iF, A Foundation for Radical Possibility
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Envisioning Black self-determination, collective power & radical possibility✨
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We’re iF, A Foundation for Radical Possibility—and we’re here just in time for #Juneteenth. ✊🏾
Rooted in the DMV, we invest in Black self-determination, collective power, & bold ideas that shift systems. Every community deserves to live powerfully, abundantly, & beautifully. ✨
Learn more: iffdn.org
Rooted in the DMV, we invest in Black self-determination, collective power, & bold ideas that shift systems. Every community deserves to live powerfully, abundantly, & beautifully. ✨
Learn more: iffdn.org
Excited to share that #Diminished Returns has been selected for the Anatolia Film Festival and the Swedish International Film Festival!
To sign up to attend a future screening visit our and learn more about the important stories being told, visit:
To sign up to attend a future screening visit our and learn more about the important stories being told, visit:
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October 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Excited to share that #Diminished Returns has been selected for the Anatolia Film Festival and the Swedish International Film Festival!
To sign up to attend a future screening visit our and learn more about the important stories being told, visit:
To sign up to attend a future screening visit our and learn more about the important stories being told, visit:
At #FeministFunded2025, iF leadership shared how we operationalize Black Feminist practices across philanthropy, embedding them in our strategy, values, and community partnerships.
Because for us, Black Feminism isn’t theory. It’s practice.
#BlackFeminism #Philanthropy #Justice #WhatiFDMV
Because for us, Black Feminism isn’t theory. It’s practice.
#BlackFeminism #Philanthropy #Justice #WhatiFDMV
October 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
At #FeministFunded2025, iF leadership shared how we operationalize Black Feminist practices across philanthropy, embedding them in our strategy, values, and community partnerships.
Because for us, Black Feminism isn’t theory. It’s practice.
#BlackFeminism #Philanthropy #Justice #WhatiFDMV
Because for us, Black Feminism isn’t theory. It’s practice.
#BlackFeminism #Philanthropy #Justice #WhatiFDMV
“Black feminism isn’t a niche lens; it’s a democratic infrastructure. If authoritarianism hoards power, our job is to share it, in governance, in capital, and in story.” — Temi F. Bennett
October 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“Black feminism isn’t a niche lens; it’s a democratic infrastructure. If authoritarianism hoards power, our job is to share it, in governance, in capital, and in story.” — Temi F. Bennett
The countdown is on! Diminished Returns is screening at the Micheaux Film Festival on on Saturday October 25th at 11:15AM at The Culver Theater!
RSVP here: micheauxfilmfest.com/2025-festiva...
#MicheauxFilmFest #DiminishedReturns
RSVP here: micheauxfilmfest.com/2025-festiva...
#MicheauxFilmFest #DiminishedReturns
2025 Festival Schedule - Micheaux Film Festival
Explore the full lineup of screenings, filmmaker Q&As, panels, and the awards ceremony. The schedule is always evolving - stay updated.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The countdown is on! Diminished Returns is screening at the Micheaux Film Festival on on Saturday October 25th at 11:15AM at The Culver Theater!
RSVP here: micheauxfilmfest.com/2025-festiva...
#MicheauxFilmFest #DiminishedReturns
RSVP here: micheauxfilmfest.com/2025-festiva...
#MicheauxFilmFest #DiminishedReturns
Black August was a time of restoration for our team. ✨ iF staff and leadership spent the month in Martha’s Vineyard, surrounded by Black leaders and visionaries across business, tech, media, philanthropy, and more. 🖤 #BlackAugust
October 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Black August was a time of restoration for our team. ✨ iF staff and leadership spent the month in Martha’s Vineyard, surrounded by Black leaders and visionaries across business, tech, media, philanthropy, and more. 🖤 #BlackAugust
Last month we hosted the Government Leaders in Action Annual Retreat across the DMV
It was all about trust, courage, & co-creating racial equity strategies.
Questions we explored:
→ What’s the work of now?
→ How do we measure impact?
→ What innovations must we all adopt?
The energy = unmatched.
It was all about trust, courage, & co-creating racial equity strategies.
Questions we explored:
→ What’s the work of now?
→ How do we measure impact?
→ What innovations must we all adopt?
The energy = unmatched.
October 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Last month we hosted the Government Leaders in Action Annual Retreat across the DMV
It was all about trust, courage, & co-creating racial equity strategies.
Questions we explored:
→ What’s the work of now?
→ How do we measure impact?
→ What innovations must we all adopt?
The energy = unmatched.
It was all about trust, courage, & co-creating racial equity strategies.
Questions we explored:
→ What’s the work of now?
→ How do we measure impact?
→ What innovations must we all adopt?
The energy = unmatched.
The Reality Check: Poverty isn’t a personal failure—it’s a policy decision. Guaranteed income disrupts poverty, giving workers the dignity, stability, and autonomy they deserve. 💰 letsgodmv.org
Let's GO DMV!
Let’s GO DMV! is a guaranteed income pilot program that provides unconditional direct cash to hospitality workers in the DC region who were and are still impacted by the desperate economic effects of…
letsgodmv.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Reality Check: Poverty isn’t a personal failure—it’s a policy decision. Guaranteed income disrupts poverty, giving workers the dignity, stability, and autonomy they deserve. 💰 letsgodmv.org
Our DC Reparations Daily(ish) Zine, created in partnership with BLIS Collective, digs deeper into what reparations look like here in Washington, D.C.—rooted in history, lived experiences, and community visions of repair.
To read the full zine, visit: www.iffdn.org/reparations-...
To read the full zine, visit: www.iffdn.org/reparations-...
October 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Our DC Reparations Daily(ish) Zine, created in partnership with BLIS Collective, digs deeper into what reparations look like here in Washington, D.C.—rooted in history, lived experiences, and community visions of repair.
To read the full zine, visit: www.iffdn.org/reparations-...
To read the full zine, visit: www.iffdn.org/reparations-...
What does reparations really mean? According to the UN, reparations are more than a payment. They’re about truth, justice, acknowledgment, and repair.
October 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
What does reparations really mean? According to the UN, reparations are more than a payment. They’re about truth, justice, acknowledgment, and repair.
To stay up-to-date on upcoming screenings and opportunities to engage, visit: www.iffdn.org/culture
October 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
To stay up-to-date on upcoming screenings and opportunities to engage, visit: www.iffdn.org/culture
Our panel featuring iF Co-CEO Temi F. Bennett, Greater Washington Community Foundation President & CEO Tonia Wellons, and Storytelling for Good CEO Kerry-Ann Hamilton was a powerful and impactful conversation on repair, justice, and what it will take to close the Black wealth gap in DC.
October 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Our panel featuring iF Co-CEO Temi F. Bennett, Greater Washington Community Foundation President & CEO Tonia Wellons, and Storytelling for Good CEO Kerry-Ann Hamilton was a powerful and impactful conversation on repair, justice, and what it will take to close the Black wealth gap in DC.
We had a packed house at iF’s screening of “Diminished Returns: The Black Wealth Gap in Washington, D.C.” at the 23rd Annual Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival!
October 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We had a packed house at iF’s screening of “Diminished Returns: The Black Wealth Gap in Washington, D.C.” at the 23rd Annual Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival!
Because of Let’s GO DMV! hospitality workers have been able to pay off debt, spend time with loved ones, and even go back to school.
Everyone deserves the freedom to thrive.
Visit letsgodmv.org for more stories of real impact.
#LetsGoDMV #WhatiFDMV
Everyone deserves the freedom to thrive.
Visit letsgodmv.org for more stories of real impact.
#LetsGoDMV #WhatiFDMV
Let's GO DMV!
letsgodmv.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Because of Let’s GO DMV! hospitality workers have been able to pay off debt, spend time with loved ones, and even go back to school.
Everyone deserves the freedom to thrive.
Visit letsgodmv.org for more stories of real impact.
#LetsGoDMV #WhatiFDMV
Everyone deserves the freedom to thrive.
Visit letsgodmv.org for more stories of real impact.
#LetsGoDMV #WhatiFDMV
Power starts from the ground up. Let’s build together.
Learn more: iFfdn.org
#CommunityPower #RadicalPossibility #WhatiF
Learn more: iFfdn.org
#CommunityPower #RadicalPossibility #WhatiF
iF, A Foundation for Radical Possibility
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September 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Power starts from the ground up. Let’s build together.
Learn more: iFfdn.org
#CommunityPower #RadicalPossibility #WhatiF
Learn more: iFfdn.org
#CommunityPower #RadicalPossibility #WhatiF
We do this by using our iF IDs, our identity, as our guiding light. We fund through the lens of innovation, disruption, and systems change because we know the status quo was never built for us. And we’re not here to reform it, we’re here to radically reimagine everything.
September 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We do this by using our iF IDs, our identity, as our guiding light. We fund through the lens of innovation, disruption, and systems change because we know the status quo was never built for us. And we’re not here to reform it, we’re here to radically reimagine everything.
At iF, we don’t just talk values, we move with them.
Our Community Power program shifts decision-making to the people who live the issues every day. That means funding grassroots organizations in the D.C. region doing the real work: organizing, advocating, and building toward racial justice.
Our Community Power program shifts decision-making to the people who live the issues every day. That means funding grassroots organizations in the D.C. region doing the real work: organizing, advocating, and building toward racial justice.
September 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
At iF, we don’t just talk values, we move with them.
Our Community Power program shifts decision-making to the people who live the issues every day. That means funding grassroots organizations in the D.C. region doing the real work: organizing, advocating, and building toward racial justice.
Our Community Power program shifts decision-making to the people who live the issues every day. That means funding grassroots organizations in the D.C. region doing the real work: organizing, advocating, and building toward racial justice.
At a time when rent, groceries, and basic survival are getting harder to afford, what iF policymakers chose dignity over scarcity?
Financial insecurity isn’t an individual failure; it’s a systemic one. That’s why we’re fighting to make #guaranteedincome permanent. 💰
Learn more: letsgodmv.org
Financial insecurity isn’t an individual failure; it’s a systemic one. That’s why we’re fighting to make #guaranteedincome permanent. 💰
Learn more: letsgodmv.org
Let's GO DMV!
letsgodmv.org
July 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
At a time when rent, groceries, and basic survival are getting harder to afford, what iF policymakers chose dignity over scarcity?
Financial insecurity isn’t an individual failure; it’s a systemic one. That’s why we’re fighting to make #guaranteedincome permanent. 💰
Learn more: letsgodmv.org
Financial insecurity isn’t an individual failure; it’s a systemic one. That’s why we’re fighting to make #guaranteedincome permanent. 💰
Learn more: letsgodmv.org
THIS is economic justice in action, and the fight isn’t over.
We’re building power to push for policy change and secure long-term economic solutions. 📣
🎥 Watch Episode 2: www.letsgodmv.org
#LetsGoDMV #GuaranteedIncomeNow
We’re building power to push for policy change and secure long-term economic solutions. 📣
🎥 Watch Episode 2: www.letsgodmv.org
#LetsGoDMV #GuaranteedIncomeNow
Let's GO DMV!
www.letsgodmv.org
July 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
THIS is economic justice in action, and the fight isn’t over.
We’re building power to push for policy change and secure long-term economic solutions. 📣
🎥 Watch Episode 2: www.letsgodmv.org
#LetsGoDMV #GuaranteedIncomeNow
We’re building power to push for policy change and secure long-term economic solutions. 📣
🎥 Watch Episode 2: www.letsgodmv.org
#LetsGoDMV #GuaranteedIncomeNow
What iF financial security weren’t just a dream, but a right?
Let’s GO DMV! is a guaranteed income pilot that provided direct, no-strings-attached cash to hospitality workers in the D.C. region—because everyone deserves the freedom to thrive. 🧵
#LetsGoDMV #GuaranteedIncomeNow
Let’s GO DMV! is a guaranteed income pilot that provided direct, no-strings-attached cash to hospitality workers in the D.C. region—because everyone deserves the freedom to thrive. 🧵
#LetsGoDMV #GuaranteedIncomeNow
July 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What iF financial security weren’t just a dream, but a right?
Let’s GO DMV! is a guaranteed income pilot that provided direct, no-strings-attached cash to hospitality workers in the D.C. region—because everyone deserves the freedom to thrive. 🧵
#LetsGoDMV #GuaranteedIncomeNow
Let’s GO DMV! is a guaranteed income pilot that provided direct, no-strings-attached cash to hospitality workers in the D.C. region—because everyone deserves the freedom to thrive. 🧵
#LetsGoDMV #GuaranteedIncomeNow
Pride started as protest, and Black queer people have always led the way.
We see the organizers, artists, performers, and community builders mobilizing, making space, healing, and spreading joy every year, and we honor you. ✨
#DCBlackPride #QueerBlackHistory #WhatiFDMV
We see the organizers, artists, performers, and community builders mobilizing, making space, healing, and spreading joy every year, and we honor you. ✨
#DCBlackPride #QueerBlackHistory #WhatiFDMV
June 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Pride started as protest, and Black queer people have always led the way.
We see the organizers, artists, performers, and community builders mobilizing, making space, healing, and spreading joy every year, and we honor you. ✨
#DCBlackPride #QueerBlackHistory #WhatiFDMV
We see the organizers, artists, performers, and community builders mobilizing, making space, healing, and spreading joy every year, and we honor you. ✨
#DCBlackPride #QueerBlackHistory #WhatiFDMV
iF is a safe space to explore:
✨What iF philanthropy were community-centered and rooted in a Black feminist framework?
✨What iF it resourced movements instead of managing them?
Follow us into what’s possible: iFfdn.org.
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky
✨What iF philanthropy were community-centered and rooted in a Black feminist framework?
✨What iF it resourced movements instead of managing them?
Follow us into what’s possible: iFfdn.org.
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky
June 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
iF is a safe space to explore:
✨What iF philanthropy were community-centered and rooted in a Black feminist framework?
✨What iF it resourced movements instead of managing them?
Follow us into what’s possible: iFfdn.org.
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky
✨What iF philanthropy were community-centered and rooted in a Black feminist framework?
✨What iF it resourced movements instead of managing them?
Follow us into what’s possible: iFfdn.org.
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky
We support coalitions shifting how government resources are distributed—moving away from extraction & toward repair, justice, & accountability.
Reparations are not charity. It's a debt long past due & actively collecting interest. 🫰🏾📈
Learn more: iFfdn.org.
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
Reparations are not charity. It's a debt long past due & actively collecting interest. 🫰🏾📈
Learn more: iFfdn.org.
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
June 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We support coalitions shifting how government resources are distributed—moving away from extraction & toward repair, justice, & accountability.
Reparations are not charity. It's a debt long past due & actively collecting interest. 🫰🏾📈
Learn more: iFfdn.org.
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
Reparations are not charity. It's a debt long past due & actively collecting interest. 🫰🏾📈
Learn more: iFfdn.org.
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
We work to dismantle the systems that uphold racial capitalism, extraction, and harm through coalition work and government capacity building. 🧱
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
June 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We work to dismantle the systems that uphold racial capitalism, extraction, and harm through coalition work and government capacity building. 🧱
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
Our communities deserve rest, care, and space to heal from systemic and interpersonal harm.
Healing is political. Rest is resistance. 🌟
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
Healing is political. Rest is resistance. 🌟
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
June 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Our communities deserve rest, care, and space to heal from systemic and interpersonal harm.
Healing is political. Rest is resistance. 🌟
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
Healing is political. Rest is resistance. 🌟
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
What iF we told the truth?
We believe in shifting culture by shifting narratives. 💯
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
We believe in shifting culture by shifting narratives. 💯
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
June 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
What iF we told the truth?
We believe in shifting culture by shifting narratives. 💯
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF
We believe in shifting culture by shifting narratives. 💯
#RadicalPossibility #iFOnBluesky #WhatiF