A Note From Marcos:

Therefore, despite continued financial growth over the last several years, in 2022 The FUND experienced its first deficit in recent times. Fortunately, with continued support from our longtime donors and a growing number of monthly giving supporters, as well as new and long-time partnerships with sister foundations and now local government support, The Fund remains financially solid, with a very bright future ahead of us.

As we celebrate our successes in 2022, and reaffirm our commitment to our progressive social change mission, The FUND thanks you, our community of social change agents and supporters

Together we are unbeatable

!Si se puede!

In Solidarity,

Marcos Vargas, PhD Executive Director

Our Mission:

Advancing progressive change by strengthening movements for Economic, Environmental, Political, Racial, and Social Justice

We advance our mission by employing these strategies:

Make Grants

to community groups and coalitions across the region supporting long-term movements and emerging needs.

Build

Capacity

of progressive organizations to help them be bold and effective

Nurture Coalitions

by being a hub for collaborative efforts and serving as a trusted table to convene people and groups for strategy, resource sharing, and inspiration.

We envision:

Influence Philanthropy to support community organizing and movement building.

Develop Movement Leadership so that social justice movements and the progressive philanthropy sector look like the communities we serve: diverse, intergenerational, and valuesdriven

A region that is environmentally, economically, and politically interconnected — where we understand and appreciate our interdependencies, our differences, and our mutual responsibilities.

A region where power and resources are distributed equitably, empowering everyone to participate in making decisions that affect them.

A community free of exploitation and oppression — one marked by optimism, joyous struggle, a spirit of problem solving, and a sense of belonging.

A community that encourages risk and innovation in the service of justice.

A collection of communities each proud of its own identity and committed to sharing a common destiny.