NAACP Empowerment Programs

NAACP is one of America’s oldest civil rights organizations, formed in 1909 as an organization to advance justice for African Americans. Its mission in the 21st century is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. This grant will contribute to NAACP Endowment Fund. The purpose of the Endowment Fund is to enhance the power of funds held for future expenditure and to maintain the financial stability of the NAACP.

Recognizing that more than 65 percent of African-Americans live within 30 miles of a coal plant, and that low-income communities and communities of color are disproportionately affected by climate change, the NAACP created the Environmental and Climate Justice Program in 2010. The aims of the program are to reduce harmful pollutants that harm community health and advance climate change, as well as to promote public awareness of and engagement on energy efficiency and clean-energy policies and practices. This grant will provide general support for the program.