On April 27-28, 2023, the Center for the Church and the Black Experience at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy co-hosted a Symposium on Philanthropy and the Black Church. This special event brought together 70 key leaders in philanthropy and faith to start a conversation about the “necessary collaborative” between philanthropy and Black religious institutions, with attention to past efforts to build this relationship and careful consideration of challenges and opportunities in our own time.
The report is our attempt to capture key points from those conversations here, to provide a record and foundation for future work, and we conclude by noting some next steps toward a necessary collaborative between philanthropy and Black religious organizations.
Authors: Reggie Blount, Tasha Gibson, and Elizabeth Lynn
Published: 2023
Robert M. Franklin, Jr.
Candler School of Theology at Emory University
Mark D. Constantine
Dogwood Health Trust
Cory Anderson
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Debra Haggins
Hampton Ministers Conference
David D. Daniels III
McCormick Theological Seminary
Raymond C. Pierce
Southern Education Foundation
Valaida Fullwood
The Soul of Philanthropy
Stephanie Boddie
Diana R. Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University
Timothy Russell
WTTW Chicago Public Media
Jeanné Lewis
Faith in Public Life
Mae Hong
Rockefeller Philanthropic Advisors
George Thorn
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Devin Murphy
The Bridgespan Group
Nicholas Pearce
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
Sidney Williams
Oikos Institute
Audrey Price
The Aspen Institute
