2025-2027 EQUITY FUND APPLICATION

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led and serving nonprofits encounter serious barriers due to limited funding, inadequate infrastructure, and years of underinvestment. The Equity Fund is designed to support under-resourced, grassroots organizations led by and serving BIPOC communities by investing unrestricted funding using a process leaning into trust-based philanthropy principles. UWPC will employ the following criteria when determining eligibility for the Equity Fund:

Staff and board leadership are majority BIPOC (>50%);
Serving majority BIPOC communities (>50%);
Physically provides services in communities where significant populations of BIPOC households reside;
Annual operating budget of no more than $500,000, with a preference for those at less than $250,000;
Founded or evolved to serve the needs of communities of color; and
Measurable connection to UWPC’s bold goal of moving households toward self-sufficiency

Can an organization apply for funds more than once during this grant cycle?

The Equity Fund awards one-year grants. An organization or group can only receive one grant award each year (12 months). However, an organization that received an award in January 2025, for instance, could apply again and receive another award in January 2026 or 2027. Additionally, this fund will award grants at two points each year, in January and July. An organization that applies for an award in the January award cycle but does not receive an award will have its application automatically carried over and be considered for the July award cycle.

Application Submission

The Equity Fund application will remain open throughout the 2025-2027 investment cycle, with application review occurring twice annually. Following is the investment review schedule:

EQUITY FUND APPLICATION SUBMISSION TIMELINE
Investment Cycle	Award Timeline
Jul 1 – Sept 30, 2024	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2025
Oct 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025	July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Apr 1 – Sept 30, 2025	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2026
Oct 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026	July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
Apr 1 – Sept 30, 2026	Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2027

Proposals must be received by UWPC, through the online application system, on or before 5:00 pm PST on Sept 30 for a January 1 award and March 31 for a July 1 award.

Organization/Group Name: *

Name of Person Submitting Application: *

Email Address: *

Phone Number: *

Funding will be used for (check all that apply): *

Program

Project

Staffing

Capacity Building (training, technology, 501c3, board development, etc.)

ORGANIZATIONAL/GROUP INFORMATION

Contact Name: *

Title: *

Email Address: *

Phone Number: *

Physical Street Address: *

City: *

Zip Code: *

Mailing Address (if different from physical address):

Main Office Number: *

Organization Website (if you have one): *

Organization's Tax ID Number (if you have one): *

Year Started: *

Tax Exempt Status: *

Independent 501c3

Faith-based tax-exempt organization

Using a fiscal sponsor (please identify below)

Please upload a copy of your organization's - or your fiscal sponsor's - 501c3 IRS Tax Exemption Notification Letter here: *

Please upload a copy of your organization or group's current fiscal year operating budget: *

If you indicated "Using a fiscal sponsor" above please provide the following information:

Name of Fiscal Sponsor Agency: *

Agency Mailing Address: *

Agency Email Address: *

Agency Phone Number: *

ORGANIZATION/GROUP'S BIPOC REPRESENTATION

Leadership Demographics - What percent of your Leadership identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)? *

0 - 25%

26 - 50%

52 - 75%

More than 75%

Staff/Group Demographics - What percent of your staff/group identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)? *

0 - 25%

26 - 50%

52 - 75%

More than 75%

FUNDING REQUEST

Amount requested (min - $1,500; max - $10,000): *

In what priority area will this funding have an impact (select all that apply): *

Are you physically located in the areas you serve: *

What percent of your program participants identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC)? *

0 - 25%

26 - 50%

51 - 75%

More than 75%

What percent of your program participants identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC)? *

0 - 25%

26 - 50%

51 - 75%

More than 75%

Racial Breakdown *

How many individuals or households do you expect to serve with this funding? *

PROGRAM/PROJECT INFORMATION

Describe how you will use these resources: *

How will the use of these resources help improve your ability to help individuals and families you serve move towards becoming financially stable. How will you know? *

How will those you are serving benefit? *

Overall, how will these resources strengthen your work? *

98404
98405
98408
98409
98433/39/99
98444/45
98465
Key Peninsula area
Other (please share which zip code area(s) along with data to support your focus on these areas below)