Funding for racial equity
Candid launched this site in 2017 in an effort to better understand and share information on philanthropic support for racial equity. The site was enhanced in 2020 to track changes in racial equity funding following the murder of George Floyd.
This site was archived in June 2024 and is no longer updated. The information provided represents a snapshot of post-2020 funding and offers access to several collections of related research curated by Issue Lab.
We are incredibly proud of the work we did to create this special issue site and the information we provided to the sector during a time of rapid change. We are currently building tools in the new Candid platform (launching in 2025) that will enable users to access this data and funding trends through a streamlined website.
Racial equity funding since 2020
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police. The information below shows funding earmarked for racial equity from 2020-2023, which increased dramatically after Floyd’s death and the coronavirus pandemic sparked this movement.
*Cash grants, employee matching gifts, employee volunteer services, in-kind gifts, matching grants, officers and trustees discretionary grants. Total may include re-granted funds.
Last updated: October 10, 2023
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