It is flexible and covers the costs like program support, staff salaries, utilities, maintenance, supplies and additional overhead and program costs at the discretion of the leaders of the organization.
In addition to organizational support, the leaders of these organizations are granted $10,000 directly with the freedom to decide its usage. Options include taking a restful sabbatical, joining a self-designed or existing retreat, hiring a leadership or wellness coach for development, supporting a new endeavor, investing in a learning program for expertise, or allocating funds to personal living expenses to unburden the mind, body, and spirit for impactful leadership.
Founder, Vusumuzi Zulu
Black Storytellers Alliance
Founder, Neda Kellogg
Project Diva International
Founder, Rekhet Si-Asar
In Black Ink
Founder, DejaJoelle
Body Prayers Space
Founder, Gevonee Ford
Network for the Development of Children of African Descent
Founder, Antonio Williams
Tone Up LLC
Founder, Del Shea Perry
Be Their Voices
Founder, Abdirahman Mukhtar
Daryeel Youth
Founder, Victoria McWane-Creek
Organization 4 Full Participation
Founder, Eva Garrett
Natural Me Apothecary
Visioning and planning
The following organizations will receive a $10,000 grant to seed their new innovative approaches to Black-led change. This grant is a unique fund specifically designed to propel innovative ideas that not only resonate in the present, but also hold the power to shape the future. This grant aims to amplify the voices of Black innovators whose ground-breaking initiatives hold the potential to bring about meaningful, futuristic changes in society.
See Liberia
Sprinkle My Feet L.L.C
Tameika Williams
Urban Youth Conservation
A Seat At The Table Productions
Love First Community Engagement
Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence
Beyond the Mic
Youth Lens 360,LLC
The Legacy Building
Therapeace Counseling
Known MPLS
Keikos Kitchen
Mudluck
Ujima Collective
resilient movement Fund
Grantee Partners
The Black Collective Foundation MN is investing $250,000 to ensure the strength, sustainability, and resilience of the movement for Black-led change that was catalyzed, transformed, or impacted by the 2020 Uprising for Racial Justice. Through a nomination process, flexible grants of $10,000-$20,000 will be disbursed to 20 Black-led organizations.
612 Jungle
African Women Youth and Resource Center
Al Maa'uun
Black Civic Network
Black Immigrant Collective
In Black Ink
Living Naturally Abundant
OMG Media Solutions
Project Diva International
Sankofa Swim International
Somali American Farmers Association
Ujima Collective
Joi Unlimited
Flava Cafe
Fellowship Baptist Church
African Economic Development Center
Black Family Blueprint
Intro to Success
Stories by Georgia Fort, LLC
Sweet Potato Comfort Pie
Voice of Culture
WE WIN Institute, Inc.
2022 Black-Led Change
Grantee Partners & Fellows
Our community builders were integral in disbursing $1 Million in funding to our grant recipients. Our grant recipients were chosen because of their place in the ecosystem of Black-led change. They are all leaders and we are excited to see what they do next.
Founder, Kasim AburRazzaq
Kasim AburRazzaqAbdur Razzaq Counseling & Social Architecture, PA
Founder, Nelima Sitati-Munene
ACER
Founder, Ebony Aya
The Aya Collective
Founder, Vachel Hudson
ReInvesting in Communities and Housing (RICH)
Founder, Sierra Carter
The Zen Bin
Founder, Ayolanda Mack and Adrian Mack
Black Family Blueprint
Founder, Kimberly Handy Jones
The Cordale Q Handy Remembrance of Me Foundation
Founder, Georgia Fort
Stories by Georgia Fort, LLC
Founder, Kenna Cottman
Voice of Culture
Founder, Steven Johnson also known as Philli Irvin
Intro to Success (ITS)
Founder, Johnny Allen Jr.
The JK Movement
Founder, Lewis McCaleb
N4 Collective
Founder, Rose McGee
Sweet Potato Comfort Pie
Founder, Titilayo Bediako
WE WIN Institute, Inc.
Founder, Kevin Reese
Until We Are All Free Movement