Gucci Changemakers North America Impact Fund

Image of Gucci Changemakers logo, designed by artists and activist Cleo Wade,
who also serves on the CHIME FOR CHANGE Advisory Board
and co-chairs the Gucci Changemakers Council.

The Impact Fund will grant funding to community-based 501(c)(3) organizations across Changemakers[GA1]  focus cities for up to $1 million in grants. The fund provides preference to organizations led by diverse leaders. Gucci Changemakers will assist applicants focused on critical social impact areas, including Culture, Art and Heritage, Equality and Diversity, Education, and the Environment.

Grants for each awarded organization will be for up to $25,000 and are for a one-year funding cycle beginning in the summer of 2025. Applications for the 2025 Gucci Changemakers Impact Fund will open on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The application deadline is Friday, February 21, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST.

2020 Gucci Changemakers Impact Fund Recipients

• HBCU VC, Atlanta, GA 
• After School Matters, Chicago, IL
• Braven, Chicago, IL
• Design Core, Detroit, MI
• Writers in the Schools, Houston, TX
• Black AIDS Institute, Los Angeles, CA
• Educate Tomorrow, Miami, FL
• The Alliance for GLBTQ Youth, Miami, FL 
• ACLU of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
• Custom Collaborative, New York, NY
• Slay TV, New York, NY
• National Youth Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
• Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
• Talking Points, San Francisco, CA
• UforChange, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Washington, D.C.

2021 Gucci Changemakers Impact Fund Recipients

• Misa Hylton Fashion Academy, New York
• SoHarlem, New York
• Weird Enough Productions, Atlanta
• Sista Afya, Chicago
• Social Works, Chicago
• JOURNi, Detroit
• Magpies and Peacocks, Houston
• The Academy Foundation/Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles
• We Are R.I.S.E., Los Angeles
• Radical Partners, Miami
• ProjectArt, New Orleans
• Tools and Tiaras, Philadelphia 
• The African American Art & Culture Complex, San Francisco
• Human Rights Campaign, Washington D.C 
• UforChange, Toronto

2022 Gucci Changemakers Impact Fund Recipients

• Living Walls, Atlanta, GA
• Free Root Operation, Chicago, IL
• Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, Detroit, MI
• Young Audiences Arts for Learning, Houston, TX
• Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
• Miami Homes for All, Miami, FL
• 826 New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
• GatherFor, New York, NY
• BlackStar Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA
• Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, San Francisco, CA
• UforChange, Toronto, ON, Canada
• HBCU 20X20, Washington D.C.

2023 Gucci Changemakers Impact Fund Recipients

• Black Girl Environmentalist, Washington D.C.
• Humbl Hustlr, Atlanta, GA
• InsideOut Literary Arts, Detroit, MI
• United We Dream, Houston, TX
• Marsha P. Johnson Institute, New York, NY
• Mighty Writers, Philadelphia, PA
• Outside Looking In, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Ruth’s Table, San Francisco, CA
• Son of a Saint, New Orleans, LA
• The Fund for Women’s Equality, Los Angeles, CA
• The Healing, Chicago, IL
• Zero Hour, Miami, FL

2024 Gucci Changemakers Impact Fund Recipients:

• Art Reach, Philadelphia, PA
• Art Starts, Toronto, Canada
• Black Design Collective, Los Angeles, CA
• Chicago Youth Programs, Chicago, IL
• Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Washington D.C.
• National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA
• Radical Partners, Miami, FL
• Ruth Ellis Center, Detroit, MI
• STEM From Dance, New York, NY
• The Texas Supremacy of Music & Arts Conservatory, Houston, TX
• Trombone Shorty Foundation, New Orleans, LA
• Youth Art Exchange, San Francisco, CA

Gucci Changemakers global program aims to support industry change and to foster unity through community action. It contributes to fueling the company’s commitment to creating lasting social impact in the communities and within the fashion industry. 

Launched in 2019, Gucci Changemakers global program includes three initiatives:

• Gucci Changemakers global employee-volunteering program
• Gucci Changemakers North America Impact Fund
• Gucci Changemakers North America Scholarship Program