The Marion Community Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2022 the Racial Equity & Justice Grant Program.
Donor Name: Marion Community Foundation
State: Ohio
County: Marion County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/09/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Details:
Marion Community Foundation realizes that addressing imbalances is a multifaceted issue and achieving it will take much time and effort by numerous people on the local, state, national, and even international levels,” said Jacob. This grant program, by itself, will not solve the problems of inequity and injustice; but, they hope, it will create another ripple in the evolution of the society to reduce barriers to opportunities.
Funding Information
The Foundation has $50,000 available which may be awarded for this program.
Eligibility Criteria
Any charitable non-profit 501(c)(3) organization or equivalent — which includes churches, schools, and governmental entities — looking to improve racial equity and justice in Marion County is eligible to apply. Grants may be for new or existing programs.
Evaluated on both community need and a clearly stated effectiveness of meeting that need, Racial Equity & Justice Grants will be awarded to charitable, educational, governmental, and religious programs in Marion County that meet one or more of the following purposes:
- Advancing matters of fairness and justice with a critical focus on the systems that affect communities of color – specifically economic and social justice
- Seeking to redress the root causes of systemic barriers in our community
- Increasing the amount and effectiveness of resources aimed at combating institutional and structural barriers
- Building capacity, strengthening education, and enhancing collaboration in the fields of racial and social justice
- Emphasizing structural transformation in the fields of justice and racial equity
- Providing opportunities to help transform the lives of people of color
- Supporting efforts to strengthen relationships between marginalized communities and law enforcement
- Building the capacity of nonprofits and community organizations working to improve racial equity and justice
- Educating people about equity and justice for all
- Promoting racial healing activities, solutions to race-related challenges and initiatives to help understand marginalized experiences
- Reducing intentional and unintentional barriers to opportunity arising from bias
For more information, visit Racial Equity & Justice Grants Program.
