Drive climate justice, sustainability, and empowerment in Black communities worldwide by investing in education, clean energy, community resilience, and leadership development—with a focus on HBCUs and African youth.
Hbcu Green Fund Inc directs its largest recent grant to Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture Inc in Atlanta for $100,000, a sign of how closely the funder ties climate work to urban agriculture and community-based resilience. Across its recent activity, the foundation supports HBCU-linked initiatives, Black civic participation, clean transportation, green spaces, and environmental education. It also funds projects that connect sustainability to workforce pathways and hands-on community action, including student-led and local projects in Atlanta and beyond. The foundation’s recent grants also show a strong interest in programs that translate climate goals into practical local infrastructure. Support has gone to organizations working on eco transportation, watershed stewardship, and green team activities, alongside smaller awards to HBCU partners and climate education groups. That mix fits the organization’s stated emphasis on climate justice, sustainability, clean energy, community resilience, leadership development, and HBCUs. The funder’s leadership is listed as Felicia Davis, and its giving pattern includes both large anchor grants and smaller micro-scale awards.
Urban agriculture is one of the clearest themes in the recent record. Hbcu Green Fund Inc gave $100,000 to Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture Inc for work tied to natural urban agriculture in Atlanta, and $20,000 to Historic Westside Gardens for a project in the same broad space of community growing and local food systems. Clean transportation appears through a $37,573 grant to Strive Transit LLC for eco transportation. Environmental stewardship and outdoor access also show up in awards to West Atlanta Watershed Alliance Inc Green Team for electric golfcart eco use and to Alliance for the Activation of Cook Park for golfcart to promote eco system. In addition, the foundation backed National Coalition on Black Civic Participation with $65,000, aligning its funding with Black civic engagement alongside climate-focused work.
Typical grants cluster from small to mid-sized awards, with a p25 of $1,375, a median of $8,026, and a p75 of $33,180. The recent list includes one very large anchor grant at $100,000, while several awards sit below $10,000, including $500 and $100. That pattern suggests a mix of flagship support and smaller program or micro-grants. Hbcu Green Fund Inc is classified as a Regular Funder, and the recent grants are all to U.S.-based recipients. The recipient mix also indicates repeat attention to place-based, project-level funding rather than individual giving.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $33K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$33K
FELICIA DAVIS
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Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 60% of grants. Atlanta appears repeatedly in the recent record, including awards to recipients working in urban agriculture, transit, watershed stewardship, and park-related eco mobility. Outside Georgia, recent recipients include Washington, DC; Beaverton, Oregon; Oakland, California; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. All recent grants in the supplied sample went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports climate justice, sustainability, clean energy, climate education, workforce development, urban agriculture and food security, community resilience, environmental justice, youth leadership development, and micro-grant funding. Its active programs also point to HBCU community hubs, climate-smart agriculture, and community resiliency.
Typical grant size is $1,375 at the 25th percentile, $8,026 at the median, and $33,180 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes a $100,000 grant at the high end and very small awards such as $100 and $500.
Georgia is the top grant state by count, and 60% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state of Georgia. Atlanta appears frequently among recipient cities.
Yes. HBCU-related work is a central part of the grantmaking profile through programs such as HBCU Community Hubs and Build A Community Hub. The recent grants also include support to Clark Atlanta University.
The geographic scope of giving is regional. In the recent grants listed here, all recipients are in the United States, with named recipients in Georgia, Washington, DC, Oregon, California, and Minnesota.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Students, staff, alumni, or community leaders affiliated with an HBCU or local community who want to launch a Community Hub. Applicants are asked to provide details about community needs and proposed activities via the form.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRULY LIVING WELL CENTER FOR NATURAL URBAN AGRICULTURE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2024 | — |
| NATIONAL COALITION ON BLACK CIVIC PARTICIPATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $65,000 | 2024 | — |
| STRIVE TRANSIT LLC | ATLANTA, GA | $37,573 | 2024 | ECO TRANSPORTATION |
| HISTORIC WESTSIDE GARDENS | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2024 | — |
| WEST ATLANTA WATERSHED ALLIANCE INC GREEN TEAM | ATLANTA, GA | $8,428 | 2024 | ELECTRIC GOLFCART ECO USE |
| ALLIANCE FOR THE ACTIVATION OF COOK PARK | ATLANTA, GA | $7,623 | 2024 | GOLFCART TO PROMOTE ECO SYSTEM |
| DONORS OF COLOR NETWORK INC | BEAVERTON, OR | $4,000 | 2024 | — |
| CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $500 | 2024 | — |
| GREEN THE CHURCH | OAKLAND, CA | $100 | 2024 | — |
| CLIMATE GENERATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $55 | 2024 | — |
TRULY LIVING WELL CENTER FOR NATURAL URBAN AGRICULTURE INC
$100,000STRIVE TRANSIT LLC
$37,573ECO TRANSPORTATION
HISTORIC WESTSIDE GARDENS
$20,000ALLIANCE FOR THE ACTIVATION OF COOK PARK
$7,623GOLFCART TO PROMOTE ECO SYSTEM
CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
$500GREEN THE CHURCH
$100