Resilia Announces First Microgrant Awards

Since our founding in 2016, Resilia has supported more than 2,300 nonprofits: from getting 501c3 recognition to strengthening capacity around fundraising, programs and board management, we’re inspired by the incredible work of our partners. This spring, Resilia was proud to partner with Blackbaud’s Social Good Startup program and directly support five tax-exempt organizations with $1,000 microgrants. 

The process was straightforward. Nonprofits were asked to fill out a simple form - no budgets, attachments, or applications needed - just a few sentences on how a $1,000 grant would help their organizations. Resilia’s here to support and scale your work, not slow it down. Submissions were reviewed by an internal panel and recipients were notified by email. 

We are proud to announce our first round of microgrant winners, and it doesn’t stop there. We will be awarding five grants to nonprofits every quarter this year, and organizations who applied in our first round are automatically considered for our next cycle, no action needed. 

Congratulations to Resilia’s first cohort of microgrant winners: 

Ethnic Education Hawaii (Hawaii) 

Nearly one-fifth of Hawaii’s population has limited English proficiency - meaning a significant population of the state often don’t receive vital news, disaster warnings, or information about social services. EEH creates resources for individuals, in their own language, to bridge this gap and creates materials for more than 13 different ethnic groups in Hawaii. With Resilia’s microgrant, Ethnic Education Hawaii will translate and offer essential information to their community.

Montana Council for Exceptional Children (Montana)

Montana Council for Exceptional Children is dedicated to advancing the success of young people with exceptionalities through advocacy, collaboration, and offering professional development to those who work with these individuals. They plan to use Resilia’s microgrant to support training their community of 35,000 members on standards and initiatives in of support high-quality special education. 

Prairie Village Museum (North Dakota) 

Without a doubt, small museums and local cultural organizations have struggled tremendously during the pandemic. The most recent survey of more than 850 museum directors from the American Alliance for Museums found that a third said they were at risk of closing permanently. The Prairie Village Museum in Rugby, North Dakota has shared the stories and objects (more than 50,000!) of their community through educational programming. Resilia’s microgrant will support The Prairie Village Museum during a challenging period, and provide support for their new STEM-programming that explores technology advances through the lens of history.

Alaska Community Action on Toxics (Alaska) 

Driven by a core belief in environmental justice, ACAT empowers communities to eliminate exposure to toxics through collaborative research, shared science, education, organization, and advocacy. ACAT plans to expand their capacity to provide assistance and leadership training  to the most remote areas of Alaska, especially to Alaskan Native peoples, who are greatly at risk from environmental injustices. Resilia’s microgrant will support ACAT’s increased communication needs (like Zoom) to reach and empower their community. 

Electric Girls (Louisiana) 

Only three in 10 American engineers are women, and only one in 10 engineers are women of color. Electric Girls is breaking barriers by creating learning spaces where girls learn with and from each other,  providing opportunities for girls to develop and strengthen skills in science, technology, engineering, and math. Electric Girls is scaling their impact to make their summer camp more financially accessible to working families, especially those who have been impacted by the pandemic.