Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund

Through Budget 2021, we created the $200 million Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund (the fund). The fund is a long-term source of funding for charities and non-profit organizations in Canada that are:

• Black-led
• Black-focused
• Black-serving

This work is part of our efforts to:

• reduce anti-Black racism
• improve social and economic outcomes in Black communities

In February 2023, we had entered into negotiations with the Foundation for Black Communities to administer the fund. The agreement was signed in March 2023. They are investing the fund and using income earned on the investment to support eligible organizations.

The Foundation for Black Communities is an organization that:

• operates across Canada
• is led by Black people
• focuses on serving Black people
• gives money to other Black-led and Black-serving organizations so they can make a difference in their communities

Organizations can apply for funding through calls for proposals. The first call for proposals is called the Black Ideas Grant: Bridge and Build 2023. It launched on December 18, 2023, and closed on February 1, 2024. The second call for proposals was launched on October 1, 2024, and closed on November 8, 2024.

Latest news

• Second call for proposals launched under the Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund
  [October 1, 2024]
• Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund concludes its first call for proposals
  [May 14, 2024 ]
• Government of Canada selects organization to administer the Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund
  [February 8, 2023]

Contact us

Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative
Coordination unit mailstop 402
National Grants and Contributions Delivery centre (NGCDC)
140 Promenade du Portage Phase IV Floor 4
Gatineau, QC K1A 0J9
Email: ESDC.INFO.SBCC-ACNC.INFO.EDSC@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca