Awaken Love.
Do Justice.

WE MOVE PEOPLE AND MONEY TO

Shrink the Racial Wealth Gap in Massachusetts

We believe God intends a world where there is justice and liberation for all

Philanthropy

 

We believe that philanthropy continues to play a role in creating the racial wealth gap and thus has a responsibility to address it in a reparative way, rooted in love and justice.

ECM’s philanthropy is committed to addressing the racial wealth gap by aligning with Black Indigenous and People of Color-led (BIPOC) movements and solidarity economies.

 

Our Grants

Burgess Urban Fund

Grant program to support BIPOC-led grassroots power-building organizations working in response to the racialized wealth gap in Massachusetts.

One-time grants to support organizations facing unexpected challenges or movement opportunities that meet the Burgess Fund criteria.

Rapid Response

Grant program to support the healing and spiritual needs of grassroots power-building organizations and BIPOC movement leaders. 

Finding Our Way Home

Faith-Rooted Justice

Grant program to support organizing in houses of worship (of any lineage), building with BIPOC-led movement organizations to respond to the racial wealth gap in Massachusetts.

Episcopal Organizing

We believe that Episcopalians, and all Christians have a role to play in shrinking the racial wealth gap as co-creators with God in the work of repair, solidarity and justice.  

Solidarity Economies

Innovative and prophetic BIPOC leaders are working to create and sustain solidarity economies that pool and cycle resources among those most marginalized to ensure thriving for all. We invite Episcopal communities to partner and invest as we embrace models of abundance, rooted in scripture and ancient wisdom. 

Reparations

Acknowledging that our resources are tied directly to both slavery and the displacement and genocide of Native Americans, we endeavor to make a reparative payment and  adopt a reparative frame in partnership with other Episcopalians to bring liberation, healing, and hope to all of our communities. 

State / Local Policy

Following the lead of BIPOC grassroots partners, we will organize and mobilize around state and local policy changes to shrink the racial wealth gap. We will focus on policies around wealth, taxation, housing, healthcare access, and education, which have an enormous impact on the disparities we currently face.