The Communities of Color Index

The Communities of Color Index (CCI) from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy is the first systematically generated landscape of charitable organizations in the United States specifically focused on serving communities of color. This resource offers crucial insights into the characteristics of these organizations and trends in philanthropic giving by individuals, foundations, and corporations. The CCI is accessible to researchers, practitioners, and the general public through this user-friendly website, which allows visitors to download the full list of CCI organizations, as well as search for organizations based on criteria like keyword, focus area, and geographic location.

The inaugural CCI includes giving data from 2012 to 2022, and reveals that while communities of color make up 44.3% of the U.S. population, organizations serving these communities received 2.9% of philanthropic giving in 2022. The CCI focuses on four distinct populations: American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian-American & Pacific Islander (AAPI), Black/African-American, and Hispanic/Latino communities.

Fundraisers and nonprofit leaders can use the CCI to benchmark their organizations and inform fundraising strategies. Donors and grantmakers can leverage the CCI to identify funding patterns and gaps to guide their giving strategies. Additionally, the CCI serves as a resource for scholars and researchers seeking to explore broader trends in philanthropy and charitable giving to communities of color. For any questions about the CCI data, please contact jjbergdo@iu.edu.

The CCI is a project of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s Equitable Giving Lab, an initiative of the school that measures charitable giving to historically under-resourced groups.

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