Total Grantmaking 2012-2022

Funding Priorities





18% Multiyear Grants in 2022
Grantmaking by Race/Ethnicity 2012-2022
Race/Ethnicity 2012
(grassroots leaders self-identified)
Race/Ethnicity 2022
(grassroots leaders self-identified)
Critical Fund Development Overlay Race/Ethnicity 2012-2022

Grantmaking by Rural & Urban Regions

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