Strategy 1

Elevating Community Brilliance + Expertise

$501,281 ($625,804)

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2025 Grantees List

Early-Stage Operations + Planning Grants $400,000 ($400,000)

General operating grants and technical assistance for smaller, early-stage nonprofits closest to the community’s needs by helping them build a strong foundation.

Beyond the City

$50,000 ($100,000)

Building Blocks Foundation

$50,000 ($100,000)

Ebony Road Players

$50,000

Girls Growing II Women

$50,000

Math Medic Foundation

$50,000

Positive Impact for Life

$50,000 ($100,000)

The Village99

$50,000 ($100,000)

Young Money Finances

$50,000

Grantee Technical Assistance + Program Delivery: $96,281 ($225,804)

Brilliant Leaders Care + Coaching Mini Grants $5,000 (other mini grants were paid in 2025)

Supporting emerging nonprofit leaders in Kent County by building their skills, networks, and capacity to lead. $5,000 Care + Coaching Mini grants were provided to Brilliant Leaders fellows at the conclusion of Cohort I to continue their personal leadership journeys and promote self-care.

Urban Core Collective

$5,000