#OpenRoadFund
Happy #Juneteenth and Happy #OpenRoadFund season! Applications are NOW OPEN through July 19. 🙌🏾✊🏿 ORF provides $50,000 wealth-building gifts directly to descendants of enslaved Black people to create something long-lasting for themselves, their families, and their communities. Apply at nexuscp.org!
June 19, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Celebrate the #OpenRoadFund with us THIS THURSDAY at our final 20th anniversary event: Walking the Path to Liberation! Connect with our team, hear awardees MeMe and Keith share their stories, and experience a powerful poem reading by Tish Jones. 📨 RSVP at buff.ly/wbJkNdp
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Whether you attended our past anniversary events or watched the recordings, we hope you’ll join us for our final 20th celebration, highlighting the transformational power of our #OpenRoadFund. SAVE THE DATE for “Walking the Path to Liberation” on Nov. 13. buff.ly/6PshWrg Registration opens Oct. 13!
October 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The #OpenRoadFund distributes wealth-building gifts to 100 Black folks a year—which means we get to give 100 Yeses in spaces where all we hear is no. This is our collective opportunity to build Black Wealth within our communities & honor our ancestors. Submit your application by July 21! nexuscp.org
June 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Happy #Juneteenth! It’s #OpenRoadFund time! Applications are open NOW through July 21, 11:59 pm CT. ORF provides $50,000 wealth-building gifts to present-day descendants of enslaved Black people in Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota. Learn more and apply at nexuscp.org/program/open-road-fund
June 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In 2023, the #OpenRoadFund gave $50,000 grants to 99 Black people in MN, ND & SD. A year later, Nexus Community Partners and Research in Action asked how they used their awards, how the money affected their lives, and what helped or hindered their wealth-building efforts. Here’s what we learned!
May 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Since 2023, the #OpenRoadFund has given $10 million in $50,000 gifts to 200 Black folks in MN, ND, and SD. With at least 6 more rounds of giving, Nexus is working with Research in Action to measure the fund's long-term impacts.
May 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Catch our next Community Education Session April 23! This month's workshop explores how to pursue and finance higher education through a university or college. Join us Wednesday, April 23, 6-7:30 pm CT on Zoom! buff.ly/DP81wfO #NexusCommunityPartners #OpenRoadFund
April 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#OpenRoadFund applications reopen this June! For the 3rd year, 100 Black folks from MN, ND & SD will be awarded $50,000 gifts to use for wealth-building projects of their choosing. Olivia, our ORF Grant Associate, breaks down how gifts can be used. Learn more at buff.ly/dH4qcjT or www.openroad.fund!
April 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Our #OpenRoadFund Community Education Sessions are free, virtual, live, and open to all while centering Black people and Black experiences. This month's webinar covers info to help first-time homebuyers on their journey to homeownership. Join us 3/26, 6-7:30 pm CT! RSVP ➡️ buff.ly/E8lWIha #Blacksky
March 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Have you heard of the #OpenRoadFund (ORF)? ORF is a community resource distributing wealth-building gifts to Black descendants of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in MN, ND & SD to create tangible pathways to liberation, prosperity & healing on our own terms. Learn our story at www.openroad.fund!
March 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
$50K gifts (not grants). The Open Road Fund is helping Black descendants of enslaved people build wealth & reclaim futures across MN, ND & SD. ✊🏾💰 - buff.ly/lWAmxLt

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June 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM