Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Grants

What it offers: General operating and project-based grants to support power-building efforts that advance racial equity and social and economic justice in the South. The foundation prioritizes long-term systems change work and may support both sustained strategies and time-sensitive opportunities.

Who it’s for: Local, statewide, regional, and national nonprofit organizations serving the South with a track record of helping people and places move out of poverty.

Focus: Power building to advance racial equity and social and economic justice, particularly organizations that demonstrate:

  • Accountability to low-wealth communities

  • Clear analysis of race and power

  • Strong networks and alliances

  • Long-term systems change strategies

  • Strategic, responsive action

Geographic scope: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Amount/value: Varies.

Deadline: Rolling via open inquiry process.


Opportunity offered by:

Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

The Babcock Foundation partners with organizations and networks working to alleviate poverty and increase social and economic justice in 11 Southern states. It believes in democracy, opportunity and the power of partnerships,…