Funding Amount

Unknown

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Eligible organizations

  • Applicant Type: Individual leaders and founders of Black-led organizations

Other requirements

  • Criteria: Innovative and impactful leaders advancing Black-led change
  • Geographic Focus: Minnesota

Overview

Geographic Scope: Minnesota

Program Description:
The Black-Led Change Fellowship is a year-long immersive program designed to support and sustain the holistic wellbeing of Minnesota's most innovative and impactful leaders as they build resilient organizations and contribute to a strong and connected ecosystem. Awards grants and fellowships to leaders as a practice instrumental to empowering Black communities.

Focus Areas

  • Individual leader support and development
  • Organization building and sustainability
  • Black-led ecosystem strengthening
  • Holistic wellbeing of leaders
  • Systems change and innovation

Eligibility

  • Applicant Type: Individual leaders and founders of Black-led organizations
  • Criteria: Innovative and impactful leaders advancing Black-led change
  • Geographic Focus: Minnesota

Contact Information

Address: 2429 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Recent Fellows (2024)

  • Ayolanda Mack & Adrian Mack (Black Family Blueprint)
  • Ebony Aya (The Aya Collective)
  • Georgia Fort (Stories by Georgia Fort, LLC)
  • Johnny Allen Jr. (The JK Movement)
  • Kasim AburRazzaq (Counseling & Social Architecture, PA)
  • Kenna Cottman (Voice of Culture)
  • Kimberly Handy Jones (The Cordale Q Handy Remembrance of Me Foundation)
  • Lewis McCaleb (N4 Collective)
  • Nelima Sitati-Munene (ACER)
  • Rose McGee (Sweet Potato Comfort Pie)
  • Sierra Carter (The Zen Bin)
  • Steven Johnson/Philli Irvin (Intro to Success)
  • Vachel Hudson (ReInvesting in Communities and Housing - RICH)

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Minnesota Black Collective Foundation's IRS filings)

  • Salem

    Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    $50K

  • Morning Glory Montessori

    Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    $50K

  • Project Restore Minnesota

    Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    $50K

  • Council on American Islamic Relations CAIR-Minnesota

    St Paul, MN · 2024

    $10K

  • All Things Possible Theatrical and Arts Group

    North Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    $10K

10 grants in Minnesota Black Collective Foundation's 2024 filings reference “Black-Led Change Fellows Program” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What Minnesota Black Collective Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
20
Total given
$344K
Median grant
$10K
Range
$10K–$100K
  • By dollars: Minnesota 65%, California 35%. Top recipient cities: Minneapolis, MN; Saint Paul, MN; Los Angeles, CA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 80% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Black Freedom Fund · Los Angeles, CA

    MN Lead grant (outside MN)

    $100K

  • Black Liberation Archiving and Conservation Center · Minneapolis, MN

    Discretionary Grant Memorialize the Movement dba BLACC, Collective Sum Grant, and MN…

    $23K

  • Connectup Institute · Saint Paul, MN

    New Suns Fellowship

    $20K

  • Left Lovers · San Jose, CA

    New Suns Fellowship - Fiscal Sponsor for Keikosx: Food Trap Project

    $20K

  • New Africa Community Development Corporation · Minneapolis, MN

    New Suns Fellowship

    $20K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • BIPOC
  • Professional development

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