Pipeline Partners

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The Black Mill empowers Black millennials to be change agents for their communities. Complete with philanthropic advising and consulting for nonprofits impacting underserved communities, Black Mill provides unique strategies for maximum funding and partnerships. 

The Black Women and Girls Fund awards small grants to projects that support the well-being of or fight systemic barriers faced by Black women and girls. The fund is housed at the Baltimore Community Foundation. 

CLLCTIVLY is creating an ecosystem to foster  collaboration, increase social impact, and amplify the voices of Black-led organizations in Greater Baltimore. 

Common Future, formerly BALLE, is an organization dedicated to shifting capital into local communities, uplifting local leaders, and accelerating the development of local economies.  

Through fellowships and other innovative leadership initiatives, Echoing Green spots emerging leaders and invests deeply in their success to accelerate their impact. We provide seed-funding and leadership development to a new class of Fellows every year and welcome them into a lifelong community of leaders.

Ignite Capital is Innovation Works' bold and unique solution to address the critical gap in access to capital necessary to lead and grow sustainable enterprises. Ignite Capital aims to support historically underserved entrepreneurs in communities facing chronic disinvestments, which are also Baltimore’s greatest opportunity for growth.

The Racial Equity Asset Lab (The REAL) centers racial equity in impact investing by leveraging the networks, data, education, and strategies needed to shift capital to close the persistent racial wealth gap.  

The Transforming Power Fund (TPF) provides funding, training, and other resources for local projects that address the root causes of systemic problems and advance holistic solutions in Detroit. TPF prioritizes community governance, donor organizing, and shared values in order to model a more equitable approach to philanthropy.