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    Allied Media Projects

    ActiveArts, Culture & Humanities
    DETROIT, MIWebsite3137182267

    About Allied Media Projects

    Allied Media Projects (AMP) cultivates media for liberation. Our media includes all the ways we communicate with the world. Our liberation is an ongoing process of personal, collective, and systemic transformation.

    Focus Areas

    media for liberationfiscal sponsorshiparts and culturecommunity technology and digital equityorganizing and movement-buildingtraining and convening

    Who They Fund

    communities impacted by colonial trauma and Indigenous communitiesMichigan residents in environmentally burdened communitiesunderrepresented cultural critics and journalistsBlack and Muslim communities (Detroit and Southern California)fiscally sponsored projects and newly spun-off 501(c)(3) organizations

    About Allied Media Projects

    Allied Media Projects Inc. uses grantmaking as part of a broader media-for-liberation strategy, moving large amounts of capital through regranting, fiscal sponsorship, and spinout support. Recent grants show that the foundation is not centered on one-off project awards alone: it also transfers funds to intermediaries, backs projects that become independent nonprofits, and supports cultural and organizing infrastructure tied to its liberation framework. That pattern appears in several large grants. The foundation moved $9,463,376 to Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc. in 2025 and $1,880,048 to The California Endowment in the same year, both described as transfers for regranting. It also gave $925,625 to Kairos Fellowship Inc. for a project that became a 501(c)(3) and spun off, and $579,916 to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation tied to Critical Minded’s residency and fellowship programming. These awards sit alongside support for groups working on cultural criticism, media-based organizing, and community internet trust. The foundation’s work reflects a long-running interest in communication, culture, and collective power. It funds projects connected to underrepresented cultural critics and journalists, Black and Muslim communities, Indigenous and colonial-trauma healing, and community technology. The result is a portfolio that combines direct support with institutional plumbing for networks, fellowships, and fiscally sponsored projects.

    What Allied Media Projects Funds

    A central theme is media-based organizing. Allied Media Projects Inc. gave $571,605 to Love Bldg Inc. to support the growth of media-based organizing models, linking communications work with organizing infrastructure. It also awarded $174,000 to The New York Times Company for the New York Times Diversifying Cultural Criticism Program to develop cultural critics from underrepresented backgrounds. Community technology is another recurring lane. The foundation granted $241,500 to The Point Community Development Corporation for work to create a framework for building a community internet trust, placing digital governance inside a community-led model. Arts and cultural organizing also appears in its portfolio: $837,000 went to Disability Visibility LLC, and the organization’s broader stated focus includes arts and culture, training, and convening. Environmental justice is present in Michigan-focused work as well. Allied Media Projects Inc. gave $477,132 to Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition to achieve a clean, healthy, and safe environment for Michigan residents most affected by inadequate policies.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $28.7M

    Total Assets

    $28.9M

    Total Revenue

    $20.3M

    Total Expenses

    $28.5M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.

    25th Percentile

    $10K

    Median

    $25K

    75th Percentile

    $50K

    Geographic Reach

    National20 states funded

    About 39% of grants go to recipients in PA.

    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Headquarters

    Leadership

    TONI MOCERI

    Funding intensity
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    Where Allied Media Projects Funds

    Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Allied Media Projects.

    RankCountryGrantsTotalShare
    1United StatesDomestic343$49.5M
    99.4%
    2Puerto Rico2$14K

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    cultural organizers, artists, and festival networks

    Funding Style

    regranting/fiscal sponsorship transfersunrestricted/untethered resource movementspinout/seed funding for newly independent organizationsprogram/operating support for cultural organizerscapacity building for network and festival development

    Topics

    decolonization and healing from colonial traumamedia-based organizing and cultural criticism diversificationenvironmental justice and community health (Michigan-focused)community internet trust / digital commons governanceland-based cultural practice and Indigenous cultural reclamationanti-Black racism and Islamophobia intersectional programmingarts residencies, fellowships, and cultural organizing infrastructure

    How Allied Media Projects Gives

    Typical grants cluster in the middle of the six-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $25,000, and p75 of $50,000. The recent record also includes very large transfer grants, showing that the foundation uses both small awards and major regranting flows. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc., Social Good Fund, Kairos Fellowship Inc., Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, The Point Community Development Corporation, and The New York Times Company. That repeat pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. Allied Media Projects Inc. is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals. Public application details are not shown in the grant data provided.

    Where Allied Media Projects Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is national, but the recipient map is heavily weighted toward Michigan. Thirty-nine percent of grants go to recipients in Michigan, and Detroit appears repeatedly in the recent-grants list. Other recurring recipient locations include Washington, DC; Richmond, CA; New York City-area recipients such as Bronx and Brooklyn; and San Francisco, CA. Outside the US, the recipient-country distribution shows two grants in RQ, alongside a small number of non-Michigan awards across the country.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Allied Media Projects

    What kinds of work does Allied Media Projects Inc. support?

    Its stated focus areas include media for liberation, fiscal sponsorship, arts and culture, community technology and digital equity, organizing and movement-building, training, and convening. Recent grants also show work tied to cultural criticism, environmental justice, community internet governance, and Indigenous and colonial-trauma healing.

    Does Allied Media Projects Inc. fund individuals?

    No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals, and its recent grants go to organizations such as intermediaries, fiscally sponsored projects, and 501(c)(3) organizations.

    What is a typical grant size?

    The grant-size distribution centers on $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Alongside those smaller awards, the recent record includes much larger transfers used for regranting and project support.

    Are there recurring grantees?

    Yes. Multiple recipients appear in more than one year, including Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc., Social Good Fund, Kairos Fellowship Inc., Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, The Point Community Development Corporation, and The New York Times Company. That suggests continuing relationships over time.

    Where does most of the funding go geographically?

    The foundation gives nationally, but Michigan receives the largest share by recipient location, with 39% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent grants also land in Detroit, Washington, DC, Richmond, Bronx, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

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    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    0.6%

    Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DC$9,463,3762025AMALGAMATED TRANSFER FOR REGRANTING.
    AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DC$3,137,8652025AMALGAMATED TRANSFER FOR REGRANTING.
    THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENTLOS ANGELES, CA$1,880,0482025CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT TRANSFER FOR REGRANTING
    SOCIAL GOOD FUNDRICHMOND, CA$1,801,6642025TO MOVE UNTETHERED RESOURCES TO HELP SHAPE A FUTURE IN WHICH WE CAN ALL HEAL FROM GENERATIONS OF COLONIAL TRAUMA AND THRIVE IN OUR CULTURES.
    THE SKOLL FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CA$1,189,3252025BACK TO THE FUNDER AT THE PROVIDED WIRE INFO- PROJECT CLOSE OUT
    AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DC$1,137,0002025TO MOVE UNTETHERED RESOURCES TO HELP SHAPE A FUTURE IN WHICH WE CAN ALL HEAL FROM GENERATIONS OF COLONIAL TRAUMA AND THRIVE IN OUR CULTURES.
    KAIROS FELLOWSHIP INCWOODSTOCK, NY$925,6252025TRANSFERRING GRANT FUNDS TO A PROJECT THAT BECAME A 501(C)(3) AND SPUN OFF.
    DISABILITY VISIBILITY LLCSAN FRANCISCO, CA$837,0002025GRANTOR/ GRANTEE PAYOUTS
    FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY$808,9012025"WE ARE READY TO RELEASE/TRANSFER THE TOTAL BALANCE OF DECOLONIZING WEALTH'S GRANT FROM FORD (FRD047 -- INTERNAL DETAILS ATTACHED) OF $808,901.40 BACK TO FORD AT THE FOLLOWING WIRE INFO:"
    ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY$579,9162025CRITICAL MINDED, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS, HAS AWARDED MOMUS A RENEWAL GRANT OF $50,000 FOR MOMUS'S RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMING
    LOVE BLDG INCDETROIT, MI$571,6052025SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF MEDIA-BASED ORGANIZING MODELS
    MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COALITIONDETROIT, MI$477,1322025TO ACHIEVE A CLEAN, HEALTHY, AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR MICHIGAN RESIDENTS MOST AFFECTED BY INADEQUATE POLICIES. WE WORK IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON THE JEMEZ PRINCIPLES. WE BUILD POWER AND UNITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, SO WE ALL CAN THRIVE.
    MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COALITIONDETROIT, MI$308,0282025GRANTOR/ GRANTEE PAYOUTS
    MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COALITIONDETROIT, MI$283,0762025GRANTOR GRANTEE PAYOUTS
    THE POINT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONBRONX, NY$241,5002025TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDING A COMMUNITY INTERNET TRUST
    EMERGENCE MEDIA LLCDETROIT, MI$235,4732025GRANTOR/ GRANTEE PAYOUTS
    THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANYSAN FRANCISCO, CA$174,0002025FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES DIVERSIFYING CULTURAL CRITICISM PROGRAM TO DEVELOP CULTURAL CRITICS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS.
    TRANSFORMING POWER FUNDDETROIT, MI$142,4242025SPINOUT FOR TPF.
    BKLYN BOIHOODBROOKLYN, NY$101,7622025GRANTOR GRANTEE PAYOUTS.
    LINKE FLIGL LLCMILLERTON, NY$99,3952025THE LAND-BASED CULTURAL WORK AS CRITICAL PRACTICE TO BUILD A MORE JUST WORLD. WE CREATED SPACE TO RECLAIM OUR INHERENT CONNECTION TO LAND, TRADITION AND EACH OTHER WHILE CONFRONTING LEGACIES OF COLONIALISM, ANTISEMITISM AND ASSIMILATION.
    HOUSE AQUEMINIDETROIT, MI$90,0282025GRANTOR/ GRANTEE PAYOUTS
    MUSLIMARCALTA LOMA, CA$71,6722025TO ADDRESS THE INTERSECTIONS OF ANTI-BLACK RACISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA THROUGH REGULAR PROGRAMMING IN DETROIT AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND PROVIDING REGULAR VIRTUAL BUILDING SPACES AND MEMBER-LED GATHERINGS.
    WE THE PEOPLE MIDETROIT, MI$70,0002025WILL IMPLEMENT THE ADVANCING DETROIT'S "RIGHT RELATIONSHIP AESTHETIC PROJECT AS DETAILED IN THE ACCEPTED GRANT PROPOSAL, AND WILL SUPPORT A NETWORK OF CULTURAL ORGANIZERS TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATE A DETROIT BASED FESTIVAL TO UPLIFT CULTURE CREATION AS A FORM OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER.
    EMERGENCE MEDIA LLCDETROIT, MI$65,7562025GRANTOR GRANTEE PAYOUTS.
    MUSLIM ANTI RACISM COLLABORATIVEALTA LOMA, CA$57,8172025TO ADDRESS THE INTERSECTIONS OF ANTI-BLACK RACISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA THROUGH REGULAR PROGRAMMING IN DETROIT AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND PROVIDING REGULAR VIRTUAL BUILDING SPACES AND MEMBER-LED GATHERINGS.
    YOUTH VOLUME LLCMARQUETTE, MI$57,1102025TO SUPPORT MUSICAL CHANGEMAKERS AGES 4-18 USING THE SUZUKI METHOD, IMPROVISING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TEACHING PRACTICES. VIOLIN AND CELLO STUDENTS ENJOY PRIVATE LESSONS, GROUP CLASSES, COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES, AND WORKSHOPS WITH LOCAL MUSICIANS.
    UNDERGROUND MUSIC ACADEMY LLCDETROIT, MI$56,9412025GRANTOR GRANTEE PAYOUTS.
    SHAKESPEARE IN DETROITDEARBORN, MI$56,6182025GRANTOR GRANTEE PAYOUTS
    SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURSCALABASAS, CA$55,0002025"SUPPORTING CRIMINALIZED SURVIVORS OF ABUSE IN THE FORM OF COMMISSARY, CARE PACKAGE AND FAMILY SUPPORT- DESIGN JUSTICE NETWORK, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS, HAS AWARDED 10 MOVEMENTS AND GROUPS A $5,000 USD GRANT AS PART OF THE RESOURCING OUR CARE LINEAG"
    SHAKESPEARE IN DETROITDEARBORN, MI$55,0002025SHAKESPEARE STEAM -- ARTISTIC AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR DETROIT STUDENT
    1 MICHIGAN FOR THE GLOBAL MAJORITYDETROIT, MI$50,0002025TRAIN YOUTH TO TAKE POWER,ADVOCATE THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TO ADVANCE IMMIGRANT POLICY
    NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF ARTSNEW YORK, NY$50,0002025THIS GRANT IS FOR POP CONFERENCE 2023, A GATHERING DEDICATED TO MUSIC WRITERS OF ALL STRIPES: JOURNALISTS,CRITICS, SCHOLARS, ARTISTS AND FANS
    SUNDANCE INSTITUTELOS ANGELES, CA$50,0002025SUNDANCE PRESS INCLUSION INITIATIVE.
    EL PUENTE DE WILLIASMBURG INCBROOKLYN, NY$50,0002025"SUBAWARD FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH CTNY AND THE COMMUNITY TECH LAB IN THE ISOC INITIATIVE"
    BRYCE DETROITDETROIT, MI$50,0002025WILL IMPLEMENT THE DETROIT DESIGN DIPLOMACY PROJECT AS DETAILED IN THE ACCEPTED GRANT PROPOSAL, AND WILL USE ART INSTALLATIONS, MEDIA PRODUCTION,AND A RANGE OF PROGRAMMING TO HIGHLIGHT NEW MODELS OF 'BLACK-LED' NEIGHBORHOOD CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH END.
    BURNAWAY INCATLANTA, GA$50,0002025RENEWAL GRANT FOR ITS ARTS WRITERS INCUBATOR AND EDITORIAL PROGRAM.
    SUGAR LAW CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICEDETROIT, MI$50,0002025TO HOST COMMUNITY GATHERING, PROVIDE PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH,LEGAL RESEARCH, LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS IN DETROIT.
    JACOBS PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INCBECKET, MA$50,0002025"INC A NEW PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT OF $50,000 FOR THE MOBBALLET (MEMOIRS OF BLACKS IN BALLET) PATHWAYS TO PERFORMANCE CHOREOGRAPHIC PROGRAM (PTP) INITIATIVE'S DANCE WRITERS CONVENING."
    BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVALPHILADELPHIA, PA$50,0002025WE HOPE THAT THIS SUPPORT FROM CRITICAL MINDED WILL HELP ALLOW BLACKSTAR TO FOCUS ON THE TWO STATED VITAL NEXT STEPS IN THEIR PROPOSAL--CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASING STANG.
    BLACKSTAR PROJECTS INCPHILADELPHIA, PA$50,0002025TO SUPPORT SEEN, ITS JOURNAL OF FILM, ART, AND VISUAL CULTURE.
    JUPITER MAGAZINE LLCCHICAGO, IL$50,0002025HELP JUPITER MAGAZINE IN ITS INITIAL LAUNCH YEAR TO SUPPORT WRITER HONORARIUMS,GRAPHIC DESIGN, ETC.
    ASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS WORKSHOPNEW YORK, NY$50,0002025GRANT FOR RENEWED PROJECT AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
    INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS INCCOLUMBIA, MO$50,0002025CRITICAL MINDED, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS, HAS AWARDED THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS INC, A $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT ON BEHALF OF HELL GATE.
    LATINA MEDIA COSAN FRANCISCO, CA$50,0002025SUPPORT LATINAMEDIA.CO IN THEIR GENERAL OPERATING.
    CAKECUTTER INSTITUTECOMPTON, CA$50,0002025THESE TWO GRANTS SPECIFICALLY FURTHER CRITICAL MINDED EFFORTS TO: 1) INCREASE SUPPORT AND INVESTMENTS TO BIPOC-LED PUBLISHERS AND PLATFORMS TO CREATE ECONOMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURAL CRITICS OF COLOR; AND 2) INVEST IN DOCUMENTING AND ARCHIVING THE HISTORY AND ROLE OF CRITICS OF COLOR TO ENSURE THAT THE EFFORTS OF CRITICAL MINDED LEAVE A FOOTPRINT AND REFERENCE POINT FOR FUTURE INITIATIVES WHILE ENSURING A FIRM FOUNDATION OF LEARNING.
    SIDEWALK DETROITDETROIT, MI$50,0002025SIDEWALK DETROIT WILL IMPLEMENT WORK AS DETAILED IN THE ACCEPTED GRANT PROPOSAL,EXPLORING ISSUES OF SPATIAL EQUITY THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS INTERSECTED WITH, AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPANDING ITS PROGRAMMING AND ADDRESSING THE EFFECT OF THOSE ISSUES ON DETROIT'S CULTURAL HERITAGE AND RELATIONSHIPS TO PUBLIC SPACE MORE FULLY.
    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIALOS ANGELES, CA$50,0002025TO HOST THE 2024 POP CONFERENCE.
    THE TRUSTES OF COL UNI IN THE CITY OF NYNEW YORK, NY$50,0002025TO SUPPORT THE GATHERING OF HIP HOP JOURNALISTS AND CRITICS FOR HIP HOP JOURNALISM.
    YOUNG NATIONDETROIT, MI$50,0002025TO DEEP NARRATIVE TO HELP CULTIVATE THE STORIES OF DETROITERS.
    THE FORUM FOR URBAN DESIGN INCNEW YORK, NY$50,0002025THE $50,000 WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT A NEW TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CULTIVATING CRITICS OF COLOR ON ISSUES OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND URBANISM.

    AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

    $9,463,376
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    AMALGAMATED TRANSFER FOR REGRANTING.

    AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

    $3,137,865
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    AMALGAMATED TRANSFER FOR REGRANTING.

    THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT

    $1,880,048
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT TRANSFER FOR REGRANTING

    SOCIAL GOOD FUND

    $1,801,664
    RICHMOND, CA2025

    TO MOVE UNTETHERED RESOURCES TO HELP SHAPE A FUTURE IN WHICH WE CAN ALL HEAL FROM GENERATIONS OF COLONIAL TRAUMA AND THRIVE IN OUR CULTURES.

    THE SKOLL FOUNDATION

    $1,189,325
    PALO ALTO, CA2025

    BACK TO THE FUNDER AT THE PROVIDED WIRE INFO- PROJECT CLOSE OUT

    AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

    $1,137,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    TO MOVE UNTETHERED RESOURCES TO HELP SHAPE A FUTURE IN WHICH WE CAN ALL HEAL FROM GENERATIONS OF COLONIAL TRAUMA AND THRIVE IN OUR CULTURES.

    KAIROS FELLOWSHIP INC

    $925,625
    WOODSTOCK, NY2025

    TRANSFERRING GRANT FUNDS TO A PROJECT THAT BECAME A 501(C)(3) AND SPUN OFF.

    DISABILITY VISIBILITY LLC

    $837,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2025

    GRANTOR/ GRANTEE PAYOUTS

    FORD FOUNDATION

    $808,901
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    "WE ARE READY TO RELEASE/TRANSFER THE TOTAL BALANCE OF DECOLONIZING WEALTH'S GRANT FROM FORD (FRD047 -- INTERNAL DETAILS ATTACHED) OF $808,901.40 BACK TO FORD AT THE FOLLOWING WIRE INFO:"

    ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

    $579,916
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    CRITICAL MINDED, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS, HAS AWARDED MOMUS A RENEWAL GRANT OF $50,000 FOR MOMUS'S RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMING

    LOVE BLDG INC

    $571,605
    DETROIT, MI2025

    SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF MEDIA-BASED ORGANIZING MODELS

    MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COALITION

    $477,132
    DETROIT, MI2025

    TO ACHIEVE A CLEAN, HEALTHY, AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR MICHIGAN RESIDENTS MOST AFFECTED BY INADEQUATE POLICIES. WE WORK IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON THE JEMEZ PRINCIPLES. WE BUILD POWER AND UNITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, SO WE ALL CAN THRIVE.

    MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COALITION

    $308,028
    DETROIT, MI2025

    GRANTOR/ GRANTEE PAYOUTS

    MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COALITION

    $283,076
    DETROIT, MI2025

    GRANTOR GRANTEE PAYOUTS

    THE POINT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

    $241,500
    BRONX, NY2025

    TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDING A COMMUNITY INTERNET TRUST

    EMERGENCE MEDIA LLC

    $235,473
    DETROIT, MI2025

    GRANTOR/ GRANTEE PAYOUTS

    THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY

    $174,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2025

    FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES DIVERSIFYING CULTURAL CRITICISM PROGRAM TO DEVELOP CULTURAL CRITICS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS.

    TRANSFORMING POWER FUND

    $142,424
    DETROIT, MI2025

    SPINOUT FOR TPF.

    BKLYN BOIHOOD

    $101,762
    BROOKLYN, NY2025

    GRANTOR GRANTEE PAYOUTS.

    LINKE FLIGL LLC

    $99,395
    MILLERTON, NY2025

    THE LAND-BASED CULTURAL WORK AS CRITICAL PRACTICE TO BUILD A MORE JUST WORLD. WE CREATED SPACE TO RECLAIM OUR INHERENT CONNECTION TO LAND, TRADITION AND EACH OTHER WHILE CONFRONTING LEGACIES OF COLONIALISM, ANTISEMITISM AND ASSIMILATION.

    HOUSE AQUEMINI

    $90,028
    DETROIT, MI2025

    GRANTOR/ GRANTEE PAYOUTS

    MUSLIMARC

    $71,672
    ALTA LOMA, CA2025

    TO ADDRESS THE INTERSECTIONS OF ANTI-BLACK RACISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA THROUGH REGULAR PROGRAMMING IN DETROIT AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND PROVIDING REGULAR VIRTUAL BUILDING SPACES AND MEMBER-LED GATHERINGS.

    WE THE PEOPLE MI

    $70,000
    DETROIT, MI2025

    WILL IMPLEMENT THE ADVANCING DETROIT'S "RIGHT RELATIONSHIP AESTHETIC PROJECT AS DETAILED IN THE ACCEPTED GRANT PROPOSAL, AND WILL SUPPORT A NETWORK OF CULTURAL ORGANIZERS TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATE A DETROIT BASED FESTIVAL TO UPLIFT CULTURE CREATION AS A FORM OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER.

    EMERGENCE MEDIA LLC

    $65,756
    DETROIT, MI2025

    GRANTOR GRANTEE PAYOUTS.

    MUSLIM ANTI RACISM COLLABORATIVE

    $57,817
    ALTA LOMA, CA2025

    TO ADDRESS THE INTERSECTIONS OF ANTI-BLACK RACISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA THROUGH REGULAR PROGRAMMING IN DETROIT AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND PROVIDING REGULAR VIRTUAL BUILDING SPACES AND MEMBER-LED GATHERINGS.

    YOUTH VOLUME LLC

    $57,110
    MARQUETTE, MI2025

    TO SUPPORT MUSICAL CHANGEMAKERS AGES 4-18 USING THE SUZUKI METHOD, IMPROVISING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TEACHING PRACTICES. VIOLIN AND CELLO STUDENTS ENJOY PRIVATE LESSONS, GROUP CLASSES, COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES, AND WORKSHOPS WITH LOCAL MUSICIANS.

    UNDERGROUND MUSIC ACADEMY LLC

    $56,941
    DETROIT, MI2025

    GRANTOR GRANTEE PAYOUTS.

    SHAKESPEARE IN DETROIT

    $56,618
    DEARBORN, MI2025

    GRANTOR GRANTEE PAYOUTS

    SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS

    $55,000
    CALABASAS, CA2025

    "SUPPORTING CRIMINALIZED SURVIVORS OF ABUSE IN THE FORM OF COMMISSARY, CARE PACKAGE AND FAMILY SUPPORT- DESIGN JUSTICE NETWORK, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS, HAS AWARDED 10 MOVEMENTS AND GROUPS A $5,000 USD GRANT AS PART OF THE RESOURCING OUR CARE LINEAG"

    SHAKESPEARE IN DETROIT

    $55,000
    DEARBORN, MI2025

    SHAKESPEARE STEAM -- ARTISTIC AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR DETROIT STUDENT

    1 MICHIGAN FOR THE GLOBAL MAJORITY

    $50,000
    DETROIT, MI2025

    TRAIN YOUTH TO TAKE POWER,ADVOCATE THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TO ADVANCE IMMIGRANT POLICY

    NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF ARTS

    $50,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    THIS GRANT IS FOR POP CONFERENCE 2023, A GATHERING DEDICATED TO MUSIC WRITERS OF ALL STRIPES: JOURNALISTS,CRITICS, SCHOLARS, ARTISTS AND FANS

    SUNDANCE INSTITUTE

    $50,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    SUNDANCE PRESS INCLUSION INITIATIVE.

    EL PUENTE DE WILLIASMBURG INC

    $50,000
    BROOKLYN, NY2025

    "SUBAWARD FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH CTNY AND THE COMMUNITY TECH LAB IN THE ISOC INITIATIVE"

    BRYCE DETROIT

    $50,000
    DETROIT, MI2025

    WILL IMPLEMENT THE DETROIT DESIGN DIPLOMACY PROJECT AS DETAILED IN THE ACCEPTED GRANT PROPOSAL, AND WILL USE ART INSTALLATIONS, MEDIA PRODUCTION,AND A RANGE OF PROGRAMMING TO HIGHLIGHT NEW MODELS OF 'BLACK-LED' NEIGHBORHOOD CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH END.

    BURNAWAY INC

    $50,000
    ATLANTA, GA2025

    RENEWAL GRANT FOR ITS ARTS WRITERS INCUBATOR AND EDITORIAL PROGRAM.

    SUGAR LAW CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

    $50,000
    DETROIT, MI2025

    TO HOST COMMUNITY GATHERING, PROVIDE PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH,LEGAL RESEARCH, LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS IN DETROIT.

    JACOBS PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INC

    $50,000
    BECKET, MA2025

    "INC A NEW PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT OF $50,000 FOR THE MOBBALLET (MEMOIRS OF BLACKS IN BALLET) PATHWAYS TO PERFORMANCE CHOREOGRAPHIC PROGRAM (PTP) INITIATIVE'S DANCE WRITERS CONVENING."

    BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL

    $50,000
    PHILADELPHIA, PA2025

    WE HOPE THAT THIS SUPPORT FROM CRITICAL MINDED WILL HELP ALLOW BLACKSTAR TO FOCUS ON THE TWO STATED VITAL NEXT STEPS IN THEIR PROPOSAL--CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASING STANG.

    BLACKSTAR PROJECTS INC

    $50,000
    PHILADELPHIA, PA2025

    TO SUPPORT SEEN, ITS JOURNAL OF FILM, ART, AND VISUAL CULTURE.

    JUPITER MAGAZINE LLC

    $50,000
    CHICAGO, IL2025

    HELP JUPITER MAGAZINE IN ITS INITIAL LAUNCH YEAR TO SUPPORT WRITER HONORARIUMS,GRAPHIC DESIGN, ETC.

    ASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS WORKSHOP

    $50,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    GRANT FOR RENEWED PROJECT AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.

    INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS INC

    $50,000
    COLUMBIA, MO2025

    CRITICAL MINDED, A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS, HAS AWARDED THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS INC, A $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT ON BEHALF OF HELL GATE.

    LATINA MEDIA CO

    $50,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2025

    SUPPORT LATINAMEDIA.CO IN THEIR GENERAL OPERATING.

    CAKECUTTER INSTITUTE

    $50,000
    COMPTON, CA2025

    THESE TWO GRANTS SPECIFICALLY FURTHER CRITICAL MINDED EFFORTS TO: 1) INCREASE SUPPORT AND INVESTMENTS TO BIPOC-LED PUBLISHERS AND PLATFORMS TO CREATE ECONOMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURAL CRITICS OF COLOR; AND 2) INVEST IN DOCUMENTING AND ARCHIVING THE HISTORY AND ROLE OF CRITICS OF COLOR TO ENSURE THAT THE EFFORTS OF CRITICAL MINDED LEAVE A FOOTPRINT AND REFERENCE POINT FOR FUTURE INITIATIVES WHILE ENSURING A FIRM FOUNDATION OF LEARNING.

    SIDEWALK DETROIT

    $50,000
    DETROIT, MI2025

    SIDEWALK DETROIT WILL IMPLEMENT WORK AS DETAILED IN THE ACCEPTED GRANT PROPOSAL,EXPLORING ISSUES OF SPATIAL EQUITY THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS INTERSECTED WITH, AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPANDING ITS PROGRAMMING AND ADDRESSING THE EFFECT OF THOSE ISSUES ON DETROIT'S CULTURAL HERITAGE AND RELATIONSHIPS TO PUBLIC SPACE MORE FULLY.

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

    $50,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    TO HOST THE 2024 POP CONFERENCE.

    THE TRUSTES OF COL UNI IN THE CITY OF NY

    $50,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    TO SUPPORT THE GATHERING OF HIP HOP JOURNALISTS AND CRITICS FOR HIP HOP JOURNALISM.

    YOUNG NATION

    $50,000
    DETROIT, MI2025

    TO DEEP NARRATIVE TO HELP CULTIVATE THE STORIES OF DETROITERS.

    THE FORUM FOR URBAN DESIGN INC

    $50,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    THE $50,000 WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT A NEW TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CULTIVATING CRITICS OF COLOR ON ISSUES OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND URBANISM.