11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color

Friday, May 30, 2014

11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color

[Open Society Foundations, Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation] The White House’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force today released a report on policies, regulations, and programs that have the potential to expand opportunity for boys and young men of color. In response, 11 of America’s leading foundations working together on a complementary private-sector initiative issued a joint statement.

In addition to the Open Society, the participating foundations are the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the California Endowment, Ford Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Kapor Center for Social Impact, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation...