What is the Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media’s relation to the Funding Exchange? When and why was it established?
The Paul Robeson Fund is one of the three activist-advised funds of the Funding Exchange. It was established in 1987, after the demise of the Film Fund, when the Funding Exchange felt the need to consolidate its funding of social-issue media. The fund was named to honor the singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson. The FEX national office raises funds for the Robeson Fund from individual donors and institutions such as the New York State Council on the Arts and the Bohem Foundation. The monies raised are used by the fund for grant-making.
