San Antonio Area AFN is a regional chapter of grantmakers who advance equitable wealth building and economic mobility.
With a shared commitment to improving the financial wellbeing of people in our region, San Antonio Area AFN members collaborate within the nonprofit, public, and private sectors to share knowledge, put that knowledge to work through innovative practices and collaborative initiatives, and work to leverage and increase collective systemic investments in asset building.
San Antonio Area AFN was launched in 2017 as a regional affiliate of national AFN by JPMorgan Chase & Co., the Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio, San Antonio Area Foundation, Methodist Healthcare Ministries, Texas Capital, McKenna Foundation, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. San Antonio grantmakers should contact Katie Sirakos if interested in joining this chapter.
Regional Focus Areas
- Family sustaining work opportunities
- Financial health and connection to well-being
- Access to quality affordable housing
- Supporting sustaining entrepreneurship
Upcoming Events
January 22, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 11:30 am CST : AFN Texas Grantmaker Meeting at 2025 RAISE Texas Summit
Join peer grantmakers from across the state of Texas for an engaging discussion lifting up innovative programmatic and policy interventions to expand quality, affordable childcare … REGISTER
February 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:45 am CST : Virtual Texas Policy Advocacy Summit
AFN is growing in Texas where there are now FOUR chapters! This member-only Summit is for all of our Texas AFN members as well as … REGISTER
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Chapter Highlights
Building Community Capacity for Collective Ownership
On October 25, 2024, Local and national experts came together in San Antonio to discuss current and future opportunities to build shared capacity around collective ownership, the role of community groups in driving conversation around priorities and setting a shared agenda, and opportunities for investment/support by philanthropy and government agencies. LEARN MORE
Ownership in Affordable Housing: A Conversation on San Antonio Community Land Trusts
On May 1st, 2024, the San Antonio Area Chapter of the Asset Funders Network together with LISC San Antonio and partners – including The City of San Antonio, Culturingua, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Family Service, the Mexican American Unity Council, and the San Antonio Housing Trust – hosted a breakfast and a two-part panel discussion on current land trust activity in San Antonio and future opportunities for action. LEARN MORE
San Antonio AFN 5th Anniversary Celebration
San Antonio AFN celebrated 5 years of learning, sharing, and investing in our area. Attendees joined Mayor Nirenberg, Michael Ramsey (City of San Antonio), Vice Chancellor Dr. Sammi Morrill, and more philanthropic leaders for an engaging morning of discussion reflecting on how local partners are operationalizing investment strategies in San Antonio and effectively supporting and advancing equitable wealth building. LEARN MORE
Reimaging Economic Justice:
Philanthropy’s Role in Community Wealth Building & Strategies for Implementation
On November 10, 2022, San Antonio AFN held a presentation of the AFN Funder Primer On the Road to Racial and Economic Justice and invited participants to engage and reflect on actions. LEARN MORE
Commentary on debt-based driver’s license suspension in San Antonio and Bexar County as a workforce issue. Read more here.
San Antonio AFN Members Invest in Two-Year GBI Pilot with a goal of developing a permanent basic income program, research findings from this pilot will be key to sustain the program beyond 2023. Read more here.
San Antonio in the News:
CLICK HERE for a collection of news on San Antonio AFN and our partners.
Insights, Aspirations, and Action:
Investing in Asset Building for San Antonio Families
This brief offers a fact-based analysis to inform investments and collaborations to expand asset-building options for low-income San Antonio families, to foster economic resilience, increased financial health, and prosperity. Read the full report here.
Upcoming Events
Steering Committee
Frost Bank
JPMorgan Chase
City of San Antonio
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
San Antonio Area Foundation
Jefferson Bank
San Antonio Area Foundation
River City Credit Union
Methodist Healthcare Ministries
JPMorgan Chase
H. E. Butt Foundation
United Way
How We Work
- Inform: Highlight promising practices, key issues, and innovations in the field through funder-only dialogues as well as other convenings. Members provide an insightful regional voice to inform national conversations.
- Connect: Members learn from each other and from other organizations as they seek solutions to local challenges related to health wealth, financial coaching, and household financial well being.
- Influence: Engage key stakeholders to grow their knowledge and support. This includes efforts to raise the visibility of asset-building within the broader community of foundations, public-sector funders, and financial institutions.
- Build: Seek to increase the number of grantmakers and resources focused on economic well-being. Members leverage one another’s interests and investments and actively look for additional funders willing to invest in the San Antonio region.
San Antonio Area AFN Archives
View resources from past years’ convenings.
