Partnership for Southern Equity
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About Partnership for Southern Equity
Advance policies and institutional actions that promote racial equity and shared prosperity for all in the growth of metropolitan Atlanta and the American South.
Focus Areas
energy equity / climate justiceequitable development / housing and land usehealth equityeconomic inclusion and workforce developmentyouth leadership and empowermentresearch, data and policy advocacycapacity building and consulting (Just Solutions)technical assistance for frontline organizations (Justice40)
Who They Fund
K-12 students (school bus riders)local urban communitiesnonprofit and community-based organizations
About Partnership for Southern Equity
Partnership for Southern Equity’s largest recent grant was $1.5 million to Solutions Project Inc for the J40 Accelerator, signaling a strong emphasis on regranting and technical support for frontline climate and justice organizations. The foundation’s work centers on advancing racial equity and shared prosperity in metropolitan Atlanta and the American South, with program areas that include energy equity and climate justice, equitable development, health equity, economic inclusion, workforce development, and policy advocacy. Recent grants also show support for community outreach and growth work with neighborhood-based organizations in Atlanta and East Point, alongside transportation-related innovation through the Urbanite Challenge. As a public charity, it combines direct grantmaking with managed response funds, accelerator programs, and program-related investments. Its 2025 grants range from five-figure community awards to seven-figure regranting support, indicating both localized operating support and larger intermediary roles. The foundation’s portfolio also includes capacity-building and consulting activity through Just Solutions and technical assistance tied to Justice40, which aligns with its focus on helping underfunded organizations access larger funding streams and build implementation capacity.
What Partnership for Southern Equity Funds
In equitable development, Partnership for Southern Equity gave $130,000 to Peoplestown Revitalization Corp for community outreach and $128,553 to Historic District Development Corp for operations. A separate $127,500 grant went to Zion Hill Community Development Corp for growth, showing sustained support for neighborhood-led organizations working on place-based change. The foundation also backed community infrastructure and engagement through $60,000 grants to West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and Historic Westside Gardens Atl for growth. On transportation and mobility, it awarded $20,000 to The Resiliency Collaborative for an electric school bus project and $10,000 to HERide for the Urbanite Challenge. Economic inclusion appears in its support for The Ke'nekt Cooperative with a $25,000 opportunity grant, alongside its Scale Accelerator ATL work for Black- and Brown-owned small businesses.
How Partnership for Southern Equity Gives
The recent grant set is spread from $10,000 to $1.5 million, with a concentration of mid-sized community awards and one large regranting grant. The median recent grant is $60,000, with the 25th percentile at $20,000 and the 75th percentile at $127,500. Several organizations appear through programmatic support patterns such as community outreach, growth, and operations, which points to recurring capacity-building rather than isolated project funding. Partnership for Southern Equity is a public charity and also makes program-related investments. The data show both unsolicited and managed programs: some initiatives accept unsolicited submissions, while others, such as the Democratizing Development Fund, do not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$23.1M
Total Revenue
$6.8M
Total Expenses
$11.7M
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