**This program is hosted by our partner, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE), who has extended an invitation to PNY members.
In the past year, the Trump administration has scaled up attacks on human rights and multiracial democracy. The administration has vastly expanded detentions, deportations, and disappearances of immigrants; deployed National Guard and ICE agents to implement militarized enforcement in American cities; sought to dismantle race-explicit strategies across universities, federal contractors, nonprofits, and foundations; and threatened to investigate nonprofits and foundations that defend civil rights. These developments have contributed to a chilling effect among many funders and accelerated a retreat from racial justice commitments.
Against this backdrop of rising authoritarianism, funding for communities of color has not only fallen sharply since its 2021 peak but has dropped below 2014 levels. A decade of progress on funding for racial justice has been derailed as attacks on civil society, racial equity efforts, and vulnerable communities intensify.
PRE’s latest report, Derailed: Rising Attacks and Retreating Resources for Racial Justice, documents how funding for communities of color and racial justice has shifted over the past six years.
But “derailed” does not mean irreversible. The report argues that philanthropy can still course-correct — if leaders confront the realities in the data, reject political pressure that distorts decision-making, and recommit to sustained, race-explicit investment in the communities most under attack.
What will you learn?
PRE’s 2021 report Mismatched documented the gap between the rhetoric of 2020 and the insufficient resources that followed. The updated report draws on Candid’s data for 2019–2023 to assess how institutional philanthropy has responded since, in addition to interviews with movement leaders to understand the full scope of support for communities of color through 2025.
Key findings include:
• Overall institutional giving grew 44% between 2019 and 2023, but the share devoted to communities of color shrunk.
• Funding for racial justice — defined as systemic change and power-building — never exceeded 1.4% of institutional giving.
• Adjusted for inflation, support for communities of color fell 22.2% from 2021 to 2023.
Speakers
- Judith Browne Dianis, Racial Justice Leader and Movement Lawyer
- Ben Francisco Moulbeck, Senior Fellow, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE)
- Felipe Souza-Lazaballet, Executive Director, Hope CommUnity Center
- Lori Villarosa, Executive Director, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE)
How do you sign up?
Registration is required by February 3.
Members and Non-Member Funders: Please click on the "Register Now" link above. Webinar information will be emailed to you before the webinar.
Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the number of attendees per organization for select professional development programs.
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