Your Support Makes It Possible.
The Julian Bond Institute for Financial Equity Research exists because the financial system's most consequential gaps are also its least documented. JBI produces the research that policymakers need to act, the data that advocates need to build the case, and the community-grounded evidence that the financial system cannot ignore. None of that happens without sustained support.
JBI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 74-3043913. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. JBI is an initiative of the Center for Responsible Lending.
Make a Donation
Support JBI's research directly. All individual donations are processed securely through the Center for Responsible Lending's giving platform.
- Supports JBI survey fielding and analysis
- Funds Financial Equity Brief production and distribution
- Enables community engagement and MemoryFox story collection
- Tax-deductible · Secure · Processed by CRL
Partner with JBI
Organizations — foundations, financial institutions, community organizations, and advocacy groups — can support JBI's mission through formal partnership arrangements.
- Foundation and philanthropic grants supporting JBI's research agenda
- Corporate responsibility partnerships with financial institutions
- Community organization co-sponsorship of publications and events
- Custom partnership arrangements available — contact JBI to discuss
Sponsor a Study
Research funders can support specific JBI research projects — from survey waves to deep-dive issue studies — while JBI maintains full editorial independence over findings.
- Sponsor a wave of the JBI 2050 Survey or Small Business Capital Access Survey
- Fund a deep-dive Financial Equity Brief on a specific issue area
- Support policy convenings, research advisory council meetings, and fellows program
- JBI's research agenda is available upon request
Publications
Reports, briefs, blueprints, and infographics focused on financial equity.
Issue Areas
Covering housing, credit, business, technology, education, energy, and retirement.
Surveys
Nationally representative surveys fielded by NORC at the University of Chicago
Research Advisory Council
Representing academia, financial institutions, and community organizations.
JBI's research reaches policymakers, advocates, journalists, and communities across all seven financial equity issue areas
Transparency and Independence
JBI maintains full editorial independence over all research findings and publications. Research sponsorships support the cost of fielding, analyzing, and publishing research — they do not influence JBI's methodology, findings, or policy conclusions. JBI's Research Advisory Council provides independent oversight of the research agenda. All funding relationships are disclosed in JBI publications.
Economic exclusion and political exclusion reinforce each other. The work of financial equity is the work of civil rights — and that work requires research that the financial system cannot ignore.
Make a Donation
JBI is an initiative of the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), a non-partisan, nonprofit research and policy advocacy organization. Individual donations to support JBI's work are processed through CRL's secure giving infrastructure.
Other Ways to Support the Work
- Share Your Story
JBI uses community stories to ensure lived experience shapes our research agenda. If financial inequity has affected your life, your story is part of the evidence. Share your story. - Stay Informed
Subscribe to JBI's newsletter - Research releases, policy alerts, commentary, and event announcements. Free, no commitment — and the most direct way to stay current with JBI's work. Subscribe. - Share Our Work
Share JBI's research - Every brief, infographic, and publication is free to share. Getting JBI's research in front of policymakers, journalists, and advocates is itself a form of support.