Announcing Impact Grant Recipients

In celebration of August’s Black Philanthropy Month, The Black Philanthropy Initiative (BPI) awarded $9,650 in grants through its Impact Grants program.  

BPI’s Impact Grants are investments in programs, projects, and initiatives supporting Forsyth County’s Black communities; grantees are local groups and organizations with annual budgets under $150,000. During this grant cycle, BPI requested video proposals from organizations or groups working in education, jobs and wages, poverty, civic engagement, criminal justice reform, or racial justice efforts. BPI prioritized Black-led organizations and programs working within predominately Black neighborhoods (including 27101, 27105, and 27107).

Impact Grants were awarded to:  

• 99 Moves: $1,000 to develop a mobile application, course curriculum, and support program evaluation for programming supporting youth athletes.

• A New Day Community Care Services: $1,000 to support a young mothers' support and educational program.

• BRIDGE (Building Resources in Disadvantaged Groups Through Economics and Empowerment): $1,000 to provide financial literacy programming in partnership with Project Re-entry at Forsyth Correctional Facility.

• CODA Connections, Inc.: $1,000 to provide direct assistance to children and families of Deaf adults.

• Hope to Thrive: $1,000 to support a literacy and gardening for food security program for youth at the Carver School Road Branch Library.

• J's Journey 2 Joy: $1,000 to help provide families who have experienced familial loss with basic necessities.

• Konnoak Community Freedom School: $1,000 to support multicultural literacy and enrichment program needs.

• ROC: $650 to support direct service to unhoused persons.

• The Dream School: $1,000 to support a drone certification test preparation workshop.

• True Hope Apostolic Church: $1,000 to provide financial literacy programming in the Easton community.

ADVANCING BOLD, BLACK-LED COMMUNITY CHANGE 

In the fall of 2022, BPI announced its fundraising campaign entitled Advancing Bold, Black-led Community Change, with a goal of raising at least $2 million over three years. The vast majority of dollars raised will support BPI’s annual grantmaking programs, and the remaining will bolster BPI’s endowment to ensure grantmaking dollars are available for years to come. To date, BPI has raised just over $1.6 million from donors and community members and recently secured a $200,000 matching donation from an anonymous donor. Now all new gifts and pledges are being matched dollar for dollar up to $200,000, helping BPI raise the last $400,000 needed to reach its goal. Learn more and make a gift at bpiws.org/campaign.  

 

UPCOMING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM BPI 

In 2024, BPI has provided over $134,650 in grants to local programs and initiatives, investing majority of those funds into Black-led organizations or schools supporting local Black communities. Currently, BPI offers three grant programs: Impact Grants, Advancing Equity in Education Grants, and Building an Inclusive Economy Grants. BPI will be accepting applications for its Building an Inclusive Economy grants program from Wednesday, September 11, until midnight on Monday, October 14.  To learn more about these grant programs and find ways to contribute to this work, visit bpiws.org.

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