2020 BLACK FARMER FUND ANNUAL REPORT

A Word From The Team..

2019-2020 was the first year that Black Farmer Fund was fully operational. It was a year filled with collaborating with other mission-aligned organizations, learning and exchanging with others through our participation in various investing trainings, and building out our operational infrastructure and fundraising capacity.
We hired our first staff, kicked off our pilot fund, and began establishing the community governance model that sets Black Farmer Fund aside from more traditional financing vehicles.

In addition to facilitating capital deployment to food businesses, 2021 will involve growing out our staffing plan, establishing the permanent body of community stakeholders that will govern the fund and expanding our financial education curriculum. We are excited to share more of our 2020 achievements in this report and thank you for being part of our community.

With love and gratitude,

Olivia Watkins (President)

Melanie Allen (Program Director)

Lex Barlowe (Community Wealth Facilitator)

Onika Abraham (Board Member)

Dennis Derryck (Board Member)

Karen Washington (Board Member)

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thank you to our community support system!

The collective spirit, the technical assistance, the financial support, the mentorship, the collaborative efforts, and most importantly, the shared vision of uplifting a racially just food system, have been instrumental in helping us achieve all that we have in 2020. We have immense gratitude and appreciation for you all.