In 2017, we announced two broad focus areas—Building an Inclusive Economy and Advancing Equity in Education. We arrived at the decision to focus much of our programmatic work in these two areas after extensive discussion with our partners and reviewing data showing significant racial, economic, and residential disparities among communities of color.
In 2017–18, Foundation staff conducted extensive listening and strategy sessions with grantees, partners, and directly impacted community members, and we identified six priorities within our two new focus areas. These priorities reflect areas where significant levels of inequity persist, where the community says our resources are most needed, and where we believe we can make the greatest impact now and for the foreseeable future.
Through our community partnerships, the Foundation makes proactive financial investments to help move important work forward.
In addition to proactive grants, the Foundation also offers responsive grantmaking opportunities each year.
There are no funding opportunities open at this time. For future application deadlines, follow the Foundation on social media and sign-up for e-news.