Black Cultural Capital

Founder's Story

I became an entrepreneur because I saw a gap that existing institutions were not addressing. Early in my career, I worked alongside many small, community-rooted nonprofits and creative entrepreneurs serving Black communities. These organizations were often producing some of the most meaningful impact, yet they operated with limited funding, minimal infrastructure, and overwhelming reliance on founders and volunteers. While larger institutions frequently received the majority of available resources, smaller organizations closest to the community were expected to do transformative work with very little support.

I founded my first business, Arts Business Collaborative, to help address that imbalance by strengthening the fundraising, operational, and financial capacity of the organizations that were being overlooked despite their impact . Through that work, I saw a larger pattern: communities were creating enormous cultural and economic value, but too often the benefits of that work were

Business Description

Black Cultural Capital is a Black trans-led consulting collective that helps artists, creatives, nonprofits, and mission-driven small businesses build sustainable financial and operational infrastructure. 

We specialize in all forms of fundraising + grant writing strategy from foundational and corporate giving to individual donor campaigning on a minimum 6-month retainer basis. Wraparound services include fractional marketing, operations, lobbying and program management alongside project-based strategic planning. 

Our work is rooted in the belief that creative and community-centered leaders should not have to become experts in finance, fundraising, and administration to succeed. We help clients secure funding, strengthen operations, improve financial management, and build long-term sustainability.

Since our founding, we have supported organizations and entrepreneurs across the arts, culture, LGBTQ+, disability, and community development sectors, helping them access millions of dollars in funding while creating systems that allow them to grow with confidence and stability.