Equity Innovation Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Racine County, WI
Funder: United Way of Racine County, with initial support from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott and additional funding from Racine County via American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars ($1 million in June 2022)
Focus Areas: Reducing disparities and improving outcomes for historically marginalized populations in Racine County through innovative, equity-focused programming
Eligibility: Open to a wide range of entities including:
- Nonprofit organizations
- Community organizations
- Grassroot organizations
- Social entrepreneurs
- 170+ eligible organizations
Support Offered:
- Funding for innovative projects
- Support and coaching for applicants
- Assistance meeting accountability and reporting standards
Impact to Date:
- Awarded $631,353.74 through 16 grants
- Served 638 individuals
- Example projects funded:
- Racine Vocational Ministry's Second Chance Program: supports BIPOC and female participants returning from prison; 18 participants served with 0 returns to prison and 72% employment within 6 months
- Dental Backpack: provides dental care to uninsured/underinsured children; 93% parent training completion, 87% of children completed treatments
Background: Fund encourages entities to bring innovative ideas to reduce disparities and empower historically marginalized populations.
What United Way of Racine County Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 42
- Total given
- $1.96M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $7,209–$242K
- By dollars: Wisconsin 100%. Top recipient cities: Racine, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Mt Pleasant, WI.
- 50% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 36% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Focus on Community · Racine, WI
General support, essential services
$242K
Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization Inc · Racine, WI
General support, essential services, capital improvements - wadewitz
$152K
Beleaf Survivors Inc · Racine, WI
General support, essential services
$141K
Safe Haven of Racine Inc · Racine, WI
General support, equity through technology, essential services
$112K
Racine Family Young Men's Christian Association · Mt Pleasant, WI
General support, capital improvements - wadewitz
$106K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- BIPOC
- Diversity
- Workforce development
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