BABUF’s mission is prioritized into five focus areas:

  • Community Health and Wellness
  • Boys and Men of Color
  • Community Violence Elimination
  • Education
  • The Economic Environment

Community health and wellness is an essential component of success of every community. The gender and race of Black males is prioritized to emphasize the specific characteristics and factors that define the needs of one of the most negatively impacted groups in our society. Community violence inhibits every member of a neighborhood impacted by violence to achieve emotional and psychological development, an education, skills training and/or workforce development or even the ability to dream of a brighter future.

Receiving a quality education, both K-12 and higher education are essential to achieving financial and occupational security. A built-economic environment comprised of businesses, financial institutions, opportunities to attain employment and housing are necessary to support the success of the Black family and individual.

As a non-profit intermediary, BABUF is positioned to be a bridge between community based organizations and donors. We hold this space to allow funders to support organizations and areas of need with the knowledge that we support the capacity of our partners to deliver effective, impactful and measureable services. BABUF support to both organizations and our nine county service area is defined by four guiding principles:

  1. BABUF invests in a set of community assets that create pathways of opportunity regardless of religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation or economic status that facilitate the advancement of the “person/individual” in the Built Environment.
  2. BABUF is an advocate for solutions that foster the development of programs & services that lead to community empowerment.
  3. BABUF is the hub that utilizes research and data to change community deficits to assets.
  4. BABUF is a focused funder that directs our donors’ investment in a collaborative and responsible manner to ensure an impact towards measurable outcomes.