New Report Finds Black-Led Nonprofits Told to Drop Race from Their Work or Risk Losing Support

Following the 2020 murder of George Floyd, billions of dollars were pledged to support Black communities, but a new report reveals that Black-led nonprofits are now facing pressure to eliminate race-related language from their missions and materials or risk losing funding. The study found that while over three-quarters of Black-led organizations explicitly mention race in their public communications, they are significantly more likely than white-led nonprofits to be advised against doing so by funders, consultants, and legal advisors. This pressure comes despite the fact that racial disparities remain central to the issues these organizations address, and it occurs against a backdrop of ongoing financial inequality where Black-led nonprofits typically operate with much smaller budgets than white-led organizations.