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Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees has released the second in a series of timelines to be shared over the next year, "U.S. Intervention and Modern Migration in the Americas." This timeline delves into the history of why so many people in the Americas made the perilous migration journey to the United States, especially in recent years, to allow for a nuanced analysis and deeper understanding of the migration flows and patterns we see today. More…

The Upward Mobility Dashboard helps people understand key conditions affecting upward mobility from poverty and racial equity in communities. More…

Growing up in a thriving community dramatically improves children’s outcomes through social interactions; new data from Opportunity Insights shows how community-level changes reduced Black-white gaps in economic mobility but amplified gaps by parental income. More…

Inspired by our FY 2022/2023 Strategic Direction, MMF staff conducted an analysis to better understand where and how to best invest future MMF funds and organizational capacity in order to continue providing support where there is a proven need. This County Comparison Analysis used existing primary and secondary data to learn more about the 12 counties within our service region with the least MMF funding presence. More…

Applications for Responsive and Capacity Building grants are now open in our online portal. Applications are due by 11:59pm on Thursday, August 1st, 2024. New this year is a Small Organization Responsive Application for organizations whose budget is under $500,000 (for the current fiscal year) AND/OR that are entirely volunteer-led (no paid staff). Click to learn more. More…