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Black History Month Fund

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Though its origins date back to the early 20th century, Black History Month was officially established in 1976 under President Gerald Ford, who encouraged Americans to "seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” The Brattle Group created this Fund with nonprofit organizations that are working diligently to promote economic and social justice for Black Americans and fight racism and intolerance in the United States through activism, advocacy, and/or education. Please note that the composition of nonprofits in this fund is subject to change. As of 2024, several nonprofits which focus on supporting Black artists and arts organizations have been added to this fund.

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Harlem Arts Alliance

THE ORGANIZATION NURTURES THE ARTISTIC GROWTH AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN HARLEM AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES

Race Forward

Race Forward catalyzes racial justice movement building. We build strategies in partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture.

Color Of Change Education Fund Inc

Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization.We help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national online force driven by more than 7 million members, we move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America.Our campaigns and initiatives win changes that matter. By designing strategies powerful enough to fight racism and injustice—in politics and culture, in the workplace and the economy, in criminal justice and community life, and wherever they exist—we are changing both the written and unwritten rules of society. We mobilize our members to end practices and systems that unfairly hold Black people back, and champion solutions that move us all forward.

NAACP Empowerment Programs, Inc.

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. NAACP Empowerment Programs will engage primarily in training, education, and advocacy, and will continue to work closely with NAACP units in these endeavors. This realignment will help us speak with a more powerful political voice and channel our resources more efficiently.

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History

The mission of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH®) is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.

Center for Black Equity

The mission is to promote a multinational LGBTQ network dedicated to improving health and wellness opportunities, economic empowerment, and equal rights while promoting individual and collective work, responsibility, and self-determination.

The Rebuild Foundation NFP

Artist Theaster Gates founded the Rebuild Foundation in 2009 as a kind of extension of his own practice, which revolves around reclaimed and repurposed materials. The foundation has undertaken the transformation of several buildings on the south side of Chicago, including the transformation of a former bank building into the Stony Island Arts Bank, which hosts exhibitions, events, and a library. The foundation also operates the Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative, a complex of 32 renovated housing project townhomes devoted to a mix of housing for artists alongside public, affordable, and market-rate housing.

Black Artists' Networks In Dialogue

“Black Artists’ Network in Dialogue (BAND) is dedicated to supporting,
documenting and showcasing the artistic and cultural contributions of Black artists and cultural workers in Canada and internationally.”

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