About Center for Community Change
The foundation prioritizes funding grassroots power-building and economic justice initiatives that advance low-income, immigrant, Black, and disabled communities through state and local organizing, policy advocacy, and systems-change campaigns. It supports a mix of regional organizing hubs (state coalitions and membership organizations), targeted national policy/research partners, and special projects around housing, worker rights, childcare, and health equity. Grants frequently target capacity and program support for organizations leading voter/constituent engagement and immigration/housing campaigns. The foundation appears to favor repeat, multi-year relationships with both local field groups and national infrastructure partners.
Focus Areas
State and local community organizing groups focused on economic justice (e.g., Ohio Organizing Collaborative, Virginia Organizing)Immigrant and refugee rights & 'We Are Home' housing/mobility campaigns (e.g., Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights, Make the Road NY)Black-led worker and racial justice organizing (e.g., Workers Center for Racial Justice)Housing justice and tenant advocacy tied to economic security (e.g., HousingNOLA)Health equity initiatives and research-policy partnerships (e.g., Cornell University, NYU health projects)Disability advocacy linked to economic opportunity (e.g., Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition)
About Center for Community Change
Center for Community Change gave a $700,000 grant to Cornell University for a health equity project, the largest recent award in the record. That grant sits alongside a pattern of funding organizations that connect research, organizing, and policy change around economic justice, housing, immigration, and health equity. The foundation’s recent grantees include state-based organizing groups such as Ohio Organizing Collaborative and Virginia Organizing, national policy partners like National Employment Law Project, and coalition infrastructure such as Community Change Action. The portfolio shows a funder working through both local field organizations and larger intermediary or research institutions. It backs campaigns tied to immigrant and refugee rights, housing mobility, Black-led organizing, worker justice, disability advocacy, and childcare-related infrastructure. Several awards are labeled as special projects or strategy-oriented support, which suggests a mix of issue campaigns and broader capacity-building. Grants also reach organizations in different parts of the country, including Chicago, New York, Baltimore, Portland, and Washington, DC. The foundation’s leadership is listed as Dorian Warren, and its annual grants given total $12,487,156. Its grantmaking operates nationally and appears to favor organizations already active in organizing, policy, and field-building work.
What Center for Community Change Funds
Health equity is one of the clearest lanes in the recent record. Center for Community Change awarded $700,000 to Cornell University for a health equity project and $120,000 to Fusion Partnerships Inc. for a health equity project, childcare, and infrastructure campaigns. Immigrant and refugee rights also recur. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights received $354,000 for immigration and $175,000 for We Are Home/economic justice, while Make the Road New York Inc. received $180,000 for We Are Home. Housing and economic security are closely linked in the portfolio. Housingnola received $195,000 for housing/economic justice/strategy, Maine People's Resource Center received $180,000 for We Are Home/economic justice and later $125,500 for economic justice, and Neighborhood Partnerships received $120,000 for housing. Black-led organizing appears through Workers Center for Racial Justice, which received $164,000 for economic justice/Black-led organizing, and Tides Foundation, which received $134,674 for UTST/Black-led organizing.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$36.2M
Total Revenue
$43.6M
Total Expenses
$33.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National36 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DORIAN WARREN
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