The Fund for Southern Communities (FSC) empowers and ignites transformative change by bridging the gap between ideas and actions, supporting small community groups working for social change across a range of issues including environmental justice, anti-racism, women's rights, youth development, LGBTQ rights, workers' rights, civil rights and disability rights.
Fund for Southern Communities Inc. channels its largest recent awards into Black girls’ and women’s organizing, with a $200,000 grant in 2024 to Reverse Cycle of Incarceratio for Women Rising. That scale sits alongside a broad pattern of direct support for small community groups working on social change across the U.S. South. The foundation’s recent grants also include $128,820 to Social & Environment Entrepre for organizational support and $123,638 to Trans Forming for Trans Forming, showing that it backs both general operations and named program work. Across the 2024 grants listed here, the funder supports community groups connected to environmental justice, anti-racism, women’s rights, youth development, LGBTQ rights, workers’ rights, civil rights, and disability rights. Its portfolio also points to a strong emphasis on Black-led and Black women-centered organizations, including multiple grants under the Black Girl Dream Fund. The funder accepts unsolicited applications through its general grants and community organizing grants programs, and its stated grant size range of $1,000 to $5,000 sits below some of the larger awards reflected in the recent grants table.
A clear theme in the recent grants is support for Black girls and young women. Fund for Southern Communities Inc. awarded $45,500 to Every Black Girl for the Black Girl Dream Fund, then made additional Black Girl Dream Fund grants to Restoreher US America, Black Girls Smile Inc, and Girls of Excellence. That cluster shows a repeated interest in leadership development and community support for Black women and girls. The foundation also funds organizing infrastructure. It gave $40,000 to Project South for CASEY NPU and $38,000 to 3d Girls for various work, both of which sit within a broader community-organizing pattern. In addition, it supported arts and media through $10,200 to Alternate Roots for a general grant, indicating that non-traditional arts and media are part of its grantmaking mix. Youth-focused work appears as well: The Power of Girls received $26,333, Girls Going Global received $22,500, and Hope for Youth Inc received $10,688, all in 2024.
The grant-size distribution centers on modest awards: p25 is $10,791, median is $15,745, and p75 is $37,500. Most grants in the list are in the five-figure range, with a few much larger awards at the top end. The pattern also shows repeat use of thematic funding buckets such as Black Girl Dream Fund and CASEY NPU. Fund for Southern Communities Inc. is a regular funder and makes direct grants; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active programs accept unsolicited applications, including General Grants / Community Organizing Grants and General Grants. The recent grant list is entirely from 2024, which provides a current-year snapshot rather than a multi-year sequence.
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Most grants fall between $11K and $38K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$38K
ALICE EASON JENKINS
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Grants are concentrated in the South. Georgia is the top state by grant count, and 69% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of Georgia. Atlanta appears repeatedly, along with East Point, College Park, Mableton, Marietta, and Stockbridge. Outside Georgia, recent recipients include Columbia and Spartanburg in South Carolina, and Durham, Winterville, and Kinston in North Carolina. All listed grants go to U.S. recipients.
It funds small grassroots community groups and nonprofit organizations working on social change in the U.S. South. Listed focus areas include environmental justice, anti-racism, women’s rights, youth development, LGBTQ rights, workers’ rights, civil rights, disability rights, and non-traditional arts and media.
Yes. Both General Grants / Community Organizing Grants and General Grants (Fund for Southern Communities) accept unsolicited applications.
The typical grant-size distribution is p25 $10,791, median $15,745, and p75 $37,500. The stated General Grants program also describes a $1,000–$5,000 range, while the recent grants list includes larger awards in 2024.
Georgia is the top state by grant count, and 69% of grants go to recipients in Georgia. Recent Georgia recipients include organizations in Atlanta, East Point, College Park, Marietta, Stockbridge, and Mableton.
Yes. The recent grants list includes multiple Black Girl Dream Fund awards, along with support for Black women and girls-focused groups such as Every Black Girl, Black Girls Smile Inc, Girls of Excellence, and Restoreher US America.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Fund for Southern Communities that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Supports small community groups and other groups engaged in transformative social change through community organizing in Southern communities.
Deadline: Annual deadline: October 15 (proposals and attachments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date). Deadline dates are announced annually.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANS FORMING | ATLANTA, GA | $40,163 | 2025 | TRANS FORMING |
| NEW VISION MSK | WARNER ROBINS, GA | $37,500 | 2025 | NEIGHBOHOOD PLANNING |
| BLACK GIRLS FILM CAMP | CHARLOTTE, NC | $37,500 | 2025 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| HH SISTERS HAZLEHURST HAILE | BAXLEY, GA | $30,370 | 2025 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| 3D GIRLS | ATLANTA, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| FIND DESIGN | NASHVILLE, TN | $30,000 | 2025 | NEIGHBOHOOD PLANNING |
| BLACK GIRLS SMILE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| HOPE FOR YOUTH INC | MABLETON, GA | $27,750 | 2025 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| KOINONIA COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS | WINTERVILLE, NC | $27,750 | 2025 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| EVERY BLACK GIRL | COLUMBIA, SC | $27,000 | 2025 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| E3 EDUCATE EMPOWER ELEVATE | CHARLESTON, SC | $22,500 | 2025 | NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING |
| THE BEAUTIFUL PROJECT | DURHAM, NC | $18,500 | 2025 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| THE GENERATION GAP | LILBURN, GA | $17,000 | 2025 | NOVO GRANT |
| Gifted Girls of Grace Inc | Conyers, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| The Sally R Brasley Fnd | Columbia, SC | $15,000 | 2025 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| OUR NEIGHBORS HOUSE | CONYERS, GA | $12,000 | 2025 | NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING |
| SUMMERHILL NEIGHBORH DEVELOP | ATLANTA, GA | $10,893 | 2025 | NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING |
| XHIBITION PERFORM & VISUAL | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| THE SIMPLE VUE ACADEMY | MARIETTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| URBAN OAK INITIATIVE | ATLANTA, GA | $9,600 | 2025 | NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING |
| PEOPLESTOWN REVITALIZATION CO | ATLANTA, GA | $5,500 | 2025 | Support entrpreneurship |
| BARACK & MICHELLE OBAMA ACADE | ATLANTA, GA | $5,250 | 2025 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| REVERSE CYCLE OF INCARCERATIO | EAST POINT, GA | $200,000 | 2024 | WOMEN RISING |
| SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENT ENTREPRE | CALABASAS, CA | $128,820 | 2024 | ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT |
| TRANS FORMING | ATLANTA, GA | $123,638 | 2024 | TRANS FORMING |
| THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN | WASHINGTON, DC | $48,000 | 2024 | CASEY NPU |
| EVERY BLACK GIRL | COLUMBIA, SC | $45,500 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| PROJECT SOUTH | ATLANTA, GA | $40,000 | 2024 | CASEY NPU |
| 3D GIRLS | ATLANTA, GA | $38,000 | 2024 | VARIOUS |
| RESTOREHER US AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $37,500 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| BLACK GIRLS SMILE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $37,500 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| THE POWER OF GIRLS | ATLANTA, GA | $26,333 | 2024 | — |
| KOINONIA COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS | WINTERVILLE, NC | $24,500 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| GIRLS GOING GLOBAL | ATLANTA, GA | $22,500 | 2024 | — |
| SPEAKING DOWN BARRIERS | SPARTANBURG, SC | $18,750 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| EMANCIPATE NC | DURHAM, NC | $18,750 | 2024 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| LEGACY FOUNDATION | MERRILLVILLE, IN | $17,000 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| NEXT FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $16,490 | 2024 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| ATL GROWING LEADERSHIP WOMEN | MARIETTA, GA | $15,000 | 2024 | COVID 19 RAPID RESPONSE |
| GIRLS OF EXCELLENCE | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| HH SISTERS | STOCKBRIDGE, GA | $15,000 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| DONNY HATHAWAY LEGACY PROJECT | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| THE COOL GIRLS | ATLANTA, GA | $14,531 | 2024 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| A LADY NAMED PEARL | COLLEGE PARK, GA | $14,250 | 2024 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| PEARLS OF PURPOSE | ATLANTA, GA | $13,000 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| YOUNG WOMEN OF PROMISE INC | KINSTON, NC | $10,825 | 2024 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| HOPE FOR YOUTH INC | MABLETON, GA | $10,688 | 2024 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
| ALTERNATE ROOTS | ATLANTA, GA | $10,200 | 2024 | GENERAL GRANT |
| XHIBITION PERFORM & VISUAL | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | Black Girl Dream Fund |
| SPARTANBURG CO FND | SPARTANBURG, SC | $9,750 | 2024 | BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND |
NEW VISION MSK
$37,500NEIGHBOHOOD PLANNING
BLACK GIRLS FILM CAMP
$37,500BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND
HH SISTERS HAZLEHURST HAILE
$30,370Black Girl Dream Fund
3D GIRLS
$30,000VARIOUS
FIND DESIGN
$30,000NEIGHBOHOOD PLANNING
HOPE FOR YOUTH INC
$27,750BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND
KOINONIA COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
$27,750Black Girl Dream Fund
E3 EDUCATE EMPOWER ELEVATE
$22,500NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING
THE BEAUTIFUL PROJECT
$18,500BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND
THE GENERATION GAP
$17,000NOVO GRANT
Gifted Girls of Grace Inc
$15,000Black Girl Dream Fund
The Sally R Brasley Fnd
$15,000Black Girl Dream Fund
OUR NEIGHBORS HOUSE
$12,000NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING
SUMMERHILL NEIGHBORH DEVELOP
$10,893NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING
XHIBITION PERFORM & VISUAL
$10,000Black Girl Dream Fund
THE SIMPLE VUE ACADEMY
$10,000BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND
URBAN OAK INITIATIVE
$9,600NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING
PEOPLESTOWN REVITALIZATION CO
$5,500Support entrpreneurship
REVERSE CYCLE OF INCARCERATIO
$200,000WOMEN RISING
3D GIRLS
$38,000VARIOUS
THE POWER OF GIRLS
$26,333KOINONIA COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
$24,500Black Girl Dream Fund
GIRLS GOING GLOBAL
$22,500SPEAKING DOWN BARRIERS
$18,750Black Girl Dream Fund
NEXT FOUNDATION
$16,490BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND
ATL GROWING LEADERSHIP WOMEN
$15,000COVID 19 RAPID RESPONSE
HH SISTERS
$15,000Black Girl Dream Fund
DONNY HATHAWAY LEGACY PROJECT
$15,000Black Girl Dream Fund
A LADY NAMED PEARL
$14,250BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND
PEARLS OF PURPOSE
$13,000Black Girl Dream Fund
YOUNG WOMEN OF PROMISE INC
$10,825BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND
HOPE FOR YOUTH INC
$10,688BLACK GIRL DREAM FUND
XHIBITION PERFORM & VISUAL
$10,000Black Girl Dream Fund