2023 Annual Report
Report Highlights
Engaging 165 institutional members investing in asset building across the U.S.
56 learning opportunities
advancing the latest insights and strategies from the field
Partnered with more than 162 thought leaders on events and publications
Mobilized 114 unique organizations to collaborate on 28 jointly funded initiatives
National Snapshot
AFN Original Research
Published 11 unique issue-based research publications exploring how philanthropy advances policies and practices that support building a more equitable and anti-racist economy. Including:
Heirs’ Property
Lifts up the opportunities in preserving and growing property wealth for Black, Latino, and Indigenous families with inherited properties, stemming from forced sales, investor land grabs, and other losses.
Advancing Economic Justice for People with Disabilities
Addresses how philanthropy can catalyze systemic change and support more responsive programs and policies that consider and mitigate the multiple barriers to economic security and economic mobility faced by people with disabilities.
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I appreciate AFN’s focus on economic justice for persons with disabilities and their intersectional approach. The brief’s disaggregation of data is crucial in learning what barriers keep us from advancing access to quality jobs, healthcare, and education for those with disabilities.
JEFF KIM | The California Wellness Foundation
Informing Members on Emerging Issues
LEARNING IN ACTION CASE STORIES
Series of case studies featuring five AFN members who are actively addressing racial bias by deliberately integrating economic justice and equity into their grantmaking, policies, and operations. These five funders share their personal journeys, insights, and reflections.
NATIVE AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS LEARNING TABLES
Learning sessions for members seeking to invest and deepen their support in Native American entrepreneurship in the U.S. Co-created in partnership with Roanhorse Consulting, LLC, and Native Women Lead.
Select Regional Highlights
Central Texas (Austin)
Collaboratively funded a business case, public polling, and community engagement strategy to advance solutions for a strong and financially sustainable early childhood ecosystem in Central Texas. Aligning with local government, community partners, and business leaders, the co-funded strategy envisions an ambitious expansion of high-quality early care and education for children from birth through age three while building a solid early childhood workforce pipeline and increasing equity in the ability to enter the workforce and secure financial mobility for families.
Puget Sound
Advocated for wage equity in the City of Seattle, successfully securing a 2% increase in wages for human service providers. Members and funders developed a report showcasing philanthropy’s current and future efforts to address wage equity and job quality, as a root cause of wealth inequity. The report, supported by a funder letter and testimony, played a crucial role in advancing the wage increase in addition to inflation adjustments in contracts for human service providers.
