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

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Join Funders Together

Email request to join to: alexis@funderstogether.org

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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