About Black Economic Alliance Foundation
Harness the collective expertise and influence of business leaders to expand economic prosperity and generational wealth across the Black community by closing racial economic disparities through policy reimagination, investment and philanthropic programs, research, and public education.
Focus Areas
Economic mobilityWorkforce developmentEntrepreneurshipPolicy and advocacyResearch and data
Who They Fund
Black entrepreneursBlack-owned small businessesBlack American communities
Funding Style
program/project supportresearch and polling fundingoperational/center supportnonpartisan policy/public-opinion work
About Black Economic Alliance Foundation
A defining feature of Black Economic Alliance Foundation’s grantmaking is its sustained support for the Center for Black Entrepreneurship, housed at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges and designed to reduce access barriers for Black entrepreneurs through education, mentorship, access to capital, and opportunity. That initiative appears repeatedly in the foundation’s recent awards, including a $5.3 million grant to Morehouse College in 2025 and a $2.35 million grant to Spelman College in 2024, showing a multiyear commitment rather than isolated project funding. The foundation also backs related work at Clark Atlanta University, alongside smaller grants tied to public-opinion and nonpartisan activity on economic opportunity for Black Americans. Its grantmaking reflects a focus on Black entrepreneurship development, economic opportunity, policy and advocacy, research and data, and support for nonprofit center infrastructure. Across these awards, the pattern is programmatic and institution-based, with major college partners in Atlanta serving as recurring anchors for implementation. The foundation’s work is tied to closing racial economic disparities through policy reimagination, investment and philanthropic programs, research, and public education.
What Black Economic Alliance Foundation Funds
Black Economic Alliance Foundation supports entrepreneurship infrastructure through the Center for Black Entrepreneurship. In 2025, it gave $5.3 million to Morehouse College and $1.25 million to Spelman College, both in Atlanta, for the center. It also gave $1 million to Clark Atlanta University in 2025 for the same purpose, showing that the entrepreneurship work is organized around a cluster of Atlanta institutions. The foundation also funds public-opinion and research-related activity. In 2025, it gave $200,000 to Black Economic Alliance (c4) for nonpartisan activity and polling related to economic opportunities for Black Americans, and another $64,000 in 2025 to cover expenses for the Hart Research. A separate $247,380 grant to Vote to Live Action Fund supported permissible 501(c)(3) activities.
How Black Economic Alliance Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is large: the p25 is $1,000,000, the median is $1,100,000, and the p75 is $2,350,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same institutions across multiple years, especially Atlanta colleges and Black Economic Alliance (c4), which appears in both 2024 and 2025. That points to a recurring, programmatic grantmaking pattern rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF or PRI vehicle, and it does not fund individuals. Grants are publicly reported in the 990 data; no unsolicited application process is indicated in the provided materials.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$21.6M
Total Assets
$28.9M
Total Revenue
$22.9M
Total Expenses
$8.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1M and $2.4M, with a median of $1.1M.
25th Percentile
$1M
Median
$1.1M
75th Percentile
$2.4M
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 20% of grants go to recipients in GA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SAMANTHA TWEEDY
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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