As Americans reflect on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, the push for racial justice and equity has become part of the national conversation in a way that few could have predicted a year ago. If you’ve been struggling to come up with a way to be a helpful part of the conversation and movement, opening your wallet isn’t a bad way to start. This list includes both national and state-level organizations fighting for racial equity, as well as bail funds. It is by no means exhaustive — if you know of an organization or charity that belongs on this list, tell us at [email protected].
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Alabama
ACLU of AlabamaThe Equal Justice InitiativeUrban Impact Inc.Bail fund:Montgomery Bail Out
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Alaska
Arizona
ACLU of ArizonaBlack Lives Matter PHX Metro
Bail fund:Tucson Second Chance Community Bail Fund
Arkansas
ACLU of ArkansasArkansas Access to Justice
Bail fund:Little Rock Freedom Fund
California
ACLU of California Black Lives Matter LABlack Lives Matter Long BeachThe Anti Police-Terror Project
Bail funds:Los Angeles Action Bail Fund (organized by White People 4 Black Lives)Orange County Bail Fund NorCal Resist Activist Bail & ICE Bond Fund
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Colorado
ACLU of ColoradoBlack Lives Matter 5280Institute for Racial Equity and Excellence
Bail funds:Funds for Protesters Against Police Brutality
Connecticut
ACLU of ConnecticutCTCORE-Organize Now!
Bail fund:
Connecticut Bail Fund
Delaware
ACLU of DelawareSouthern Delaware Alliance for Racial JusticeDelaware Racial Justice Collaborative
Bail fund:Food Not Bombs Bail Fund – Wilmington, Delaware
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District of Columbia
The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human RightsPhilanthropic Initiative for Racial EquityThe Praxis ProjectSearch for Common GroundShowing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ)-DCBail funds:Washington, D.C. does not use a cash bail system.
Florida
ACLU of Florida Black Lives Matter BrowardDream DefendersCommunity Justice Project
Bail funds: Jacksonville Community Action Committee Florida LGBTQ Freedom Fund Collier County Bail Fund Florida Justice Center Bail Out
Georgia
ACLU of GeorgiaRacial Justice Action CenterJust Georgia
Bail funds:Atlanta Solidarity Fund Athens Freedom FundThe Action Network Atlanta Protestors Fund
Hawaii
Bail fund:Hawai’i Community Bail Fund
Idaho
Illinois
ACLU of IllinoisBlack Lives Matter ChicagoCrossroads Antiracism Organizing & Training Assata’s Daughters Equiticity Racial Equity MovementShriver Center on Poverty Law
Bail funds: Chicago Community Bond FundWinnebago Bond ProjectChampaign County Bailout Coalition
Indiana
ACLU of IndianaBlack Lives Matter South BendIndy10 Black Lives Matter
Bail funds:The Bail Project IndianapolisBLM Bloomington Bail Out Fund
Iowa
ACLU of IowaIowa Citizens for Community Improvement
Bail fund: Prairielands Freedom Fund
Kansas
ACLU of KansasShowing Up for Racial Justice-Kansas City Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity
Kentucky
ACLU of Kentucky Black Lives Matter-LouisvilleKentuckians for the Commonwealth Louisville Showing Up for Racial Justice
Bail funds:Louisville Community Bail FundLexington Bail Fund
Louisiana
ACLU of Louisiana New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice Power Coalition for Equity and Justice
Bail funds:New Orleans Safety and Freedom FundYWCA Greater Baton Rouge Community Bail Fund
Maine
Maryland
ACLU of MarylandAssociated Black Charities Baltimore Racial Justice Action
Bail fund:Baltimore Action Legal Team Bail Fund
Massachusetts
ACLU of Massachusetts Black Lives Matter BostonBlack Lives Matter CambridgeBlack BostonCharles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & JusticeCoalition for Social JusticeNational Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls Showing Up for Racial Justice Boston
Bail fund:The Massachusetts Bail FundFANG Community Bail Fund
Michigan
ACLU of Michigan Black Lives Matter DetroitNew Detroit Michigan UnitedEliminating Racism & Creating/Celebrating Equity (ERACCE)
Bail funds:Detroit Justice Center
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Minnesota
ACLU of MinnesotaShowing Up for Racial Justice Minnesota Black Visions CollectiveReclaim the Block
Bail fund:Minnesota Freedom Fund
Mississippi
ACLU of Mississippi Mississippi Center for Justice
Bail fund:The Mississippi Bail Fund Collective
Missouri
ACLU of MissouriThe Organization for Black StruggleRace Matters, Friends
Bail funds:Kansas City Community Bail FundReale Justice Community Bail Fund: Kansas City
Montana
ACLU of Montana The Montana Racial Equity Project
Nebraska
ACLU of NebraskaInclusive Communities
Nevada
ACLU of NevadaBail fund:Vegas Freedom Fund
New Hampshire
New Jersey
ACLU of New JerseyNew Jersey Institute for Social JusticeNot In Our Town PrincetonHunterdon County Anti-Racism Coalition
New Mexico
ACLU of New MexicoNorthern New Mexico Showing Up for Racial Justice
Bail fund:Albuquerque Center for Peace & Justice Bail Fund
New York
ACLU of New YorkBlack Women’s BlueprintThe Gathering For JusticeShowing Up for Racial Justice New York CityBlack Love Resists in the Rust
Bail funds:Albany Bail & Safety Fund for Black LivesOAR of Tompkins County
North Carolina
ACLU of North CarolinaEquality North CarolinaNC CREDRise Together NCIt Ends Now CharlotteCharlotte Uprising
Bail funds:Emancipate NCForsyth County Community Bail Fund The Anti-Racist Activist FundAlamance County Community Bail Fund
North Dakota
Bail fund:Fargo Moorhead Mutual Aid
Ohio
ACLU of OhioRacial Justice Now OhioShowing up For Racial Justice Northeast Ohio
Bail funds:Ohio Community Coalition Bail FundColumbus Freedom Fund Youngstown Freedom FundBeloved Community Church Cincinnati Bail Fund
Oklahoma
ACLU of OklahomaOklahoma Policy Institute The Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice
Bail fund:Black Lives Matter Oklahoma
Oregon
ACLU of OregonBlack Lives Matter PDXThe Black Resilience Fund Don’t Shoot PDX Unite Oregon Coalition of Communities of Color Basic Rights OregonWestern States Center
Bail fund:PDX Protest Bail Fund
Pennsylvania
ACLU of PennsylvaniaBlack Lives Matter PhillyThe Black Political Empowerment ProjectThe Pittsburgh FoundationThe Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit
Bail funds:Bukit Bail Fund of PittsburghDauphin County Bail Fund Philadelphia Community Bail FundPhiladelphia Bail Fund Up Against the Law Bail Fund
Rhode Island
ACLU of Rhode IslandNonviolence InstituteSista FireDirect Actions for Rights and Equality
Bail fund:FANG Community Bail Fund
South Carolina
ACLU of South CarolinaSouth Carolina Progressive NetworkCollege of Charleston Avery Research CenterThe Charleston ForumYWCA Greater Charleston Racial Equity Institute
South Dakota
Tennessee
ACLU of TennesseeBlack Lives Matter MemphisBlack Lives Matter NashvilleGideon’s ArmyThe Equity AllianceNo Exceptions Prison Collective Just City Mid-South Peace & Justice Center
Bail funds:Nashville Bail Fund Memphis Community Bail FundHamilton County Community Bail Fund Mid-South Peace & Justice Center BLM Community Bail Fund
Texas
ACLU of TexasBlack Lives Matter HoustonAustin Justice CoalitionAfrican American Youth Harvest FoundationThe Afiya CenterDallas Alliance Against Racist & Political RepressionRestoring Justice Texas Organizing Project
Bail funds:Texas Organizing Project Bailout Fund Faith in Texas Luke 4:18 Bail Fund Tarrant County Community Bail FundThe Dallas Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression Bail Fund
Utah
ACLU of UtahRacially Just Utah
Bail fund:Salt Lake City Community Bail
Vermont
ACLU of VermontPeace & Justice Center Racial Justice ProgramRights & Democracy VermontJustice for All
Virginia
ACLU of VirginiaShowing Up for Racial Justice VirginiaLegal Aid Justice Center’s Civil Rights & Racial Justice ProgramVirginia Organizing
Bail funds:Richmond Community Bail FundRoanoke Community Bail Fund
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Washington
Black Lives Matter Seattle-King CountyACLU of WashingtonKing County Equity NowSeattle IndivisibleFuse Washington
Bail funds:BLM Seattle Freedom FundNorthwest Community Bail Fund
West Virginia
ACLU of West VirginiaCall to Action for Racial Equality (CARE)Our Future West Virginia
Bail fund:Black Lives Matter West Virginia
Wisconsin
ACLU of WisconsinGroundwork MadisonWisconsin Network for Peace, Justice & SustainabilityFoundation for Black Women’s WellnessFreedom, Inc. Rid Racism Milwaukee
Wyoming
National
Race ForwardShowing Up for Racial JusticeThe Bail ProjectThe Marshall ProjectThe Movement for Black LivesTMI Project/Black Stories Matter
