Dear John,
Headwaters is proud to celebrate this year's Black Seed Fund grantees and grantmakers. The Black Seed Fund supports Black-led organizations whose work amplifies the political, cultural, and economic power of Black communities.
The fund, stewarded by a group of 8 Black community organizers in the Black Seed Network, invested $550,000 in Black-led organizing throughout Minnesota. With this investment, Headwaters will provide 17 organizations with two-year, flexible general operating grants ranging from $20,000-$50,000.
From start to finish, the grantmaking process was rooted in the deep community knowledge and expertise of Black Minnesotans. The fund was designed in partnership with Headwaters’ Black Seed Fellows and members of the Black Seed Network, who together served as the Black Seed Fund Stewards.
The 2022 Black Seed Fund grantees are:
These organizations are leading work throughout Minnesota that advances Black liberation through creating access to Black land stewardship; community-led safety and care; reparative and just public policy; and increasing political power for working class, formerly institutionalized, disabled, and LGBTQ+ Black Minnesotans. We encourage you to spend time getting to know each of this year’s grantees and their work.
In addition to celebrating these grantees, we congratulate this year’s Black Seed Fund Stewards, who made grant decisions with care, intention, dedication, and a deep commitment to Black Liberation. Join us in celebrating them:
- Anika Bowie
- Rahhel Haile
- Kandace Montgomery
- Nance Musinguzi
- Erin Sharkey
- Hadija Steen-Mills
- Yordi Solomone
For all the information about this year's grantees, including a closer look at the innovative grantmaking process co-designed by the Black Seed Fund stewards, head to our website to read the full story.
Headwaters congratulates and thanks this year’s grantees, the Black Seed Fund stewards and fellows.
