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Case For Reparations

The first-of-its-kind fund to support the U.S. reparations movement and Black economic transformation and repair.

Launched in March 2021, Case4Reparations provides untethered resources to support organizing and advocacy for community-driven reparations efforts, helping build the case for local, regional, and national policy opportunities that will inform ways wealth can be redistributed by institutions and/or governments. Case4Reparations aims to source both the spaces and places where reparations campaigns are taking hold, provide vital funding to fuel their efforts, and utilize our platform as a reparations fund and field disruptor to document and share this reparations movement ecosystem with our network of philanthropic institutions and donors.

The spirit of reparations is that those who hold the bulk of ill-gotten resources and influence (including philanthropy) must have responsibility for repairing the harms done.

invested by DWP since 2021 in the U.S. reparations movement

$10M

Leveraged in state and local funding through grantee advocacy in 2024

$43M

Women-led grantee organizations

82%

How To Apply

This fund is not accepting applications at this time.

FAQ

  • When will applications open?

    2025- date TBD.

  • Are these multi-year grants?

    The Case4Reparations Fund runs on an annual grant cycle. While many of our grantee partners receive funding across several cycles, multiyear funding is not guaranteed.

  • Who do you typically fund?

    We fund 501c3 organizations in the United States organizing and advocacy for community-driven reparations efforts at the local, regional, and national policy levels.

Storytelling & Culture

Free Leonard Peltier

DWP is proud to be a funder and supporter of the documentary, Free Leonard Peltier, which premiered at Sundance in January 2025. Films like this transform narratives by illuminating hidden histories, building empathy, and mobilizing movements for justice and repair.