Like most modern American systems, philanthropy—and the technology that powers it—was borne from unjust systems. For all the intended good, philanthropy often perpetuates the same social and economic inequalities that it seeks to alleviate.

At JustFund, they believe that philanthropy shouldn’t be about barriers and bottlenecks, and the tools you use to manage your grantmaking can be centered in equity, trust-based and values-aligned with your mission and impact.

Their founder and CEO, Iara Peng, launched JustFund in 2017 with a new approach to philanthropic grantmaking in mind: one that can fuel the movement for social and racial equity, rather than reinforcing what's broken about it.

As the only nonprofit grantmaking platform developed by funders and organizers of color, JustFund challenges existing systems in what Iara calls, “an intervention into the antiquated systems that grantmakers have inherited.” Today, JustFund is a growing values-aligned community for those centering equity in grantmaking. They fund transparently, efficiently, and equitably, and we are proud to have moved millions from grantmakers to organizers, to date.