Funding Criteria

Funding Criteria and Strategy

What kinds of grants does Akonadi Foundation make?

The Akonadi Foundation provides general support and project specific grants to organizations working as part of powerful social change movements working to eliminate structural racism and create a racially just society.  The size of a one-year Akonadi grants ranges from $10,000 to $75,000.   Because Akonadi is committed to long-term partnerships with the organizations we fund through the BAM and the RAP, very few, if any, new grants  each year.  We do not take unsolicited proposals and are not currently accepting letters of inquiry. 

For more information on BAM and RAP, please follow the links to other pages of this website.  The Akonadi Foundation also provides grants through the Strategic Opportunity Support (SOS) Fund.

 
What are the eligibility criteria for BAM and RAP (for organizations that have been invited to apply)?


Building a Movement Fund Eligibility Criteria

•    Strong racial justice and/or structural racism analysis with a clear relationship between analysis and organizational practice, and a deep understanding and promotion of a structural racism framework;
•    Comprehensive analysis that recognizes the relationship between power, policy and culture in movement building;
•    A track work of successful work toward a long-term vision of racial justice;
•    Leadership body accountable to constituency of stakeholders;
•    Demonstrated commitment to racial justice movement building (i.e., moving large numbers of people to action using shared strategy, shared principles and shared goals to eliminate structural racism and create a racially just society).

Race and Place Fund Eligibility Criteria

•    Organization is engaged in Oakland-based work that contributes to racial justice movement building.  (Note: Akonadi is committed to supporting a cross section of cultural work, community power building, and policy creation and advocacy);
•    Focuses explicitly (not necessarily exclusively) on racial justice as a core element of its work;
•    Demonstrated commitment to multi-racial and cross sector alliance building in Oakland, even if based in one particular race/ethnic group);
•    Demonstrated commitment to racial justice movement building (i.e., moving large numbers of people to action using shared strategy, shared principles and shared goals to eliminate structural racism and create a racially just society).