Civic bravery keeps communities strong and upholds our shared values. The Courage Project, a new national initiative honors individuals and organizations for everyday acts that take a principled stand in the face of adversity. MacArthur President John Palfrey said, “The Courage Project is an opportunity to publicly recognize the contributions of everyday individuals who build bridges across communities and make our country stronger.” MacArthur is a founding partner of the project.
The Courage Project distributes awards ranging from $10,000-$25,000 to organizations, and it honors individuals for acts that demonstrate exceptional bravery in their communities. Individual recipients may recommend donations to values-aligned American nonprofit organizations. The inaugural eight recipients show that courage can take many forms: from refusing to remove a “everyone is welcome here” sign from a classroom, to training young people in traditional agricultural practices, and to partnering with laundromats to help low-income and unhoused families do laundry. Learn more about the honorees.