Center for Social Inclusion

Name

Center for Social Inclusion

Legal name

Race Forward

Website

https://centerforsocialinclusion.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Race Forward (formerly Center for Social Inclusion) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that supports communities and government institutions through racial equity training, toolkits, the GARE government network, and the Facing Race national conference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Justice Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

akta.pro primary industry

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Education Equity, Access & Inclusion Policy Research (EDADADAF), Inclusive Leadership & Leading Diverse Teams (EDABAAAM)

Keywords

• Racial equity training
• Social justice advocacy
• Community organizing services
• Government equity consulting
• Nonprofit policy research

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Race Forward operates as a non-profit organization (EIN: 94-2759879 per Charity Navigator) and relies on donations from individuals and organizations to fund operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Race Forward (formerly Center for Social Inclusion) is a national racial justice nonprofit that supports communities and public institutions in achieving a just multiracial democratic society. It delivers training programs, system analysis toolkits, narrative strategy services, conferences, and a national government network (GARE) focused on advancing racial equity in policies, institutions, and culture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE): A national network of local, regional, and state government jurisdictions working to achieve racial equity in their policies and practices
• Colorlines
• Beneath the Surface
• Facing Race Conference

Products and services

• Racial Equity Training Series

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGARE is a national network of local, regional, and state government jurisdictions working to achieve racial equity in their policies and practices. Race Forward equips racial equity practitioners in government with skills, resources, tools, and strategic approaches to build and sustain racial equity across sectors.

Scale indicators1 record

Direct peers

• Western States Center: A regional-equity infrastructure organization supporting movements, narrative, and democratic participation; comparable as a peer building progressive multi-racial coalition infrastructure with a similar program mix.
• Movement Strategy Center: A national racial-justice strategy hub focused on movement building, narrative, and infrastructure for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities; aligns with Race Forward's community-organizing and narrative-strategy programs.
• PolicyLink: A national research and action institute advancing racial and economic equity through policy work and local-equity infrastructure; directly comparable to Race Forward on the racial-equity policy/training/government-support mission.
• Advancement Project: A racial-justice legal and policy organization advancing equity through campaigns, research, and government partnerships; closely mirrors Race Forward's blend of advocacy, policy innovation, and movement-building work.
• Demos: A public-policy organization working on racial equity, economic justice, and democracy reform; comparable in combining research, advocacy, and government engagement with a strong racial-equity lens.

Emerging players

• Black Futures Lab: A Black-led organization building political power through research, narrative, and civic participation; overlaps with Race Forward's movement-building, narrative-strategy, and Butterfly Lab-style grassroots leadership programs.
• Equal Justice Society: A legal-advocacy organization working on structural racial equity; provides a comparable lens on advancing race-conscious legal and policy frameworks overlapping Race Forward's policy innovation work.
• The Perception Institute: A research and action organization focused on implicit bias, racial anxiety, and media representation; overlaps with Race Forward on narrative-strategy and bias-related training/research products.

Others

• National Domestic Workers Alliance: A movement-led organization of domestic workers advancing labor rights with a strong racial-equity frame; relevant as an adjacent movement-building peer sharing philanthropic funder pools and policy-coalition spaces with Race Forward.

Regional players

• National Partnership for New Americans: A national network advancing immigrant integration through local, state, and federal policy; comparable to Race Forward as a coalition-driven nonprofit building infrastructure for communities historically excluded from policymaking.

Market position

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/racialjustice
• Facebookfacebook.com/RaceForward
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-center-for-social-inclusion
• Instagraminstagram.com/raceforward

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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