A group of more than 30 nonprofits – led by the Kendeda Fund and the Annie E. Casey Foundation – are working to change Atlanta’s reputation as the worst major city for income inequality.

Kindred Futures (KF), which originated at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, has now been repurposed to tackle Atlanta’s income inequality – especially in the African-American communities.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has made a $1 million grant to Kindred Futures to support pathways to business ownership for African Americans in metro Atlanta. The goal is to help owners achieve success while providing financial security to employees and help strengthen neighborhoods as a way to close the racial wealth gap in Atlanta.