Changemakers

IncludUs is a national nonprofit that engineers inclusive systems to shift power to communities—ensuring equity, access, and opportunity for all. We support bold, community-led ideas with the tools, infrastructure, and strategic guidance needed to design, build, and scale lasting change across health, education, the economy, environment, civic life, and leadership.

WHO WE ARE

IncludUs is a collective of organizations, leaders, and cultural changemakers advancing equity in the systems that shape our lives—education, health, environment, economy, and democracy. We empower communities of color, to not just participate—but lead.

WHAT WE DO

IncludUs builds power where it’s needed most—through bold advocacy, cultural strategy, and community-led programs.
We change systems by advancing policy, shifting narratives, and delivering frontline solutions rooted in justice.

OUR PROJECTS

Our innovative projects address critical challenges, fostering equity and opportunity across communities. Explore how we empower change through civic engagement, environmental justice, mental health, naturalization, and leadership development.

GET INVOLVED

Join us in engineering inclusive systems—

become a partner,
donate,
volunteer,
participate in an event, or
start your own project

IncludUs Fund

The backbone behind bold ideas. IncludUs Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit engineer empowering our collective work. We provide fiscal sponsorship, grantmaking, and operational support to help community-led initiatives grow, scale, and sustain impact. Whether it’s launching a voter engagement concert series, expanding access to mental health care, or supporting an environmental justice campaign — the Fund connects visionary leaders to the tools and resources they need to thrive.

Philanthropy

We collaborate with funders and partners to channel resources to the frontlines of impact — aligning philanthropic investments with the needs of community-led initiatives.
Through fiscal sponsorship and strategic partnerships, we help ensure that bold ideas receive the support they need to grow.

Fiscal Sponsorship

Through our fiscal sponsorship program, IncludUs Fund helps social innovators turn ideas into impact. By offering operational support, financial management, and strategic guidance, we enable changemakers to focus on their missions and create meaningful, sustainable change.

Our Flagship Projects

These community-rooted initiatives are driving change across the country — these are example projects born from IncludUs Labs engineering and powered by IncludUs Fund.

Civic engagement through music and cultural organizing

Grita Canta Vota

Clean energy adoption and environmental justice

El Verde Es Vida

Mobile mental health care awareness and screenings

Susie's Healing

Naturalization, dignity, and cultural belonging campaign

Pertenecemos

IncludUs Institute
Empowering Leaders

The IncludUs Institute engineers leadership pathways and strengthens organizational capacity for nonprofits, ERGs, and movement builders. Through high-touch coaching, immersive workshops, and applied learning labs, we equip changemakers to lead with impact.

Core Focus Areas:

Customized Training
Tailored sessions on inclusion, community organizing, and power-building for real-world application.
Leadership Cohorts
Civic and corporate programs that develop diverse leaders prepared to influence systems and scale solutions.
Culturally Grounded Wellness
Leadership development that centers cultural safety, mental health, and resilience as key to sustainable impact.

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IncludUs Labs

Where bold ideas take shape.

IncludUs Labs is our innovation and solution engine — where we co-create with communities to design what’s next. From early-stage campaigns to national cultural movements, the Labs incubate programs, build tools, and test models that drive lasting change.

We bring together community leaders, researchers, artists, and strategists to develop open-source resources, digital platforms, and narrative-driven strategies that shift systems — and make solutions scalable.