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Brooklyn Youth Grant $2.5M to BIPOC-Led Organizations Supporting Young People, Part of Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Racially Just Grantmaking Process
January 26, 2022
Initiative Marks Foundation’s Full Transition to Participatory Grantmaking  
Five Brooklyn Nonprofits Win Brooklyn Community Foundation’s $100,000 Spark Prize for Outstanding Commitment to Racial Justice
January 13, 2022
Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Spark Prize, the only honor celebrating nonprofits advancing racial justice in the borough.
Give Where You Live! Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches #BrooklynGives, Uniting Donors and Local Nonprofits in Support of Social Change
November 10, 2021
—The Foundation’s Annual #GivingTuesday Campaign Aims to Raise $1M—   —Partnership with The Social to Feature Crowd-Sourced New Flavor; Proceeds Going to Racial Justice Organizations—  
Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund Awards $541,000 to Address Ongoing Urgent Needs, Including Vaccine Education and Navigation
April 20, 2021
(Brooklyn, NY) -  As the COVID-19 pandemic surpasses the one-year mark, Brooklyn Community Foundation is announcing $541,000 in new grants from its Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund to address ongoing health, economic, and social challenges in communities of color. 
Attorney General James Provides $2.4 Million to Brooklyn Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
March 3, 2021
Funds Derived from Fraudulent Charity Shut Down by AG’s Office
Brooklyn Community Foundation Commits $250,000 For Community Health Outreach and Vaccination Support
February 26, 2021
New grants from the Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund will support community-based organizations to address inequities in access to information and health care services—including vaccines  
Brooklyn Community Foundation Releases Results of 4-Year Study of Restorative Justice Implementation in Schools
October 8, 2020
Focused on Addressing Racial Disparities in School Discipline, the Brooklyn Restorative Justice Project is a partnership with NYC Department of Education and the Mayor's Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline 
Brooklynites Raise $3.7 Million to Address COVID-19’s Disproportionate Impacts
July 20, 2020
With a Focus on Racial Justice, Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund Has Awarded $3.3M to Date, with 214 Nonprofits Receiving Immediate Response Grants to Meet Urgent Needs
#BrooklynGives Aims to Raise $1M for COVID-19 Relief on #GivingTuesdayNow
April 30, 2020
Donations at BrooklynGives.org will support Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund and frontline nonprofits in hardest hit areas  
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces $50M Grantmaking Milestone at Annual Spark Breakfast, While Honoring Winners of $100,000 Spark Prize and ALLINBKLYN
February 27, 2020
Brooklyn Community Foundation—established 10 years ago as the first and only foundation dedicated to New York City’s largest borough—announced that it has surpassed $50 million in total grantmaking as it awarded five Brooklyn social justice organizations with its $100,000 Spark Prize at its annual Spark Breakfast this morning.

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