Despite recognition from large, influential funders like Mackenzie Scott and institutions like the Libra Foundation, the roles of intermediary organizations are often opaque to those outside of them—funders and grantees alike. Several leaders at intermediary organizations have come together to share what this model means to them right now:

“We represent organizations committed to resourcing grassroots organizations led by and for those building movements for justice. We are dedicated to transforming how capital flows to communities that are disenfranchised by white supremacy, racial capitalism, colonialism, and heteropatriarchy—the communities on whose backs philanthropy has built its wealth.”

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