Today, Liberated Capital, the donor community and funding vehicle of Decolonizing Wealth Project (DWP), announced the 2024 cohort of grantees for their #Case4Reparations fund. This year, $2 million in grants will be awarded to 32 Black-led organizations working to advance reparations movement-building and advocacy efforts in the U.S. Since DWP launched this fund in 2021, they have distributed $8.7 million in grants to 59 organizations and contributed more than $1.3 million to support the ecosystem through events and capacity building efforts. #Case4Reparations grantee partners have also successfully secured over $40 million in additional government funding towards reparations across multiple states since the fund’s inception.

#Case4Reparations is a multi-year, multi-million dollar initiative designed to provide flexible resources for supporting community-led organizing and advocacy efforts focused on reparations. This fund is part of DWP’s broader commitment to invest $20 million in the reparations movement. This round of funding puts their total investment in the movement at $10 million – halfway to their goal.

Since its inception, #Case4Reparations grantee partners’ work has resulted in significant social policy and community-level wins: the creation of Boston People’s Reparations Commission; the introduction of reparations legislation in California and a $12 Million budget allocation for state-based efforts; the establishment of the Chicago Empowerment Fund, which will provide $31.5M to approximately 5,000 households; the establishment of New Jersey’s Reparations Council.

In addition to legislation and advocacy, the Fund supports organizations focusing on influencing popular culture and building narrative power.  “A robust reparations ecosystem must include media strategy and narrative change and our work is to dream a future where Black people own and control our narratives,” said Anshantia Oso, Senior Director of 2024 grantee partner, Media 2070. “We live in a world where capital and who holds power dictates how our communities are covered, with a media system that has its roots in enslavement. We’re excited to win this grant to use towards our ongoing mission of repairing media systems and will make the most of every dollar to reach new audiences.”

Read the full article about funding reparations advocacy at Decolonizing Wealth Project.