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Funders Together to End Homelessness • 220 Newbury Street, 2nd Floor, Boston MA 02116 • 617.236.2244 • www.FundersTogether.org
Funders Together
Funders Together seeks to end homelessness by harnessing philanthropy’s expanding potential for impact and change.
Who We Are
• A 501(c)(3) not for profit organization comprised of grantmakers who work to end homelessness
• Founded in 2004 by 5 foundations, 2 corporations, and 2 implementing partners
• Board members have committed $250 million to ending homelessness
How We Work
• National in scope, regional in approach • Share best practices in funding, collaboration,
and advocacy across the country• Support the work of our implementing partners,
the Corporation for Supportive Housing and the National Alliance to End Homelessness
What We Believe
• Homelessness is a solvable problem
• Investments now save money in the long run
• Housing and prevention work and are cost-effective
• Philanthropy can not do it alone
“Philanthropy can experiment and test, working in partnership with government to find the best solutions, but the plight of the homeless is a societal responsibility which the society as a whole must be asked to meet.”
-- Frank Melville,Founding Board Chair,
Melville Charitable Trust
Operational Objectives
• Promote proven, evidence-based grant-making and program related investments to end homelessness
• Support the survey, research and evaluation needed to advance cutting edge practices and polices
• Advocate for the increase of local, state and national resources specifically devoted to ending homelessness
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Operational Objectives
Align the funding from our national and locally based foundations, financial institutions and businesses in support of the new and historic federal plan to:– Finish the job of ending chronic homelessness in five
years– Prevent and end homelessness among veterans in
five years– Prevent and end homelessness for families, youth
and children in ten years– Set a path for ending all types of homelessness
National Board
William S. Abell Foundation,Tom Nurmi (secretary)
Butler Family Fund, Martha Toll
Campion Foundation, Sonya Campion
Fannie Mae, Joe Weisbord
Paul and Phyllis Fireman Foundation, Deborah Fung (treasurer)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, David Wertheimer (vice-chair)
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Bill Pitkin
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Nancy Barrand
Melville Charitable Trust, Robert Hohler (chair)
Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, Terri Donlin Huesman
Polk Brothers Foundation, Debbie Reznick
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland, Leslie Strnisha
Funders Together to End Homelessness • 220 Newbury Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116 • 617.236.2244 • www.FundersTogether.org
Join Funders Together
Email request to join to: [email protected]
Or, fill out the simple online application at: www.funderstogether.org/signup
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“Ending homelessness is about
empowerment. It’s about finding ways
to help people to help themselves. It
is about applying diligent and
thoughtful guidance that enables
each individual and each family to
acquire self-reliance and
independence. The people who help
make that happen are among the
most talented and dedicated and
patient that I have ever worked with.”
G. Robert HohlerExecutive DirectorMelville Charitable Trust, Hartford, CT
Partner Voices
“What unites us all, what powers us
all... is the vision of a society where
everyone has a place that they can
call home. It is a vision we all believe
can be achieved. We are sure that
some day, sooner rather than later,
others will look back upon this time
and say: In such a great country, with
such unbelievable resources, what on
earth took them so long?”
Stephen MelvilleBoard ChairMelville Charitable TrustHartford, CT
Partner Voices
“Chronic homelessness is an issue
that cuts across many funders’
interests – from health and health
care, mental illness, and child
welfare to prisoner reentry, poverty,
and community development. No
single funder or provider can solve
it alone, and we cannot solve it
without the involvement of both the
private and public sectors.”
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey PresidentRobert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ
Partner Voices
“It is important to ask what the key
interventions are that seem to be
making a difference. You will not be
surprised to hear among these key
interventions are supportive housing
and an emphasis on getting the most
people with disabilities into housing.
Moving people out of the shelter
system more quickly both reduces the
need for beds and reduces
homelessness.”
Nan Roman PresidentNational Alliance to End HomelessnessWashington, DC
Partner Voices
“Society has at times given up on our most
vulnerable populations and incorrectly
concluded that nothing can be done to
address their issues, or to solve the cycle of
despair resulting in long-term homelessness.
We know differently – there are proven
solutions that work. Effective, cost-efficient
models that move vulnerable people off the
streets and into affordable, permanent
housing where they can receive the support
they need to heal and build better lives.”
Deborah DeSantisPresident and CEOCorporation for Supportive HousingNew York, NY
Partner Voices
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