Where to Donate for Racial Justice in Your State

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

ACLU of 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

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

ACLU of District of Columbia

Black Lives Matter DC

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

ACLU of Hawai’i 

Bail fund:Hawai’i Community Bail Fund

Idaho

ACLU of Idaho 

United Vision for 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

ACLU of 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

ACLU of 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

The Liberty Fund

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

ACLU of 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

ACLU of 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

ACLU of Wyoming

National

ACLUBlack Lives Matter

Campaign Zero

Race ForwardShowing Up for Racial JusticeThe Bail ProjectThe Marshall ProjectThe Movement for Black LivesTMI Project/Black Stories Matter