Black-Led Change Fellows Program
Funding Amount
Unknown
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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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)
Minneapolis, MN · 2024
$50K
Minneapolis, MN · 2024
$50K
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
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Fields of Work
- BIPOC
- Professional development
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