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The world's oldest and largest library association comprised of 57,000 libraries and library professionals. It provides programmatic and financial support, as well as education, publications, and professional development to member libraries. With this support, libraries provide their communities an inclusive space to connect and build empathy, breaking down institutional and cultural barriers.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Areas of Exploration | $200,000 | general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
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| Areas of Exploration | $200,000 | general support, $150,000 in 2021 and $200,000 in 2022 (payment two of two, total grant amount $350,000) |
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| Good Fight Grants | $50,000 | Unite Against Book Bans Campaign, hosted by Office for Intellectual Freedom General Donations |
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| Responsive | $2,000,000 | COVID-19 responsive regranting program for libraries |
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| Areas of Exploration | $150,000 | general support, $150,000 in 2021 and $200,000 in 2022 (payment one of two, total grant amount $350,000) |
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| Responsive | $1,000,000 | COVID-19 responsive regranting program for libraries |
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| Areas of Exploration | $150,000 | general support |
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| Areas of Exploration | $75,000 | general support |
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| Areas of Exploration | $50,000 | Great Stories Club (GSC) |
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| Areas of Exploration | $50,000 | Great Stories Club (GSC) |
A Rapid City-based organization that honors and supports the Collective Spirit of First Peoples artists and culture bearers. Its "Dances with Words" program is a youth spoken word initiative on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It connects youth to Native American oral traditions and amplifies young voices in the community through facilitating and mentoring the creation of literature, poetry, spoken word, and music. It is among the organizations that make up the Youth Speaks Brave New Voices Network.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Good Fight Grants | $50,000 | Education and Impact Project for We The Peoples Before |
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| Stories | $7,500 | Dances With Words |
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| Stories | $15,000 | Dances With Words |
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| Stories | $15,000 | Dances With Words |
An initiative that aims to provide 650 women across Georgia an average of $850 monthly for two years. This project emerged from the recommendations of a community-driven task force that examined the root caused of economic insecurity and wealth and found that Black women face some of the harshest economic insecurity and financial instability, with significant ripple effects on families and communities.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Good Fight Grants | $50,000 | In Her Hands campaign hosted by The GRO Fund |
A nonprofit committed to the national reckoning around race by finding creative ways to honor the voiceless, the minimized, and the ignored. Its three phase effort involves erecting the Mothers of Gynecology monument, opening a Travel Center, and finally a Creative Changemakers Museum. These projects will highlight the power of art, music, and conversation to change narratives and heal wounds of indifference.
| Giving Area | Amount | Year | Purpose |
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| Good Fight Grants | $50,000 | More Up Campus |
Acton Family Giving is part of the Wildcard Giving family and complements the work of our two sister organizations.