Founding access
Free
- Full organization profile
- Discovery by member foundations
- Matching to grantmaking priorities
- No card required to start
Built by the community it serves
Black philanthropy deserves its own infrastructure.
We connect Black family foundations with Black-led organizations, and give families the tools to start foundations of their own — so capital moves within our community, on our terms.
- Resource guide
- Foundation profiles
- Organization network
- Annual convening
For decades, Black giving has flowed through institutions that were not built for us. The missing piece has never been generosity — it has been infrastructure. The Network is the connective tissue that moves capital from Black grantmakers to the Black-led organizations doing the work.
Four ways in
One network, built around how the work actually happens
01
Start a foundation
A step-by-step resource guide that helps Black families launch and run a family foundation with confidence.
For families → 02Create a profile
Existing Black family foundations publish grantmaking priorities, cycles, and reporting requirements in one place.
For foundations → 03Register your organization
Black-led and Black-founded organizations, including fiscally sponsored ones, connect with active funders. Free through Jan 1, 2027.
For organizations → 04Join the convening
An annual gathering that turns a scattered field into a coordinated, self-sustaining community.
Summer 2027 →
01 For families
Start a family foundation with a guide, not a guess
Establishing a foundation can feel opaque — legal structure, mission, governance, grantmaking, compliance. Our resource guide walks you through each step, with the templates and plain-language guidance to move from intention to a working grantmaking vehicle.
- Choose the right structure and set up governance
- Define your mission, focus areas, and giving strategy
- Templates for policies, applications, and reporting
- A clear path to making your first grants
02 For family foundations
Make your grantmaking visible to the right organizations
Create a foundation profile so Black-led organizations understand exactly how to work with you — before they ever submit. Publish what you fund, when, and what you expect, and cut the noise of mismatched applications.
Grantmaking priorities
The causes, communities, and outcomes you fund.
Granting cycle
Deadlines, decision timelines, and how to apply.
Reporting requirements
What grantees report, and how often, once funded.
Verified member
Reverend John H. Scott Memorial Fund
- Priorities
- Education, youth development, civic engagement, arts & culture, entrepreneurship, financial literacy
- Grants
- $1,000–$5,000 · direct grants
- Cycle
- Rolling — email a project narrative
- Reporting
- Annual report
03 For Black-led organizations
Connect with funders actively making grants
Register your Black-led or Black-founded organization — including fiscally sponsored projects — to be discovered by family foundations across the Network. Free through Jan 1, 2027 — with simple, mission-aligned pricing after.
Annual
$500/year
- Everything in monthly
- Two months free vs. monthly
- Priority in funder matching
- Annual reporting support
Monthly
$50/month
- Full organization profile
- Ongoing funder discovery
- Priority-matched connections
- Flexible, month to month
Pricing begins January 1, 2027. Everyone who registers before then keeps free founding access until that date.
Join the network
The Network is open
Create your free profile in the member portal and you're in. Choose how you're joining when you sign up, and the portal sets you up with the right tools.
- Your profile, live and discoverable in minutes
- Free access for organizations through Jan 1, 2027
- The full resource guide and 14 templates for families starting a foundation
I lead a family foundation
Publish your priorities, cycles, and reporting requirements.
My family is starting a foundation
Get the step-by-step guides and templates.
I lead a Black-led organization
Including fiscally sponsored projects. Get matched with aligned funders.
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