Publication date:
August, 2020
Source(s):
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
A new brief from National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) finds that only 1% of grantmaking by some of the largest local community foundations goes to Black communities, even though they represent a combined 15% of the population in areas served by those institutions. Black Funding Denied: Community Foundation Support for Black Communities looks at the latest available grantmaking data (2016-2018) of 25 community foundations – from Los Angeles to New Orleans to New York City to St. Paul.