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Learn about our groundbreaking work and our collaborative style of grant making with these profiles and features.
How to Be Part of Something Bigger
Community foundations often lead projects involving several nonprofits
A Key to Character and More
Teaching kids to think critically can and should top the education agenda
The Landscape They See
Trained in principled leadership, our Fellows face plenty of opportunity—and fraud.
Sustainable Mobility
For single mothers making multiple transfers a day on public transportation, there’s hope
Encircle and Empower
A dangerous neighborhood prompts a pre-school program to build something really big
In the Wake of a Wild Year
As it reopens to in-person learning, Vertus High School chooses a Word of the Year
What Are Grant Makers Thinking?
A tumultuous 2020 yields streamlining, new planning, more collaboration
Thank You, She Wrote
A young girl makes the case for wraparound services and forgiveness
What Bill Would Do
Why corruption is the backdrop to our groundbreaking work with MBAs
Annual Reports
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2024 Annual Report
Strength in Numbers