Those most impacted by the issues we are addressing bring the most important voices into the conversation. Sustainable and effective solutions will only be possible when stakeholders are part of the process—from understanding the challenge to designing and implementing the solution and finally to evaluating results.

The challenges we seek to address require bold, creative ideas and a willingness to take risks.  With origins in a family business that brought innovative solutions to practical challenges, we aspire to spark new approaches to seemingly intractable problems.

Stimulating cross-sector collaborations and mobilizing stakeholders to create shared solutions will amplify the work of individual organizations and result in long-lasting systemic change.

We must constantly be improving and adapting to a rapidly changing, dynamic and complex world. We aspire to learn from and with our grantee partners and to share our learnings with others when useful.