The Black Fund of Central Texas Grant Partners

2025 Grant Partners

Thanks to the generosity of our investors and volunteers, The Black Fund of Central Texas awarded $275,000 in general operating support 24 Black-led organizations working to uplift the Black community in Central Texas.

We’re thrilled to announce our 2025 grant partners, beginning with the top finalists in each of our five impact areas: Arts, Culture & Preservation, Education, Health & Wellness, Power Building, Organizing & Advocacy, and Wealth Building.

Real Queens 3
Alliance for African American Health 2
Bakari Foundation 1
PEACE Program 3
Real Queens 1
Real Queens 2

Arts, Culture & Preservation

Investing in educational initiatives and spaces that support successful outcomes for Black people.

Art Curatorial Inc

$20,000 / Two-year grant

Art Curatorial Inc’s personalized approach involves working closely with artists & creative entities to develop art and exhibitions that tell a unique story. By combining innovative art installations with holistic wellness practices, we create environments that inspire, engage, and leave a lasting impression.

Education

Investing in educational initiatives and spaces that support successful outcomes for Black people.

Texas Empowerment Academy

$20,000 / Two-year grant

Texas Empowerment Academy (TXEA) was founded in 1998 to provide children with an innovative alternative for educational excellence in grades K-12. Our focus on promoting community and self-responsibility ensures that our students feel supported and confident in their abilities, setting them up for success in all aspects of life.

Health & Wellness

Investing in initiatives and organizations that advance the mental, physical, and spiritual health and wellness of Black Central Texans.

Hearts 2 Heal

$20,000 / Two-year grant

Hearts2Heal meets the need for healing through a trauma-informed, community-centered approach, offering education, peer support, mental health training, and a clinical internship program grounded in evidence-based practices and lived experience.

Power Building, Organizing & Advocacy

Investing in urgent, emergent, and ongoing initiatives and organizations that harness the collective power of Black people as a means of challenging, redesigning, or uprooting systems to continually move us towards an equitable society.

U.S. Africa Institute

$20,000 / Two-year grant

U.S. Africa Institute was established to address the unique challenges facing immigrant, refugee, and international students and their families. We are a community of educators, students, and immigration advocates committed to advancing educational equity, immigration and racial justice, and global exchange programs.

Wealth Building

Investing in initiatives and organizations that close the racial wealth gap for Black Central Texans by providing an ecosystem of support resulting in increased individual and shared growth and prosperity.

Stephen Braggs Youth Foundation

$20,000 / Two-year grant

Stephen Braggs Youth Foundation helps to support foster youth and young adults in building stable, independent futures by providing housing support, career and financial skills, life coaching, and connections to community resources that promote long-term stability and success.

2025 Grant Partners

Arts, Culture & Preservation

  • Art Curatorial Inc / $20,000
  • Out Tha Box Productions (sponsored by Austin Revitalization Authority) / $15,000
  • Black Families of Hutto (sponsored by Destroying the Gap) / $10,000

Wealth Building

  • Stephen Braggs Youth Foundation / $20,000
  • AL Community Development Corporation / $15,000
  • Capitol View Arts / $10,000

Health & Wellness

  • Hearts 2 Heal / $20,000
  • Liberate Counseling (sponsored by Black Mamas Village) / $15,000
  • BllinG Salon & Spa Graced and Sage (sponsored by The Pfaith House) / $10,000

Power Building, Organizing and Advocacy

  • U.S. Africa Institute / $20,000
  • Selnel's Sensory Play & Advocacy Group Inc. (sponsored by Allure Alliance) / $15,000
  • Black Trans Leadership of Austin (fiscally sponsored by American Arts Project) / $10,000

Improving Education Access & Outcomes

  • Texas Empowerment Academy / $20,000
  • The Rise Child Development Center / $15,000
  • Austin Black Physicians Association / $10,000

Committee Choice

  • JOI COMMUNITY OUTREACH - Power Building, Organizing & Advocacy / $5,000
  • My Sister's Keeper ATX - Health & Wellness / $5,000
  • Dickey Museum & Multipurpose Center- Health & Wellness / $5,000
  • Sow Family Foundation- Health & Wellness / $5,000
  • Pfaith House- Health & Wellness / $5,000
  • Ballet Afrique (sponsored by Austin Creative Alliance) - Wealth Building / $5,000
  • Bastrop County Food Pantry - Wealth Building / $5,000
  • Empower Bastrop County (sponsored by Bastrop County Cares) - Improving Education Access & Outcomes / $5,000
  • Bee Unique - Improving Education Access & Outcomes / $5,000

2023 Grant Partners

Thanks to the generosity of our investors and volunteers, The Black Fund of Central Texas awarded $500,000 in general operating support 25 Black-led organizations working to uplift the Black community in Central Texas.

We’re thrilled to announce our 2023 grant partners, beginning with the top finalists in each of our five impact areas: Arts, Culture & Preservation, Education, Health & Wellness, Power Building, Organizing & Advocacy, and Wealth Building.

Real Queens 3
Alliance for African American Health 2
Bakari Foundation 1
PEACE Program 3
Real Queens 1
Real Queens 2

Arts, Culture & Preservation

Investing in educational initiatives and spaces that support successful outcomes for Black people.

Origin Studio House

$40,000 / Two-year grant
Origin Studio House is a place for creators and community, driven by the spirit of hospitality, shared connections and nourishment. Located in historic East Austin, Origin has a robust programmatic arm that convenes artists of all industries—including visual art, performance art and the culinary arts.

Education

Investing in educational initiatives and spaces that support successful outcomes for Black people.

Building Promise USA

$40,000 / Two-year grant
Building Promise USA works to dismantle the cycle of incarceration, unemployment and homelessness among people with justice involvement and behavioral health challenges by providing transitional and support services to them, their families and their communities.

Health & Wellness

Investing in initiatives and organizations that advance the mental, physical, and spiritual health and wellness of Black Central Texans.

Delivering Unto You

$40,000 / Two-year grant
Delivering Unto You offers a safe, empowering pregnancy and birth environment by providing midwifery care, education, and support for Black families and other families of color in Travis County and surrounding areas.

Power Building, Organizing & Advocacy

Investing in urgent, emergent, and ongoing initiatives and organizations that harness the collective power of Black people as a means of challenging, redesigning, or uprooting systems to continually move us towards an equitable society.

Round Rock Black Parents Association

$40,000 / Two-year grant
The Round Rock Black Parents Association is a community engagement and empowerment network that unifies, mobilizes and uplifts Black parents, students, educators, and stakeholders.

Wealth Building

Investing in initiatives and organizations that close the racial wealth gap for Black Central Texans by providing an ecosystem of support resulting in increased individual and shared growth and prosperity.

Austin Legal Access

$40,000 / Two-year grant
Austin Legal Access provides quality and affordable legal services on a sliding scale to low-to-moderate income individuals.

2023 Grant Partners

Arts, Culture & Preservation

  • ORIGIN STUDIO HOUSE / $40,000
  • The Giving Rose Foundation ATX / $25,000
  • RE-CLAIM / $15,000
  • Torch Literary Arts / $15,000

Education

  • Building Promise USA / $40,000
  • The Bakari Foundation / $25,000
  • P.E.A.C.E. Program / $15,000
  • SCD Enrichment Program / $15,000

Health & Wellness

  • Delivering Unto You / $40,000
  • Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas / $25,000
  • Black Men's Health Clinic / $15,000
  • Real Queens Fix Each Other's Crowns / $15,000

Power Building, Organizing and Advocacy

  • Round Rock Black Parents Association/Black Parents & Families Association / $40,000
  • Tomorrow's Promise Foundation / $25,000
  • Little Bit of Good / $15,000
  • Youth Rise Texas / $15,000

Wealth Building

  • Austin Legal Access / $40,000
  • Ladders for Leaders / $25,000
  • Black Girl Ventures / $15,000
  • Code2College / $15,000

Committee Choice

  • Ballet Afrique - Arts, Culture & Preservation / $5,000
  • Huston-Tillotson University - Education / $5,000
  • Hungry Hill Foundation - Health & Wellness / $5,000
  • Professionals - Power Building, Organizing & Advocacy / $5,000
  • Black Professional Alliance - Wealth Building / $5,000

2022 Grant Partners

Arts, Culture & Preservation

Investing in educational initiatives and spaces that support successful outcomes for Black people.

Origin Studio House

$40,000 / Two-year grant
Origin Studio House is a place for creators and community, driven by the spirit of hospitality, shared connections and nourishment. Located in historic East Austin, Origin has a robust programmatic arm that convenes artists of all industries—including visual art, performance art and the culinary arts.

Education

Investing in educational initiatives and spaces that support successful outcomes for Black people.

Building Promise USA

$40,000 / Two-year grant
Building Promise USA works to dismantle the cycle of incarceration, unemployment and homelessness among people with justice involvement and behavioral health challenges by providing transitional and support services to them, their families and their communities.

Health & Wellness

Investing in initiatives and organizations that advance the mental, physical, and spiritual health and wellness of Black Central Texans.

Delivering Unto You

$40,000 / Two-year grant
Delivering Unto You offers a safe, empowering pregnancy and birth environment by providing midwifery care, education, and support for Black families and other families of color in Travis County and surrounding areas.

Power Building, Organizing & Advocacy

Investing in urgent, emergent, and ongoing initiatives and organizations that harness the collective power of Black people as a means of challenging, redesigning, or uprooting systems to continually move us towards an equitable society.

Round Rock Black Parents Association

$40,000 / Two-year grant
The Round Rock Black Parents Association is a community engagement and empowerment network that unifies, mobilizes and uplifts Black parents, students, educators, and stakeholders.

Wealth Building

Investing in initiatives and organizations that close the racial wealth gap for Black Central Texans by providing an ecosystem of support resulting in increased individual and shared growth and prosperity.

Austin Legal Access

$40,000 / Two-year grant
Austin Legal Access provides quality and affordable legal services on a sliding scale to low-to-moderate income individuals.

2022 Grant Partners

Education

  • Excellence & Advancement Foundation / $40,000
  • Roslyn’s Novel / $20,000
  • Changing Expectations / $20,000
  • The Man in Me / $5,000

Health & Wellness

  • Black Mamas ATX / $40,000
  • Allure Alliance / $20,000
  • Black Trans Leadership of Austin / $20,000
  • Austin Black Physicians Association / $5,000

Wealth Building

  • Austin Urban Technology Movement / $40,000
  • Black Makers Market / $20,000
  • Capitol View Arts / $20,000
  • Black Mamas Village / $5,000

Power Building, Organizing and Advocacy

  • African American Leadership Institute (AALI) / $40,000
  • Family Preservation Leadership Council/Change1 / $20,000
  • Grassroots Leadership / $20,000
  • Maternal Health Equity Collaborative / $5,000

Committee Choice

  • Dream Out Loud Experience of Texas / $3,000
  • Hearts2Heal / $3,000
  • Real Queens Fix Each Other’s Crowns / $3,000
  • Tomorrow’s Promise Foundation / $3,000
  • We Can Now / $3,000
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