The Culture & Community Power Fund

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A snapshot of our funding

$8M
Multi-year, unrestricted grants to six community partners in five states.
$3M
Investments in six communities, co-designed with community partners.
250+
Individuals, businesses, groups, and initiatives supported by $3M in ecosystem investments.
How we invest

WHAT IS COMMUNITY POWER?

Community power is the collective strength to shape the decisions and systems that affect our daily lives. It is political, economic, and social, and it is rooted in history, shared values, relationships, and aspirations.

A primer on culture & community power
Village Staying Power
The Village of Arts and Humanities & Monument Lab; Ms. Elamor and Ms. Nandi Jackson at Staying Power Celebration; Photo, Daniel Jackson

Meet Our Long-Term Partners 2022-2025

We directly fund and collaborate with six organizations in five states. These groups are deeply rooted in their communities.
Our funding model
New Orleans

Ashé Cultural Arts Center

Ashé Cultural Art Center uses art and culture to advance human, community, and economic development alongside residents in Central City, New Orleans. Ashé addresses such issues as housing instability, economic exclusion, and public health disparities while fostering collaborative solutions that emerge from the community itself.

People rallying on street
Courtesy of Ashé Cultural Center; MAAFA Commemoration
Philadelphia

Asian Arts Initiative

Asian Arts Initiative builds community through the power of art and by connecting cultural expression and social change.

Barefoot dancers hold hands and lean away from each other
Asian Arts Initiative's 25th Anniversary; Photo by Alexandra Chang
Massachusetts

The Boston Ujima Project

The Boston Ujima Project is a democratic, member-run organization building cooperative economic infrastructure in Boston, with a mission to return wealth to working-class communities of color.

Stacey Sutton gestures while speaking into a mic, in front of a book case full of books
Courtesy of Boston Ujima Project, Inc.; #BlackTrust: Black Utopias, Then & Now
Memphis

Center for Transforming Communities

The Center for Transforming Communities (CTC) works closely with residents and institutions to support equitable community change work, from efforts to minimize the adverse impact of community development, to power and capacity-building support for residents.

A person in a black T-shirt pulls at a tape roll
Center for Transforming Communities; Photo by B. Alex; North Memphis Classic football game in honor of Ian Adams aka Cali
Detroit

Northend Christian CDC

Northend Christian CDC strengthens Detroit’s North End by promoting urban agriculture, green jobs, cooperative businesses, and environmental beautification. These efforts drive sustainable growth, economic resilience, and a deeper connection to the community’s culture and environment.

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Courtesy of Northend CDC & Oakland Avenue Urban Farm; Jerry Hebron, Executive Director showcasing OAUF Collard Greens
Philadelphia

The Village of Arts and Humanities

The Village of Arts and Humanities is a long-standing culture and community revitalization organization supporting artists and Black community residents to imagine, design, and build a more just and equitable society.

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The Village of Arts and Humanities; People's Paper Co-op & Black Mama's Bailout; Photo by Mark Strandquist

Knowledge is power[ful]

The Knowledge Commons is a hub for tools, insights, and stories focused on culture and community power building.
Explore the Commons
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