The Greater Washington Community Foundation (GWCF) runs a “Health Equity” program that appears to racially discriminate against applicants in its grant-making process, according to the medical watchdog group Do No Harm.
The GWCF says its “Health Equity Fund” prioritizes grants to “BIPOC-led organizations” in order to achieve “equitable health outcomes for Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and other marginalized populations in Washington, DC.” Applicants are required to submit a “letter of intent” that lists demographics such as race, gender and ethnic background of board members from partner organizations, according to an informational webinar posted online in October 2023.
“It appears the Greater Washington Community Foundation is more interested in racial discrimination than improving people’s lives,” Laura Morgan, senior director of programs at Do No Harm, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “The fact that recipients must be members of certain races reveals that this initiative is less about improving overall health outcomes and more about advancing the [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion] agenda through targeted wealth distribution. If the Greater Washington Community Foundation were truly concerned about improving health outcomes among Washington residents, they would invest in tangible healthcare solutions over ideological projects.”
The grants are issued for projects that focus on implementing “economic mobility models that increase strategic economic participation and build community wealth for people and communities with the greatest economic and health disparities.” The projects must also address the “root cause” of the subject of their research while also ensuring that “no harm is done” to the community when funding ends by adopting “sustainability” plans. […]
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