{"id":53183,"date":"2022-10-06T12:28:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T19:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=53183"},"modified":"2022-10-06T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T19:28:12","slug":"the-weingart-foundation-awards-over-13-5m-to-nonprofits-advancing-racial-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=53183","title":{"rendered":"THE WEINGART FOUNDATION AWARDS OVER $13.5M TO NONPROFITS ADVANCING RACIAL JUSTICE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The funds support strong and healthy communities, invest in BIPOC leadership, and promote collective healing in communities most impacted by systemic racism.<\/em><\/p>\n

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October 6, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/strong>The Weingart Foundation, a private grantmaking foundation, awarded 54 grants totaling over $13.5 million to organizations providing critical services to communities most impacted by systemic racism, advancing racial equity, and building power in historically disinvested neighborhoods. The majority of funds, $8.2M, provide unrestricted support, giving nonprofit partners the flexibility to spend resources where needed. Reflecting the Foundation\u2019s commitment to racial justice, 87% of organizations receiving unrestricted financial support are led by people who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). This round of funding is the first round for the Foundation\u2019s fiscal year.<\/p>\n

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“Stepping into a new year, we are building on our ongoing dedication to advancing racial justice in partnership with organizations that demonstrate time and time again that a just future is possible,” said Miguel A. Santana, President and C.E.O., the Weingart Foundation. \u201cFrom providing lifesaving resources, to building political power, our nonprofit partners are opening opportunities and strengthening communities across Southern California, and we are honored to stand with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As part of its commitment to sustain social movements, the Weingart Foundation invests in leadership development in BIPOC communities by supporting youth leadership and by strengthening nonprofit leaders. Four partners are currently hosting fellows from Weingart\u2019s\u00a0John W. Mack Movement Building Fellows Program<\/a>,\u00a0which focuses on developing current and emerging leaders of nonprofit organizations and movement networks. Weingart is also investing $740,000 total to\u00a0Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project,<\/a>\u00a0Future Leaders of America<\/a>, and\u00a0One Step a la Vez<\/a>, three groups that organize youth to empowering the indigenous, migrant, and farm working communities of Ventura County.<\/p>\n

Investments in powerful racial justice coalitions are also a priority for the Foundation. This includes $600K in grants to the\u00a0Black Equity Initiative Inland Empire,<\/a>\u00a0a coalition of nonprofits in the Inland Empire focused on advancing racial equity, co-led by\u00a0Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0BLUE Education Foundation.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWith support from the Weingart Foundation, we can further our mission of building healthy, productive communities in the Inland Empire,” said Dina Walker, President & C.E.O., BLU Educational Foundation. \u201cWe also look forward to continuing to build Black leaders, increase educational access, and advance equity along with our partners through the Black Equity Initiative and appreciate the Foundation\u2019s partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Foundation also provided seed funding to the\u00a0Cultivating Inland Empire Latino Opportunity (CIELO) Fund,<\/a>\u00a0which aims to uplift and invest in Latino-led and serving nonprofits, research and highlight issues impacting the Latino community in the Inland Empire, and work to address disparities in the region.<\/p>\n

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Weingart Foundation program officers work proactively to identify region-specific needs in the Foundations five-county region of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. Giving is guided by the Foundation\u2019s strategic framework, which includes a commitment to 1) Strong and healthy individuals and communities; 2) Civic, cultural, economic, and political power of those most harmed by inequities; and 3) Equitable and just systems.<\/p>\n

Housing and homelessness\u00a0is\u00a0one of the Foundation\u2019s areas of special interest. The Foundation directed $9.25K in grants to community organizing groups working on campaigns related to tenants\u2019 rights, housing development, and organizing people experiencing homelessness. This includes\u00a0Aliance for Californians for Community Empowerment Institute,<\/a>\u00a0Long Beach Residents Empowered<\/a>,\u00a0Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement<\/a>\u00a0in the Inland Empire,\u00a0Orange County Congregation Community Organization,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Los Angeles Community Action Network<\/a>\u00a0for their work on Skid Row.<\/p>\n

South L.A. and South East Los Angeles (SELA) are geographic areas of special interest for the Foundation as these represent regions that have been systemically under resourced. Close to 20% of the Foundation\u2019s awardees are first-time partners, the majority representing organizations based in South L.A. These partners include\u00a0Vermont Slauson Local Development Corporation,<\/a>\u00a0a Community Development Financial Institution (C.D.F.I.) offering technical assistance to South L.A. entrepreneurs;\u00a0Positive Results Center<\/a>\u00a0which provides culturally responsive, trauma-informed care to communities impacted by violence; and\u00a0Whole Systems Learning,<\/a>\u00a0that helps system-impacted youth with an array of healing supports.<\/p>\n

To advance more equitable and just systems, Weingart is investing $1.5M to the\u00a0California Truth and Healing Fund<\/a>, a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership with the state, aimed at power building efforts within Native American communities across California.\u00a0Decolonizing Wealth Project,<\/a>\u00a0an Indigenous-led racial justice organization disrupting the existing systems of moving and controlling capital, serves as the lead partner for this pooled fund initiative that is centered on racial and economic justice, racial healing, and narrative change.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are proud to partner with such passionate nonprofit organizations working tirelessly to end systemic racism and to forge a new path forward,\u201d said Aileen Adams, Board Chair of the Weingart Foundation. \u201cWe are consistently inspired by the organizations on the ground meeting essential needs in impacted communities and by how they empower these communities as they build a more equitable future for us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a full list of the Weingart Foundation\u2019s partners, please visit:\u00a0weingartfnd.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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