Black Feminist Fund Grantmaking

Black Feminist Fund Grantmaking is sponsored by Black Feminist Fund. The purpose of the Black Feminist Fund is to significantly increase resources available to Black feminist movements. They provide funding and accompaniment to Black feminist groups in the Caribbean, South and Central America, Africa, the Middle East, North America, and Europe.

Our Grantmaking | Black Feminist Fund Our Grantmaking is Currently Closed Learn More About Our Movement Partners Black feminist activists are changing the world. Yet, Black feminist movements are among the most under-funded. We are here to change that.

The purpose of the Black Feminist Fund is to significantly increase the resources available to Black feminist movements. When Black feminist groups have the resources they deserve, they are strengthened to transform societies. Moving resources over the long term to Black feminist movements unlocks the power and potential of this change.

We make grants to Black feminist groups that have bold visions, are using innovative strategies and taking daring action towards self-determination, justice, solidarity and equity. We support groups that are constituency-led. We aim to put resources in the hands of activists who are advancing their own rights and building their own movements for social change.

Our grantmaking is based on a set of principles that are rooted in Black feminisms: Cooperation not competition Creating bold, welcoming and accessible spaces Making new rules and models to value Black women and gender expansive people The Black Feminist Fund provides funding and accompaniment to Black feminist groups in the Caribbean, South and Central America, Africa, the Middle East and North America and Europe.

The Black Feminist Fund resources registered and non-registered groups that are at the forefront of ​Black feminist resistance​, who are building Black feminist joy, creativity, alternatives and futures, and who strengthen the Black feminist movement architecture and infrastructure in their communities and transnationally​.

Since we launched our grantmaking in 2022, we have:  Made over 15 million USD in commitments to Black feminist groups around the world  Funded Black feminist groups in 44 countries around the world  Given grants to 25 unregistered groups We provide all of our grantmaking through two participatory grantmaking Funds: The Sustain Fund and the Solidarity Fund.

The Sustain Fund provides core, long-term, flexible grants to groups, and organisations who work to build collective power, claim justice and create alternatives. From the second year of partnership, we provide movement partners with opportunities for exchange and learning.

The Solidarity Fund is focused on resourcing solidarity efforts, such as exchanges, spaces of co-creation/strategizing and cross-learning, convening, joint campaigns, solidarity delegations and other similar activities. The application window is now closed. The Black Feminist Fund is a participatory fund.

The grantmaking decisions are made by the Grant Review Committee. Learn More About Our Grant Review Committee