EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Seeks to transform traditional philanthropic power dynamics by leveraging influence to support grantees, aligning funding with racial justice, and centering community leadership in decision-making.

The organization prioritizes grantmaking and support for organizations led by and serving communities of color, focusing on racial equity, power building, and addressing intersectional systems of oppression. This includes resourcing community-rooted, culturally-informed collaborations that generate transformative policy alternatives and narrative change, and co-creating funding initiatives with community organizations to shift decision-making power to local stakeholders.

We use arts and cultural practices to foster community cohesion, healing, resistance, and narrative change, supporting artists and organizations rooted in communities of color to advance racial and social justice.

The foundation uses arts and culture as vehicles for healing, resistance, community cohesion, and racial justice, resourcing community-rooted artistic practices that foster narrative change and resilience grounded in Octavia Butler’s philosophy of perseverance.

Uses arts and cultural practices to foster community cohesion, healing, and resistance, while resourcing artists and organizations in communities of color to advance narrative change and racial justice.

Uses arts and cultural practices to build community cohesion, advance racial justice, support healing and resistance, and empower low-income communities of color through targeted funding and programming.

Supports arts and cultural practices rooted in communities of color as mechanisms for healing, resistance, narrative change, and community cohesion, aligning with a broader racial and social justice mission.

We support arts and cultural practices rooted in communities of color as mechanisms for healing, resistance, community cohesion, and narrative change, aligning with broader racial and social justice goals.

Positions itself as a movement partner by centering community leadership, engaging community advisory bodies in grantmaking design and decisions, and supporting grassroots organizing as the primary engine of social change.

Applies a community-centered, resilience-based approach to social change, inspired by narratives of perseverance, to support sustainable transformation and structural equity.

We support long-term social change through a resilience-focused, community-centered approach inspired by principles of perseverance and adaptation, prioritizing sustainability and community agency.

The foundation shifts decision-making power to communities by engaging in participatory and community-led grantmaking models, such as using Community Advisory Committees to co-design funding processes and sharing control over funding decisions, reflecting a broader commitment to power-sharing in philanthropy.

The foundation supports transformative policy alternatives and narrative change by resourcing culturally-informed, community-rooted collaborations that challenge systemic inequities and advance racial justice.

The organization adopts a community-centered, resilience-based approach to support long-term social change. It engages community advisory committees to co-design funding initiatives, including application materials, marketing, evaluation tools, and advising on funding decisions, particularly for small business resiliency funds, to ensure community voice and ownership.

We apply a community-centered, resilience-focused approach to social change, drawing inspiration from Octavia Butler’s philosophy of adaptive perseverance and long-term transformation.

Supports long-term social change through a resilience-focused, community-centered approach inspired by Octavia Butler’s philosophy, emphasizing adaptability, perseverance, and community agency in overcoming systemic inequities.

Applies a community-centered, resilience-focused approach to social change, inspired by Octavia Butler’s philosophy, to support long-term transformation grounded in community strength and perseverance.

Shifts power in philanthropy by co-creating funding initiatives with community organizations, engaging community advisory bodies in design and decision-making, and sharing control over resources to ensure local leadership drives solutions.

We shift power in philanthropy by co-designing funding initiatives with community advisory bodies and local organizations, ensuring that communities most impacted by inequity help shape funding priorities, application processes, and decision-making.

We resource community-rooted collaborations to develop transformative policy alternatives and shift narratives, using culturally informed strategies that center racial justice and community knowledge.

We resource community-rooted, culturally informed collaborations to develop transformative policy alternatives and shift public narratives around race, equity, and justice.

Supports community-rooted collaborations to develop transformative policy alternatives and shift narratives through culturally informed strategies that advance racial justice.

The organization acts as a philanthropic home, connecting donors with a network of individuals and organizations dedicated to social change. It engages in public-philanthropic and public-private partnerships with various stakeholders including donors, community organizations, foundations, government, and corporations to advance racial, gender, and environmental justice, eliminate barriers, and build community power.

We generate and reinvest revenue—through real estate rentals and mission-aligned investment strategies—into community initiatives that advance racial equity and social impact, aligning financial practices with our justice goals.

The foundation deploys mission-aligned investments and place-based small business grantmaking in historically disinvested neighborhoods, using revenue from its conference center rentals to fund racial equity initiatives and support local economic resilience.

Engages donors through a shared philanthropic home and offers mission-aligned investment options that generate competitive returns while advancing social impact, aligning capital with racial and economic justice goals.

We generate and deploy capital through mission-aligned investments and revenue from assets like conference center rentals to fund community-driven racial equity initiatives and structural change.

Generates and deploys capital through mission-aligned investments and revenue from real estate operations to fund racial equity initiatives, ensuring financial resources directly support community-driven structural change.

The organization offers investment options that aim for competitive financial returns while advancing social impact. It also generates revenue from its operations, such as conference center rentals, and reinvests these funds into community initiatives focused on racial equity and structural change.

The foundation positions itself as a partner and ally to community organizations and movement leaders, recognizing them as the primary drivers of change and leveraging its influence to support their goals.

The foundation provides a philanthropic home that connects donors with networks focused on advancing social change, offering philanthropic advising and pooled funds to align donor resources with racial, gender, and environmental justice goals.

Connects donors with networks focused on social change and offers mission-aligned investment options, creating a philanthropic home that aligns capital with justice and equity goals.

We connect donors with networks focused on advancing equity, providing a philanthropic home that aligns giving with social justice values and movement-building.

Connects donors with networks of change-makers to create a shared philanthropic home focused on advancing racial, gender, and environmental justice.

We direct small business grants and economic support to neighborhoods in the East Bay that have faced systemic disinvestment and violence, aiming to build local economic resilience and equity.

Targets economic support to neighborhoods historically impacted by disinvestment and systemic inequity, using small business grants and mission-aligned investments to foster inclusive economic models and community resilience.

Targets economic support to historically disinvested neighborhoods through small business grants and reinvests revenue from foundation-owned assets (e.g., conference center rentals) into community initiatives focused on racial equity and structural change.

The organization targets small business grantmaking in neighborhoods historically affected by disinvestment, violence, and systemic inequities, such as Downtown Oakland, East Oakland, Eastlake, Fruitvale, and West Oakland, to foster equitable economic development.

We direct small business grantmaking and economic support to neighborhoods in the East Bay that have faced systemic disinvestment and violence, aiming to foster local economic resilience and equity.

Targets small business grantmaking in historically disinvested neighborhoods to address systemic inequities and foster local economic resilience in East Bay communities.

We shift decision-making power to communities by co-creating funding initiatives with local stakeholders, engaging community advisory bodies in grantmaking processes, and positioning ourselves as allies rather than top-down funders to advance equity and local control.

Shifts decision-making power to communities by co-creating funding initiatives with community organizations, engaging advisory committees in design and funding decisions, and redefining philanthropic relationships as collaborative partnerships.

Positions the foundation as a supportive ally to grassroots movements and community organizations, leveraging its influence to address power imbalances in philanthropy and align resources with community-driven racial justice and power-building goals.

We position ourselves as a supportive ally and partner to grassroots movements and community leaders, leveraging our influence and resources to follow community leadership and redress power imbalances in philanthropy.

Actively works to rebalance power in philanthropy by aligning funding practices with racial justice goals, leveraging influence to support grantees, and sharing decision-making authority with community stakeholders.

The foundation advances racial and cultural equity by forming public-private partnerships and collaborative equity partnerships with government, corporations, and foundations, combining municipal strategies, philanthropy, and community power building to generate systemic change.

We leverage partnerships with government, foundations, corporations, and donors to combine resources and strategies—such as municipal policy, cultural initiatives, and pooled funding—to advance racial, gender, and environmental justice at scale.

Leverages partnerships with government, corporations, and public entities to combine resources and strategies, advancing racial and cultural equity through shared goals in policy, economic investment, and community development.

Advances racial, gender, and environmental justice by leveraging public-private partnerships, pooled funds, and collaborative models that engage government, corporations, and foundations to dismantle systemic barriers.

Advances structural change through public-philanthropic partnerships, pooled funds, and collaborations with government, corporations, and foundations to eliminate systemic barriers and promote racial, gender, and environmental justice.

We leverage collaborations between philanthropy, government, corporations, and community organizations to advance racial, gender, and environmental justice through pooled resources, policy change, and shared strategy.

Advances racial, gender, and environmental justice by centering community-led organizations and movement leaders as primary drivers of change, supporting them through grantmaking, capacity building, and policy advocacy rooted in racial equity.

We prioritize funding and support for organizations led by and serving communities of color, using a racial equity lens in grantmaking, capacity building, and community investment to address systemic oppression and advance structural change.

The foundation prioritizes grantmaking and capacity-building support for organizations led by and serving communities of color, using a racial equity lens to address intersectional systems of oppression and advance structural change. This includes co-creating funding initiatives with community partners and directing resources to arts and cultural groups in low-income communities of color.

Advances racial and social justice by prioritizing grantmaking to organizations led by and serving communities of color, integrating a racial equity lens into capacity building, and resourcing community-rooted, culturally-informed collaborations that drive policy and narrative change.

The organization prioritizes grantmaking and capacity-building support for organizations led by and serving communities of color, using a racial equity lens to address systemic oppression and advance structural change. It co-creates funding initiatives with community partners to shift power in decision-making.

We prioritize funding and capacity-building support for organizations led by and serving communities of color, using a racial equity lens to address systemic oppression and build community power. This includes co-creating funding initiatives with community stakeholders to shift decision-making power.

Generates and reinvests revenue from non-core operations, such as conference center rentals, into community investments that advance racial equity and structural change.

The organization employs arts and cultural practices as tools for healing, resistance, and advancing racial justice. It uses arts and culture to inspire community cohesion and directs funding to individual artists and arts organizations rooted in low-income communities of color to promote social equity.