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Black Legacy Fund

Grand Rapids Community Foundation

NontraditionalParticipatory grantmaking

A Black community endowment at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. A Black Legacy Fund Advisory Committee reviews every application and decides awards, and community feedback sessions shape future grantmaking priorities.

Indicative award
Amount not published (varies by call)No published range for future cycles. The funder reports that 2024 awards ranged from $10,000 to $40,000 and totalled more than $380,000 across the cycle.
Timing
Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Jan, Feb, MarNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.The fund's own page states it expects to accept grant applications early in 2027 and that details will be shared when confirmed. No date is published.
Who can apply
Community organisation, Practitioner
Eligibility
Nonprofits serving Black communities in greater Grand Rapids, Michigan. Full criteria live in the fund's Grant Application Guidelines document rather than the web page; the advisory committee may request more information from applicants during review. Out-of-region and non-Black-serving work is out of scope.
SSWR clusters
Topics
black community philanthropy · capacity building · local black-serving nonprofits
Apply at
https://www.grfoundation.org/community-leadership-initiatives/blf
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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