Meet The Tech Organizations Tackling Racial Inequality With This Year’s Commemoration Fund
In its fourth grant cycle, the Commemoration Fund has selected 32 grantees funds ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 to help mitigate racial inequalities.
The Commemoration Fund, founded in 2020, supports efforts to correct social, political and economic injustices that impact Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and people of color in the community.
Their funds address disparities rooted in white supremacy and systemic racism with sustainable, collaborative solutions.
“The Commemoration Fund is uniquely situated to stimulate the transformative work necessary to address race-based inequities,” said Hannibal B. Johnson, board chair.
“Through our strategic investments, we help incentivize and empower community-based nonprofits to develop both the people and the projects that lead to sustainable solutions.”
We have compiled a list of the tech and STEM organizations that were among the 32 grantees.
Space For Us
Space For Us will have program support to make science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) resources and careers in space sciences more visible and accessible to underserved communities.
Thunder Fellows
Thunder Fellows will receive funding to provide Black high school and college students with career opportunities within sports, tech, entertainment, businesses, and higher education institutions.
Urban Coders Guild, Inc.
Urban Codes Guild, Inc. will have access to grant funding for a creative after-school tech-training program for middle and high school students of color to develop a more inclusive tech ecosystem.
View the full list of 2024 grantees here.
Feature Image Credit: The Commemoration Fund
