Stormzy’s Merky Foundation pledged £500,000 to fund further or higher education for young from underprivileged backgrounds.
The pledge is part of the charitable organisations’ £10 million fund to tackle racial inequality and injustice.
Donations will be going to the Black Heart Foundation’s Each Day. Every Day campaign and will be the first UK charity to get the money from the grime artist’s fund.
Stormzy’s £10 million pledge was announced in June and will be working with movements involved with justice reform, black empowerment and racial injustices in the UK.
Donations will be made over the next 10 years to many organisations.
A spokesperson for the #Merky Foundation explained: ‘The Black Heart Foundation is an incredible charity and we are proud to make them the first beneficiary to receive funding from our £10 million pledge, announced earlier this year.
‘Their Each Day. Every Day campaign is a brilliant initiative and we are elated that our £500,000 donation has played a key part in helping them achieve their target.
‘We encourage others to donate whatever they can to help change a young person’s life.’
Stormzy’s campaign was created in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and had a goal of raising the £500,000 from supporters, friends and the public.
The total donation will take the money raised to more than £1.45 million, which also includes another £500,000 match from the board of the Black Heart Foundation.
Founder of the foundation, Ric Lewis, stated: ‘We are grateful to #Merky Foundation and invigorated by their generosity.
‘Their contribution is an amazing testament to their vision and commitment to higher and further education for ambitious, hard-working young people from the most under-resourced and under-represented communities in our society.
‘With their support we will reach another 50 young people, taking the total number of scholars we can help to 250. I want to thank everyone that has donated money so far. The response we have had has been incredible.’
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