After 15 years of championing and supporting Black-led organizations, our giving circle will take its final bow this year. THANK YOU to our founding and annual members who made our grantmaking possible, our amazing Black-led grantees that are making a major impact in the DMV, and donors who have supported our fund over the years. Without […]
Black Benefactors Partners with Howard University Day of Service
On August 21, Black Benefactors served as a service site for Howard University’s 2020 Day of Service, which is a student-led, service-learning activity that sends incoming students to serve at different sites in Washington, DC. The service day focuses on eight initiatives addressing education, community health, environmental justice, youth outreach, elder outreach, housing/food support, and […]
Meet Our Members: April Mellion
For Black Philanthropy Month, we’re sharing stories of our giving circle members. Meet April Mellion, a one-year member who shares why she joined Black Benefactors and how she’s honoring her husband’s legacy through giving. “My husband Roy and I dreamed of starting a nonprofit to simply help wherever the need existed in Washington, DC. After […]
Meet Our Members: Jalisa Whitley
For Black Philanthropy Month 2020, we’re sharing stories of our giving circle members on why they joined Black Benefactors. Meet Jalisa Whitley, a six-year member who works in philanthropy. “I am so proud to be a six-year member of Black Benefactors. I joined as a graduate student at the University of Maryland where I first […]
Grantee News: iFLY Youth Featured in Condé Nast Traveler
2019-20 grantee partner iFLY Youth is one of the international youth travel organizations featured in Condé Nast Traveler about the global pandemic’s impact on their programming: “This is the first time many of them have gotten on a plane,” says iFLY Youth Executive Director Cidney King. The three-year-old organization works with Black and brown middle […]
How We’re Supporting Our Grantees During COVID-19
We’re in unprecedented and uncertain times. The impact from the COVID-19 global pandemic will likely be felt months, and even years from now. This news update is to share how we’re supporting our grantee partners now and in the future. This month we granted $2,300 in emergency funding to support relief efforts and online programming […]
Black Benefactors & Beckner Advancement Fund Host Workshop on Healing
On June 12, 2019, Black Benefactors (BB) in partnership with the Beckner Advancement Fund hosted a dinner and discussion on “Centering Individual and Collective Healing in Movements for Social Change” for BB and Beckner grantee partners. The discussion was led by Dr. Ife Kilimanjaro, Senior Network Engagement Director at the U.S. Climate Action Network, and […]
Grantee Partner News: ScholarChips to Host Inaugural Gala
ScholarChips, a 2017-18 grantee partner, will host its inaugural gala, “Journey to the Tassel” on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 7-9 pm at the historic Thurgood Marshall Center Trust in Washington, DC. Join them as they redefine the national narrative on youth with incarcerated parents! Since its founding eight years ago, the organization has supported […]
Recap: Black Benefactors Dinner Series with Reggie Van Lee
On May 22 we welcomed Reggie Van Lee, philanthropist, arts advocate and patron, and retired executive vice president of Booz Allen as the guest speaker for our 2018 Dinner Series. Black Benefactors members and guests participated in a robust discussion moderated by BB founding member Edward Jones on black philanthropy, diversity in the arts and […]
10th Anniversary Celebration Recap
On Dec 6, BB #givingcircle members gathered at Busboys and Poets Brookland to commemorate 10 years of giving time, talent and treasure to nonprofits that serve the Black community in the Washington, DC region. Shoutout to Tracey Webb, BB Founder and a Black Philanthropy Month Architect, for sharing photos from this important milestone. #blkben10 #bpm365