Eligibility
Eligibility Criteria
- Determined by the IRS to be a 501(c)(3) organization
- Operates programming or advocacy in Middle Tennessee
- Has been operating for one year or has a fiscal sponsor
- Demonstrates a lived commitment to racial justice
We Don't Fund
- Organizations that proselytize or evangelize
- Organizations that are 501(c)(4)
- Organizations not operating in Middle Tennessee
- Organizations that regrant funds
- Organizations with primarily white Board of Directors
- Individuals
- Local and state government agencies
- Capital requests, endowments, debt reduction, or depreciation efforts
Ineligible Direct Services
- Charter and Private Schools
- Mental health counseling
- Daycare
- Sports programs
- Art programs
- Scholarship programs
- Food and clothing programs
- School supplies
- Parenting programs
- Conferences and event sponsorships
- University research
Ineligible Advocacy Work
- Direct lobbying that calls for specific action(s)
- Activities that support or oppose a candidate for public office
- Voter registration
- Work that does not impact youth or the natural environment
- Media and journalism
- Policy analysis and research
