When the Belle Haven community needs assistance, Belle Haven Action steps up. The fund plans to do two or three rounds of grantmaking each year, with a different focus for each round.

It is aiming to raise $100 million over the next five years from foundations, corporate donors, and individual donors. Burden, vice president of corporate and foundation relations at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which provides administrative and fiscal management of the fund.ДЄs of August 2021, the statewide CBFF funding initiative has raised $50.2 million and has distributed more than $15 million in the past year. вЂњThe CBFF focus is on power-building вЂ“ how groups are organizing the local community, what issues theyвЂ™re trying to advance in the state, and what public policies theyвЂ™re paying attention to,вЂќ said Stuart C. The grant to Belle Haven Action is one example of how CBFFвЂ™s work aligns with SVCFвЂ™s goal of being an equity-centered organization, supporting historically under-resourced communities. вЂњIt is important to have flexibility with funding, because things change.вЂќ вЂњIt was nice to be able to say yes,вЂќ Taylor said. They were able to pivot, though, and help a resident who asked for assistance disposing of unneeded items. Photo courtesy of Belle Haven ActionДЇor example, the group was looking at providing dumpsters for a neighborhood street cleanup, but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented it. вЂњIt gives us flexibility.вЂќД«elle Haven Action CEO Cecilia Taylor celebrates Juneteenth 2021 at the Karl Clark Park Storyboard Unveiling. вЂњHaving grants that donвЂ™t come with barriers вЂ“ no strings вЂ“ is helpful to an organization that is small and mighty,вЂќ said Cecilia Taylor, the groupвЂ™s founder and executive director. The CBFF provides flexible operating support to its grantees - something that is particularly valuable to Belle Haven Action. This round of grants focused on Black-led organizations with operating budgets of less than $1 million. CBFF is a five-year, $100 million initiative to ensure that Black power-building and movement-based organizations have the sustained investments and resources they need to eradicate systemic and institutional racism. The group works in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park, and its mission statement says it advocates for вЂњequity, inclusion, and acknowledgement of the diversity that makes our neighborhood unique.вЂќД«elle Haven Action is one of the 74 grantees from the California Black Freedom FundвЂ™s (CBFF) latest grantmaking round. Photo by Magali GauthierДЇrom spearheading COVID-19 vaccination drives to helping senior citizens sign up for housing, Belle Haven Action is a catalyst for projects that serve the community. Volunteers check in families at a COVID-19 test site in Belle Haven on December 13, 2020.

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