The largest non-profit organizations in Houston tend to enjoy tremendous support from Houston’s philanthropic community.
In our continued push for equity, Houston’s philanthropists must demand that the United Way of Houston and the Greater Houston Community Foundation provide an accounting of what portion of their funding is directed to small non-profits led by Black founders.
In working at the grassroots level, Black founders and community organizations are often isolated, resource deprived, lack social connections within philanthropic circles, and do not have advocates to push for funding to be directed towards supporting their causes.
It is time for Houston’s philanthropic community to implement changes that help creditable non-profit organizations founded by Black leaders thrive in their work and play on equal footing.
We are at a most opportune time to permanently address equity, inclusion and reversing the tide of systemic issues that have long plagued the Black community, and expanding support to Black founders and community organization is a huge component of achieving that progress.
