Black-Led Organizations At Work in Pinellas County (Please Help Grow this List)

– By Gypsy C. Gallardo, CEO, The 2020 Plan & One Community Plan

The wave of national protests following the murder of George Floyd has led to a flurry of philanthropic interest in the black community, particularly from our white brothers and sisters.

People from all walks of life want to do something (anything) to help. But few people – black or white – are aware of the expansive field of organizations working to advance the African American community. Even fewer are connected enough to reach out to organizations that represent their passion.

In an effort to bridge that divide, the One Community Plan is working to develop an online roster of the black-led organizations involved with community advancement efforts in Pinellas County.

I’ve listed over 100 black-led organizations below and am asking readers to help grow this list! If you or someone you know is leading an organization that should be added to this list, please do two things:

Email us at OneCommunityPlan@gmail.com (send the name of the organization, one sentence about what the organization does, and your website address). This info will be used to create links in the list below; and we will repost this article with brief descriptions of each organization’s work and focus.

Once you’ve done that, please hop over to Green Book of Tampa Bay to list your organization in this online directory, which has hundreds of businesses and organizations registered.

100+ Black-Led Organizations at Work in the Community (To Start)

In alpha order by name of organization / Includes several for-profits that are extensively engaged in community advancement

1Pier Project

16^th Street Business Association

2020 Plan/One Community Plan (The)

2020 Emerging Leaders

49^th Street Association (Emerging)

8 Kings Collective (The)

Advantage Village Academy

African American Heritage Association of St. Petersburg

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

Artz 4 Life Academy

Arts Conservatory for Teens

Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)

Bay Area Legal Services

Bayou Highlands Neighborhood Association

Bethel Community Foundation

Black Nurses Rock

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast

Bright Community Trust

Burg Cares (The)

CDC of Tampa

Childs Park Neighborhood Association

Citizens Alliance for Progress

Clearwater Urban Leadership Coalition

Collective Empowerment Group of the Tampa Bay Area

Community Development & Training Center

Concerned Organizations for Quality Education for Black Students (COQEBS)

Cross & Anvil Human Services

Crossroad Consulting Benefit Corporation

Cultured Books

DAB Community Services

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Deuces Live

Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum

First Downs 4 Life

Florida Public Service Union

Ford Christian Academy

Fred G. Minnis Bar Association

Front Porch Community Development Association

Gathering of Pastors (The)

Gathering of Women (The)

Green Book of Tampa Bay

Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services

I Support Youth

Inclusive St Pete MBE Accelerator

Inclusivity

Infinite Potential

Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance

International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement

James Insurance Solutions

James B. Sanderlin Neighborhood Family Center

JanetMichelle.com

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

Kidz World

Lawyers Matter Task Force

Legacy 56

Make it Out Foundation

Mainframe (The)

Men in the Making

MLK Business District Association

Mothers of Minors (M.O.M.)

Mount Zion Human Services

Mt. Zion Christian Academy

My Brothers & Sisters Keepers

My Daughter’s Keepers

My Sister’s Place

Nat’l Association of Black Accountants – Tampa Bay Professional Chapter

Nat’l Association of Black Journalists – Tampa Bay Chapter

Nat’l Council of Negro Women – Metropolitan Section

Nat’l Forum for Black Public Administrators – Tampa Bay Area Chapter

National Organization of Women

National Trust for the Development of African American Men (The)

Neighborhood Home Solutions

New Deal (The)

Next STEPP Pregnancy Center

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity

On the Beat St. Pete/Power Plug Radio

One Community Grocery Co-op

Panhellenic Council (The)

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

Pinellas County Community Remembrance Project Coalition (The)

Pinellas County Schools District Monitoring Advisory Committee

Pinellas County Democratic Black Caucus

Pinellas County Urban League

Pinellas Opportunity Council

Power Broker Media Group

Pretty Young Bosses

Rise Development Corporation (subsidiary of the St. Petersburg Housing Authority)

Sandra Fury DaCosta Foundation

Sankofa Vision Group

Save Our Southside

Seven x 7 Faith Coalition

Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation (The)

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority

Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity (The Boule)

Southside Christian Schools

Southside Community PTA

Starling School

St. Jude Great Commission CDC

St. Petersburg Branch NAACP

St. Petersburg Bulletin News

St. Petersburg Business League

St. Petersburg Chapter of The Links

St. Petersburg College

St. Petersburg Housing Authority

St. Petersburg Social Justice Center