Asian American Voices for Education – AAVEd
- Fall 2025 |
- 1st Grant
Asian American Voices for Education (AAVEd) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming Georgia’s K-12 classrooms so that all Asian Americans and other students of color are affirmed, valued, and empowered to become community change-makers. AAVEd works for long-term structural change by promoting a comprehensive U.S. history curriculum, teacher and student leadership, and community advocacy […]
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Cultivating Health and Well Being
Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood – BCFSM
- Fall 2025 |
- 1st Grant
Founded through a partnership with two Black obstetricians, Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood (BCFSM) was created to give Black birthing people and their supporters ownership of their maternal health experiences. BCFSM offers the ACTT curriculum — Asking questions until you understand the answers, Claiming your space (physically and mentally), Trusting your body, and Telling your […]
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Supporting Immigrants and Refugees
Phumulani: Minnesota African Women Against Violence
- Fall 2025 |
- 1st Grant
Phumulani: Minnesota African Women Against Violence is a survivor-led, culturally rooted nonprofit on a mission to end gender-based violence within African immigrant communities in Minnesota. Grounded in African values, traditions, and collective care, we aim to restore dignity, rebuild trust, and transform pain into purpose for survivors. Despite Minnesota’s robust network of high-quality victim service […]
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Cultivating Health and Well Being
Georgia Black Doula Network and Training Institute- Atlanta Doula Collective
Founded in 2017, the Atlanta Doula Collective began as a volunteer-driven initiative aimed at addressing disparities in Black maternal healthcare. This grassroots movement for Black maternal health has evolved into the dynamic, multifaceted Georgia Black Doula Network and Training Institute. This expansion includes Georgia’s largest directory of Black Birth Workers, training and mentorship programs to expand the […]
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Sacramento Poderosas
Run entirely by “artivist” volunteers, Sacramento Poderosas uses murals and corresponding educational materials to give voices to and raise awareness about historically marginalized Chicana/Xicana/Latina Poderosas, powerful women. With a community of scholars, community activists, artists, culture bearers, students, and educators, Sacramento Poderosas is dedicated to preserving imperiled Xicanx/Latinx herstories/histories and highlighting culturally responsive, gender-inclusive narratives, […]
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The Curve Foundation
For over thirty years, Curve magazine has been a beacon of visibility and pride. Filled with stories of resilience and triumph, the magazine paved the way for the creation of The Curve Foundation, a nonprofit founded to ensure that the voices and experiences of LGBTQIA+ women and nonbinary people are celebrated and preserved. Today, The […]
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Accompanying Women Experiencing Incarceration
Idaho Justice Project
Idaho Justice Project is the only nonprofit organization working exclusively on nonpartisan criminal legal reform in Idaho, utilizing public education, organizing, and advocacy. One of their current projects focuses on reducing Idaho’s high level of incarceration for women through public education, policy recommendations, agency and non-profit collaborations, and community-based programming. With funds from their previous […]
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The Chicago Hospitality Accountability and Advocacy Database Project (CHAAD)
The Chicago Hospitality Accountability and Advocacy Database Project (CHAAD) emerged in response to the widespread wage theft, gender-based violence, and systemic exploitation faced by women and nonbinary people working in the hospitality industry – particularly those who are Black, Brown, undocumented, disabled, queer, or low-income. CHAAD Project’s mission is to nurture an equitable future in […]
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DemocraShe
DemocraSHE is a female-founded and led organization driven to equip female-identifying high school students across the nation with skills and resilience to build a more just, representative democracy. DemocraSHE was co-created in 2020, with a Peer Leadership Team of high school and college-aged girls who shaped the foundational curriculum and community culture, grounded in the […]
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Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis – THISTL
Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis (THISTL) is a trans-led organization committed to tackling systemic injustices in housing that transgender people face in the St. Louis region. THISTL strives to end homelessness and housing instability for trans and gender expansive humans by building equitable access to shelter, housing, and homeownership. THISTL centers safe and stable housing […]
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