Our Grantmaking
Angell Foundation honors the legacy of David and Lynn Angell, who believed that every person deserves the chance to reach their full potential. Through our grantmaking, we strive to emulate the compassion for others that David and Lynn demonstrated throughout their lives. We fund organizations that provide opportunities for individuals to access resources and skills that enhance their ability to lead fulfilling, productive lives, and to make positive contributions within their communities.
Angell Foundation funds transformative opportunities across three focus areas: Education As Opportunity, Food Equity, and Transformational Leadership. We invest in historically underserved populations and social sector leaders in the Southern California and New England regions.
Education As Opportunity
Funding educational pathways that lead to a promising career
Historically, a postsecondary education has been a key determinant of economic mobility. Unfortunately, the opportunity to attain a degree and robust career preparation programs remain out of reach for many young people and are available at a much lower rate for some communities and populations.
OUR APPROACH
We support efforts that provide pathways for students to attain college degrees and/or industry certifications that lead to quality careers and promote economic advancement. Our funded programs serve students ages 16-26 from populations that experience the greatest disparity in postsecondary credential attainment including students from low-income communities, foster youth, opportunity youth, and first-generation college students.
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Food Equity
Funding systemic efforts that provide equitable access to quality food
Food, a basic necessity, has considerable implications for overall quality of life and well-being. Across the United States, millions of people are impacted by food insecurity and are unable to afford or access quality food in their neighborhoods. As a result, many people struggle to meet their basic food and nutritional needs. Low-income communities including seniors, foster youth, single parent households, families with young children, and veterans are most likely to experience a lack of reliable access to affordable, nutritious food.
OUR APPROACH
Tackling food insecurity and ensuring an equitable food system requires a comprehensive approach inclusive of multiple coordinated strategies. We offer grants to broad efforts that strengthen equitable, sustainable regional food systems, increase access to nutritious food, and educate the public-at-large about the reality of communities experiencing food insecurity. Periodically, we fund hunger relief organizations that strive to meet the immediate food needs of underserved communities in a dignified manner.
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Transformational Leadership
Supporting programs that inspire compassionate leaders to advance social change
Our world needs optimistic leaders who foster meaningful connections with others, have a sense of clarity about their purpose and values, and believe that they can effect positive change. We believe leaders are at their best when they operate from a place of empathy and compassion and commit to cultivating practices that allow them to sustain their well-being and effectiveness during times of adversity.
OUR APPROACH
We hope to encourage people to live out their personal and professional lives with integrity and a greater sense of purpose. We fund efforts that provide opportunities for people to engage in processes that transform the way they think, especially in how to use their skills, talents, and influence to make a positive impact within their communities and organizations. Additionally, we fund programs that encourage those in leadership positions to develop practices and habits that will enable them to sustain their effectiveness and resilience over time.
More specifically, we fund programs that are designed to develop essential leadership skills and foster personal transformation. Funded programs are cohort-based and typically include reflective practices, skills-based workshops, leadership training, peer support, coaching, and retreats. We prioritize programs six months or longer in duration that provide ongoing engagement to alumni following program completion.
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