Nonprofits Led by People of Color Get Less Funding Than Others
By Mirae Kim, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
and Bo Li, Doctoral Candidate in Nonprofit Management, Georgia State University
Nonprofits that serve people of color or are led by nonwhite executive directors have a harder time getting the funding they need than other organizations, increasing their financial hardships.
That’s what we found when we surveyed more than 200 social services and arts nonprofits across the U.S. that focus on the needs of particular racial and ethnic groups. We researched three kinds of organizations: those helping meet immigrants’ needs; those promoting different cultural heritages or preserving the traditions of particular ethnic groups; and folk arts nonprofits. About one-third of those surveyed serve mainly white communities such as Irish Americans or Polish Americans, while the rest serve mainly people of color. Read more…
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