Foundations and Wealthy Donors Urged to Advance Racial Justice by Giving to Grant-Making Charities

Groundswell Fund released an Open Letter to Philanthropy from People of Color-Led, Movement-Accountable Foundations. The Open Letter received substantial attention from the philanthropic field with over 385 foundation executives and individuals, including officials from large and well-known grantmakers such as the Ford Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the California Endowment signing on.

The Open Letter was covered in a variety of news outlets, including a follow-up feature by Jim Rendon in the Chronicle of Philanthropy titled Foundations and Wealthy Donors Urged to Advance Racial Justice by Giving to Grant-Making Charities.