Perkins Coie Opens Applications for 2023 Racial Equality Grant Program

CHICAGO (April 3, 2023)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that applications for the firm's 2023 Racial Equality Grant Program are now open for submission. The program provides financial support to organizations focused on advancing racial equality through legal representation, policy advocacy, and community-based activities.

Eligible national or local organizations can now apply for grants here. The application deadline is May 31, 2023. The Racial Equality Grant Program will prioritize disbursing grants to organizations that focus on pursuing social and economic justice, regionally or nationally, and that have not historically had ready access to other funding sources. The program initially launched in 2022, with nine recipients awarded grants totaling $500,000.

The program was devised in 2020 as part of Perkins Coie's Commitment to Racial Equality following the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others. Under the program, Perkins Coie committed to awarding at least $2.5 million in grants over five years to help create a more just and equal society.

Perkins Coie has long been recognized for excellence in the legal industry and for its commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion. Diversity Lab has awarded Mansfield 5.0 Certification Plus to the firm and named Perkins Coie an Inclusion Blueprint Champion. The firm has earned the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's top rating of 100% in the Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality, for 14 straight years.