Nigerian Center Receives $40,000 Grant from Meyer Foundation to Advance Immigrant Justice and Economic Opportunity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 3, 2025

Contact:
Tirrea Billings
Digital Storyteller
Nigerian Center
tirrea@nigeriancenter.org

Washington, DC — The Nigerian Center is proud to announce we have received a $40,000 grant from the Meyer Foundation, supporting the organization’s general operations and its Washington’s Prosperity Campaign. This narrative shift campaign highlights the vital role immigrants play as agents of prosperity, including as business owners, civic leaders, and community builders.

“When considering the opportunity to drive systems change with the Meyer Foundation in the Washington, DC metro area, their core value of regional responsibility deeply aligns with our mission. The Nigerian Center remains committed to leading the region’s immigrant community forward, particularly those from Black-majority countries who face systemic barriers in policy, legal representation, and economic opportunity. This partnership allows us to do just that.”

 Gbenga Ogunjimi, Executive Director, Nigerian Center

About the Meyer Foundation

Founded in 1944 by Washington Post publisher Eugene Meyer and author and activist Agnes E. Meyer, the Meyer Foundation pursues and invests in solutions that build an equitable Greater Washington community in which economically disadvantaged people thrive.

About the Nigerian Center

The Nigerian Center promotes financial inclusion, immigrant justice, and cultural advancement for immigrants from Black-majority countries. We educate, empower, and support immigrant families in making the United States their new home through policy advocacy, cultural programs, legal aid, financial services, entrepreneurship, and homeownership opportunities.