‘We’re underwater’: Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation confronts funding crisis

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Research. Educate. Advocate.

For 26 years, that has been the mission of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (OLBCF) . But these days, their president, Shayla L. Davis, says they're also focused on finding the funding to stay afloat.

"We're underwater in terms of funding and being able to do the work that we do simply because a lot of corporations, grant makers and individuals have pulled back," she said, "A lot of the reason is because of the anti-DEI movement that's happening and sweeping across the nation."

To help balance their bottom line they got rid of their office space in Columbus.

In January, the Trump administration issued an executive order ending federal diversity, equity and inclusion or DEI programs. The order described them as discriminatory