Since 2020, We have given
500
#BlackGirlJoy Challenge Awards
We Fund Dreams
We act to improve the lives of girls and women across a region where funding has lagged
Since 2020, We have given
140
Grants given to Black women-led organizations
Since 2020, We have given
500
#BlackGirlJoy Challenge Awards
Join the Movement for Black Girls & Women
SBGWC amplifies the voices, stories, and leadership of Black girls and women, creating spaces for community care, growth, and resilience
Who We ARE
The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium (Southern Black Girls) is a collective of Black women in philanthropy, activism and girls’ work, who hold deep roots in movement-building. Led by four anchor institutions including the Appalachian Community Fund, the BlackBelt Community Foundation, the Fund for Southern Communities and the TruthSpeaks Innovation Foundation, Southern Black Girls has become a disruptor in grantmaking and is positioned as a catalyst to fundraise and provide greater resources toward underfunded organizations that, intentionally, support and empower Black girls and women in the South.
Fed up with reports confirming that Black women and girls receive less than one percent of the $4.8 billion in philanthropic investments in the south, Southern Black Girls launched the Black Girls Dream Fund to embody their mission and raise $100 million over the next decade to financially empower the goals of Black girls and women. To date, they have already awarded $2.2 million to 71 organizations and special projects across 12 southern states – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
We Fund the South
Invest in Southern Black Girls & Women, Strengthen the Nation
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