OAKLAND — Oakland’s Akonadi Foundation is giving about $1.4 million to 15 organizations fighting for racial justice on a local level.

The grants — which range from $50,000 to $150,000 — come from Akonadi’s Arc Toward Justice fund, which is designated for organizations that promote long-term racial equity, said the foundation’s Vice President of Programs Gina Acebo. The funds are unrestricted.

“I was born and raised here in Oakland, and it makes me so proud to be witness to the type of work these groups are doing in the streets of Oakland,” Acebo said in an interview.

Organizations receiving grants include the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, AYPAL: Building Asian, Pacific Islander Community Power, Bay Area Black Worker Center, Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network, Black Organizing Project, Californians for Justice Education Fund, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice, Urban Peace Movement, Public Advocates, BAY-Peace: Better Alternatives for Youth, Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, National Center for Youth Law, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and the Eastside Arts Alliance.

The foundation has dished out close to $5 million to organizations through the Arc Toward Justice over the past five years, Acebo said. Some of the grants are intended to be used over several years.

The organizations will use the money to promote the decriminalization of juveniles and young adults of color, Acebo said, as well as end the “school-to-prison pipeline” and support programs that promote long-term racial equity in Oakland. The foundation hopes organizations will pursue local government policy changes that benefit people of color, Acebo said.

“I think the kind of work they’re doing is setting up for the long haul for Oakland,” Acebo said.