Brooklyn Org is proud to fund impactful work across our communities
Presents contemporary performing arts of the African Diaspora while supporting artists of African descent through performances, residencies, commissions, and cultural exchange programs.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign, with matching grant funding to strengthen Brooklyn’s arts and cultural organizations.
Operates a micro-cinema in Brooklyn that uplifts filmmakers of color through screenings and fellowships that center historically underrepresented stories.
Offers trauma-informed mentorship and healing programs that help Black and Latino young men in Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, and Bushwick build emotional resilience and leadership skills. Through summer camps, rites of passage groups, fatherhood workshops, and facilitated spaces for reflection and connection, The B.R.O. Experience Foundation supports young people in building coping skills, stronger relationships, and a sense of purpose.
Creates space for Black cultural preservation with artists, young people, and audiences in Bed-Stuy through theater, education, and public programs that connect performance with civic dialogue and community life.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign, with matching grant funding to strengthen Brooklyn’s arts and cultural organizations.
Supports Black trans femme artists in Brooklyn through community-led programming, event production, and mutual aid that meet both creative and material needs. By offering residencies, emergency grants, free studio space, and public platforms for performance and storytelling—from ballroom events to a hit YouTube series—BTFA invests directly in artists and the sustainability of their creative lives.
Invests in Brooklyn’s artists and small arts organizations through grants, arts education, professional development, and cultural programs that help creative communities across the borough grow.
Supported through our Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn campaign, with matching grant funding to strengthen Brooklyn’s arts and cultural organizations.
Prepares and serves free weekly meals for food-insecure and unhoused Brooklyn residents, using donated produce and creating a welcoming community gathering space while reducing food waste.
Combines a grocery-style pantry, benefits outreach, and community farming initiatives to strengthen neighborhood food access, empower residents to steward land and resources, and transform the local food system in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Expands food access through a city-wide pantry network, home grocery delivery, and community farms that double as job training sites, supporting low-income families and communities disproportionately impacted by food insecurity.
Works towards housing justice and community empowerment through political organizing, youth engagement, and social services, especially for low-income immigrant communities of color.