Grants for Minorities

Last updated August 25, 2026

There are currently 702 active grants for minorities in Grantable's free grants database, drawn from state and foundation sources and updated daily.

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LA84 Foundation Grant - Large Grant
Rolling
$10K
TCA Texas Arts Create 2 Grant
Rolling
$3K
The Chevron Changing the Face of Golf Scholarship Grant
Rolling
$3K
African-American Community Foundation - Yokley-Gamblin Family Scholarship Grant
Rolling
$2K
APS Community Impact Grants
Rolling
Varies
Foundational Instruction for New SCUBA Scientists (FINSS) Grant Program
Rolling
Up to $2K
Stand Up For Change Scholarship Fund
Rolling
Varies
Professor Emeritus John Edward Lillich Endowed Scholarship Program Grant
Rolling
$4K
Edward A. Bouchet Award Grant
Rolling
$5K
WNDB: Walter Dean Myers Grant Program
Rolling
$2K
Project ACCESS: Grant for Accelerating Career Connections and Employment Success Strategies
Rolling
Varies
Small Communities Grants
Rolling
$25K – $150K
The NAACP X Society Awards Scholarship Grant
Rolling
$1K – $2K
LeRoy T. Walker Young Professional Award Grant
Rolling
Varies
Reverend Pinckney Scholarship Program
Rolling
Varies
One House Filmmakers Fund
Rolling
$10K
Grants for Change
Rolling
Up to $25K
Hmong Community Higher Education Scholarship Grant
Rolling
Varies
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
Rolling
Varies
San José Learns
Rolling
Varies
EIP Diversity Scholarship
Rolling
$60K
Future Energy Jobs Act Multi-Cultural Jobs Program
Rolling
$50M
Black Men Building Resources Scholarship Grant
Rolling
$2K – $5K
Learning Seed Foundation Scholarship Grant
Rolling
$3K

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About grants for minorities

Grants for minority-led organizations and communities of color come from a growing field of racial-equity funders and national foundations. Major foundations including the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have long funded racial justice and equity work, and intermediaries like Borealis Philanthropy regrant to BIPOC-led and grassroots organizations. Collaborative vehicles such as the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund pool foundation resources to strengthen the nonprofit sector itself.

Frequently Asked Questions

What grants are available for minority-led nonprofits?

Funding supports racial equity, economic and educational opportunity, health, civic engagement, leadership development, and grassroots community building. Some funders provide flexible general operating support to organizations led by and serving communities of color, while others fund specific programs. Intermediaries like Borealis Philanthropy specialize in reaching smaller, grassroots, minority-led groups.

Which foundations fund minority communities?

Long-standing funders of racial justice and equity include the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Intermediaries such as Borealis Philanthropy regrant to BIPOC-led organizations, and collaborative funds like the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund channel multiple foundations' resources to the field.

Do I need to be a 501(c)(3) to apply?

Not always. Many funders require 501(c)(3) status, but a number of racial-equity intermediaries fund grassroots groups through fiscal sponsorship or other arrangements, recognizing that smaller minority-led organizations may not yet have their own tax-exempt status. Check each funder's eligibility criteria, since requirements and geographic focus differ.

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