Grants for Minorities

Last updated August 24, 2026

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

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Type	Grant	Funder	Deadline ▲	Amount
Foundation	Explore the Coast Grants	State of California Coastal Conservancy	Rolling	Up to $100K
Foundation	Damon Runyon-Scholars Program for Advancing Research and Knowledge Grant	Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation	Rolling	Up to $61K
Foundation	Impact Investing Loans	Elevance Health Cares Inc	Rolling	$100K – $500K
Foundation	Dow Promise Grant	Dow Company Foundation	Rolling	Up to $10K
Foundation	Earl Woods Scholarship Program	Tiger Woods Charity Event Corp	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Frederick Douglass Scholarship (FDS) Grant	University of Maryland	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Education Forward Arizona Scholarship	Education Forward Arizona	Rolling	Up to $6K
Foundation	SFP: Changemakers in Family Planning Grant Program	Society of Family Planning Research Fund	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Royal Icon Award	Icon360 Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Mid-Atlantic Environmental Justice Fund - Track III: Workforce Development in Community Forestry Grant	Chesapeake Bay Trust	Rolling	Up to $200K
Foundation	A. Lamar Matthews Jr. Memorial Fund	The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	emP.O.W.E.R.ing Innovation Fund	Fact Forward	Rolling	$5K – $20K
Foundation	Educational Equity Mini-Grants (Vermont Community Foundation)	Vermont Principals Association Inc	Rolling	$3K – $50K
Foundation	Asian Pacific Heritage Group (APHG) Path to Success Scholarship	Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Alma Exley Scholarship Grant	Community Foundation of Greater New	Rolling	$500 – $30K
Foundation	Boulder Fund	Education Leaders of Color Inc	Rolling	$100K
Foundation	Competitive Demonstration Grant	Ohio Commission on Minority Health	Rolling	Up to $100K
Foundation	Civic Fabric Fund - Voter Engagement Grantmaking	The Denver Foundation	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship	The Bar Association of San Francisco	Rolling	$10K
Foundation	APIs RISE Fund Grant	Sacramento Region Community Foundation	Rolling	Up to $10K
Foundation	Drs. Keith and Monica Taylor's Family Scholarship Grant	Community Foundation of the Lowcountry	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Southern Oregon Latino Scholarship Fund Grant	Redwood Foundation for Education	Rolling	$1K – $3K
Foundation	African-American Community Foundation - Robert S. Early, Sr. Memorial Youth Scholarship Grant	The Dayton Foundation	Rolling	Up to $1K
Foundation	Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant	Motorola Solutions Foundation	Rolling	Up to $50K

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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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