As we strive for equity in our grantmaking, it's important for us to consider what percentage of our grant funding dollars are going towards people of various marginalized identities. Note that we did not award grants in 2020-2021 due to COVID-19.
| Percentage of funds to... | 2019-2020 (Actual) |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 (Goal) |
| projects led by people who self-identify as members of the communities that are the focus of their work | 100% | 100% | 100% |
|
all POC-led projects (any team led by all POC, regardless of what races/ethnicities the team leaders are, counts towards this goal) |
62% |
67% |
60% |
| all Black-led projects (counts toward all-POC-led goal) |
n/a |
n/a |
15% |
| all Indigenous-led projects (counts toward all-POC-led goal) |
13% |
11% |
15% |
| all non-Black/non-Indigenous POC-led projects (counts toward all-POC-led goal) |
24% |
11% |
15% |
| all-white-led projects |
13% |
11% |
No more than 20% |
| projects led by all transgender and/or non-binary people (including, but not limited to, agender, genderqueer, gender fluid, and/or Two-Spirit people) |
54% |
22% |
30% |
| projects where a project leader is queer |
100% |
100% | 50% |
| ...a project leader is fat |
34% |
33% | 25% |
| ...a project leader is intersex |
6% |
22% |
15% |
| ...a project leader has a mental illness |
68% |
89% |
15% |
| ...a project leader has a chronic illness | 34% | 67% | 15% |
| ...a project leader has a cognitive disability or impairment |
n/a |
n/a |
15% |
| ...a project leader has an intellectual disability |
n/a |
n/a |
15% |
| ...a project leader has some other physical disability | 35% | 22% | 15% |
| ...a project leader is neurodiverse | 43% | 44% | 15% |
| ...a project leader lives at or below their state's poverty line | n/a | n/a | 15% |
| ...a project leader is currently or formerly a sex worker | n/a | 56% | 25% |
| ...a project leader is currently or formerly incarcerated | n/a | 33% | 15% |
| projects not previously funded | 78% | 56% | 60% |
| projects wholly or partially based in the USA | 100% | 100% | 100% |
This data and additional historical data are also available via a Google spreadsheet.
These are rough guidelines to help us ensure that we are being equitable in our funding. Ultimately, the decision of which projects are awarded grants belongs to the Board of Directors.