Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) is a community-led registered Canadian Charitable organization, whose mandate is to dismantle anti-Black racism by establishing a sustainable pool of capital to fund Black led businesses and Black led not for profits and charities, in order to improve the social and economic well-being of Canada’s Black communities.

BOF catalyzes the cultural, socio-economic, institutional and political change required to enable Canada’s diverse Black communities to thrive and prioritize initiatives around education, healthcare, women, criminal justice, entrepreneurship, arts & culture and youth that impact the quality of life in Black communities across Canada.

Black Opportunity Fund fulfills its mandate by:

• Facilitating access to capital for Black-led businesses to drive economic empowerment through the disbursement of loans, equity investments and other funding support.
• Providing grants to Black-led not for profits and charities, who are leading initiatives that impact the quality of life in Canada’s Black communities.