Knowledge Equity Fund/Criteria
Potential grantees must meet the following criteria: They must be a recognized nonprofit, as the Knowledge Equity Fund can not give grants to for-profit commercial entities or individuals. They must have a proven track record of impact. We are looking to learn from established organizations with a proven track record, and are not able to support organizations which are still determining how to assess their impact. The organization’s leadership should be representative of the Black, Indigenous or racialized communities they are seeking to serve.
They must align with one of five focus areas where we will concentrate our investments. Each of these areas addresses one of the persistent structural barriers that is preventing equitable access and participation in knowledge.
- Supporting scholarship & advocacy focused on free knowledge and racial equity
- Supporting media and journalism efforts focused on racialized people around the world, in order to expand reliable media sources covering these communities
- Addressing unequal internet access
- Improving digital literacy skills that impede access to knowledge
- Investing in non-traditional records of knowledge (i.e. oral histories)
Knowledge Equity Fund grants are a one-time financial grant for a one- or two-year term, so grantees must be able to sustain themselves beyond this grant. It is not intended to provide a source of ongoing funding.