One Million Black Women

Black Women
Impact Grants

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One Million Black Women is proud to invest $10 million through our Black Women Impact Grants, a multi-year grant program, scaling the efforts of nonprofits that are led by Black women and narrowing opportunity gaps at pivotal moments in a Black woman’s life.

In partnership with members of the One Million Black Women Advisory Council, Philanthropy Leaders, and One Million Black Women Ambassadors, from more than 800 eligible applications, 50 Black-women led nonprofits from across the country were selected.

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Black Women Nonprofit Leaders Transforming Communities

"As we know, resourcing Black women and girls is a brilliant investment, and it increases the capacity for the entire nation to thrive."

Monique Morris Ed.D
Philanthropy Leader
President & CEO, Grantmakers for Girls of Color

Black Girl Health Foundation

"Unrestricted grant funding is crucial to the ability of these Black women to lead in a way that affords them the freedom to innovate. Congratulations to the 50 women who were selected. Together we can Close the Giving Gap."

Christina Lewis
Philanthropy Leader
Co-founder of Giving Gap

Pivot Inc.

Meet Our Philanthropy Leaders

We’ve engaged our One Million Black Women Philanthropy Leaders and Community Partners to lend their invaluable experience to the Black Women Impact Grants Program and recommend the final 50 grantees.

Melissa Bradley

Founder & General Partner of 1863 Ventures and Co-founder of Ureeka

Melanie Campbell

President & CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Convener of The Black Women’s Roundtable

Cheryl Dorsey

President of Echoing Green

Christina Lewis

Co-founder of Giving Gap

Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice

President & Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine

Monique W. Morris, Ed.D.

President & CEO, Grantmakers for Girls of Color

In Their Own Words, Nonprofit Leaders Define What Black Women Impact Grants Mean to Them

One Million Black Women Community Partners

In our first year, we partnered with community-based organizations that we met through listening sessions, introductions through our Advisory Council and other Black women leaders, and inbound through our OMBW survey. These leaders played an invaluable role in guiding us in our first year as we focused on listening and learning and laid the groundwork for the Black Women Impact Grants program.

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