BPI is the only local funding initiative that is 100% Black-led and explicitly focused on strengthening Black communities. The initiative is led by an advisory committee of volunteers who honor the strong and longstanding tradition of Black giving and are committed to transforming Black communities in Winston-Salem. BPI is uniquely positioned to address the most pressing issues that Black residents face because of deliberate and systematic underinvestment.
BPI Advisory Committee
Chair Tiffany Waddell Tate notes, “This historic campaign will help us accelerate Black-led social change in Winston-Salem, significantly increasing our investments in Black students, organizations, and families. We can’t wait to be able to expand our support for more community-led solutions and create lasting change for future generations.”
Through collective giving, grantmaking, and community engagement, BPI ensures local organizations have what they need to advance racial equity and respond to community needs, particularly those in our local Black communities.
BPI offers three types of grants to community partners working to strengthen and empower local Black communities: Advancing Equity in Education Grants, Building an Inclusive Economy Grants, as well as Impact Grants to support organizations with smaller programming budgets.
For more information or to learn how to support the campaign, visit bpiws.org/campaign
The Black Philanthropy Initiative (BPI) is a 100% Black-led initiative of The Winston-Salem Foundation launched in 2003 that explicitly, not exclusively, focuses its grantmaking and programming on needs identified in the local Black community. Since its founding in 2008, BPI has awarded almost $800,000 in grant funding to local organizations that are building a better future and transforming lives in local Black communities.
For more information on The Winston-Salem Foundation and the Black Philanthropy Initiative, visit bpiws.org.