PRE's Derailed: Rising Attacks and Retreating Resources for Racial Justice is a follow-up report to 2021's Mismatched, completing the picture of how funding has shifted for communities of color and racial justice movements from 2019 to 2025.
For those interested in racial justice funding as part of their grantmaking, we encourage you to read the report in full. Here are some quick takes, courtesy of our colleagues at PRE:
· As of the most recently available data from the sector, funding for communities of color has fallen back a decade to levels lower than in 2014, and well below its 2021 peak.
· Funding for communities of color only constitutes 6.8% of all institutional giving, and racial justice is even lower at 1%, with a 90% drop in grants specifically citing racial justice in their descriptions.
· Behind the numbers lies a deeper story: one of too many funders overhyping their commitment to racial justice in 2020 and then retreating all too quickly and quietly in the face of extreme attacks on equity, democracy, and philanthropic freedom.
Also, the report features interviews with key movement leaders to shape an understanding of how 2025 under the federal administration in the United States has halted progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Get your own copy here: https://racialequity.org/derailed (Your contact information is required for download.)