Black Wealth Family Foundation

Building the Institutional Platform for Black American Economic Power

BWFF convenes investors, corporations, universities, policymakers, founders, and families to expand Black America’s economic competitiveness through leadership development, capital formation, innovation, and generational wealth stewardship.

Partner With BWFF

June Convenings in NYC

June programming moves from place-based investment design to leadership pathways and capital access.

Virtual Engagement — March 17, 2026

Co-hosted with DRIVE, CBEDC, and CEA

Focus Areas:

• Keynote 10:15-10:45
“Opportunity Zones 2.0: Institutional Capital, Leadership & Long-Term Impact”

• Roundtable 11:00-11:50
“Designing Circular Opportunity Zones: Institutional Leadership, Capital Flow & Enduring Community Impact

• Circular Innovation Showcase

COZD Luncheon – June 17th

Focus Areas:

• Placed-based circular econcomy

• Investable community infrastructure

• NYC Capital Access Opportunities

• Capital and market sequencing

Excellence in Leadership Tour: Juneteenth NYC – June 18th

Focus Areas:

• Leadership & Economic Liberation

• Jobs, Policy, and Civic Innovation Pathways

• Founder to institution pathways

• National HBCU + PWI Partnership Dialogues

Invite-only networking reception hosted by the NBA Foundation(evening)

Why BWFF

Black American economic power will not be built through visibility alone. It will be built through coordinated leadership, disciplined capital, trusted relationships, and long-term institutional alignment.

BWFF exists to connect:

capital to credible opportunities
leadership to ownership pathways
universities to industry and innovation
place-based strategy to measurable economic outcomes

We are building the connective infrastructure between talent, governance, investment, and legacy.

Why Leading Institutions Partner With BWFF

Partners work with BWFF to gain:

access to emerging talent
access to curated founder and investor ecosystems
visibility into place-based investment opportunities
strategic alignment with leadership, innovation, and ownership initiatives

BWFF is not structured as a one-time event platform. It is a long-range relationship and ecosystem-building platform.

Platforms

The Excellence in Leadership Tour

A national platform advancing leadership, workforce readiness, innovation exposure, and ownership pathways for students, alumni, and emerging professionals.

The Wealth Weekend: Martha’s Vineyard

A high-trust convening where family offices, investors, executives, policymakers, and founders engage around capital, governance, and long-term stewardship.

Circular Opportunity Zone Development (COZD)

A place-based framework connecting universities, communities, and institutional capital to build investable innovation districts grounded in circular economy principles.

BWFF 100 Family Trust

A governance-centered ecosystem for families and aligned leaders focused on continuity, stewardship, trust architecture, and intergenerational wealth design.