Donors and volunteers gathered to celebrate the second anniversary of the fund’s official launch. Here are a few key facts about Big Equity Fund and Black philanthropy shared at the event: Black Philanthropy

• Blacks give 25% more of their income than whites, according to a Kellogg Foundation report—a fact that is not well-known.
• Black Investments in Greensboro (BIG) Equity Fund is a one-of-a-kind charitable fund led BY the Black community FOR the Black community in Greensboro.
• BIG Equity Fund remains Black-led and Black-funded so that the wealth and assets of the Black community in Greensboro are recognized as key contributions to our community’s quality of life. BIG Equity Fund
• BIG Equity Fund has raised $1.5M to date since its initial fundraising began in the winter of 2019-20.
• BIG Equity Fund is a permanent “endowed” fund, which means that for as long as there are opportunities to strengthen the Black community in Greensboro, BIG Equity Fund will be there to lend a helping hand. It is a “forever” fund hosted by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
• The first $300,000 in contributions to the fund were from Black donors, and more than half of all contributions to date continue to flow from the Black community.

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