How much funding does IE Black Equity Fund provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for IE Black Equity Fund?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who has received IE Black Equity Fund funding?

Inland Empire Community Foundation's IRS filings list 1 award under this program (2021). Recent recipients include Ceem (Ontario, CA), $55,000 in 2021.

IE Black Equity Fund

Inland Empire Community Foundation

Foundation Grants for BIPOC Grants for Nonprofits Foundation Grants

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

Geographic Scope: Inland Empire, California

Purpose: Support for Black-led organizations in the Inland Empire

Funding Goal: $5 million to be raised over two years (as of July 2020)

Background: Announced July 14, 2020, by the Inland Empire Funders Alliance and the Black Equity Initiative of the Inland Empire. The fund uses a trust-based model of philanthropy with members of the Black Equity Initiative participating in the distribution of resources.

Governance: Members of the Black Equity Initiative are part of the decision-making process and get to decide how funds are distributed

Initial Funding Partners:

Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF)
California Endowment

Fund Type: Accepts gifts from both foundations and individual donors, creating a pooled fund structure

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Inland Empire Community Foundation's IRS filings)

Ceem

Ontario, CA · 2021

$55K

1 grant in Inland Empire Community Foundation's 2021 filings reference “IE Black Equity Fund” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What Inland Empire Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 293
Total given: $21.92M
Median grant: $20K
Range: $5,010–$1M

By dollars: California 87%, Arkansas 3%, Indiana 3%. Top recipient cities: Riverside, CA; San Bernardino, CA; Redlands, CA.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
37% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Community Partners · Coachella, CA

Workforce Development

$1M
Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services Inc (NPHS) · Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Economic Development

$980K
Grid Alternatives Inland Empire · Riverside, CA

Workforce Development

$766K
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank · Lowell, AR

Health and Human Services

$750K
Jobworks Education and Training Systems (Jets) · Fort Wayne, IN

Economic Development

$717K