Celebrate Impact
To progressively impact inclusion, equity, and diversity in philanthropy takes commitment and courage. CHANGE Philanthropy celebrates the funders that not only track their impact but also work to improve it. Below you will find a list of foundations and people recognized by our core partners for their work in moving the equity agenda forward through their philanthropic giving as well as their hiring practices. Winners listed below are from the last 10 years.
BANYAN TREE AWARD
This award is presented to an individual or institution with a demonstrated commitment to building democratic philanthropy.
| Peggy Saika | Stacie Ma’agg |
| Thomas C. Layton | Alandra L. Washington |
A diverse group spanning a wide range of organizations, years of experience, roles, and sectors throughout the country, their leadership covers immigrant rights, LGBTQ matters, education, affordable housing, and racial equity.
| Cathy Cha | Joy Messinger |
| Kelly D. Chau | Serena Moy |
| Thai Ha-Ngoc | Lua Pritchard |
| Taylor & Ayden Her | Karthrick Ramakrishnan |
| Raj Jayadev | Luna Ranjit |
| Dana Kawaoka-Chen | Roselma Samala |
| Surina Khan | Neville Vakharia |
| New Latthivongskorn | Sue Van |
| Romana Lee-Akiyama | Paul Wantanbe |
| Frank Liu | Kauva Yang |
| Sharon Meada | Dae Joong Yoon |
JAMES A. JOSEPH LECTURE ON PHILANTHROPY
This award is a tribute to Ambassador James A. Joseph, ABFE co-founder and distinguished leader in the field of philanthropy. It recognizes an outstanding individual whose contributions as a visionary philanthropic leader have helped advance progressive philanthropic ideals, strengthen grant-making institutions, and build vital Black communities. To read a transcript of the awardee’s speeches, please visit ABFE. Winners are from the last 25 years.
| Gladys Washington | Dr. William Bell |
| Dr. Robert Ross | Karen Kelley-Ariwoola |
| James A. Joseph | Crystal Hayling |
| Amina J. Dickerson | Carrolle Perry Devonish |
| Carol A. Goss | Willis K. Bright, Jr. |
| Dr. Sybil Jordan Hampton | Lynn Huntley, Esq. |
| Handy Lindsey, Jr. | Wenda Weekes Moore |
| Reatha Clark King | Emmett D. Carson |
| Hugh C. Burroughs | James A. Joseph |
| Jean E. Fairfax | Elridge W. McMillan |
| Anna Faith Jones | Bernard Watson |
| Franklin A. Thomas | James A. Joseph |
INSTITUTIONAL AWARD FOR PHILATHROPIC LEADERSHIP
This award was established in 2002 to recognize significant efforts and contributions of grant-making organizations to promoting philanthropy as a means for social change in Black communities. Winners are from the last 15 years.
| POISE Foundation | The California Endowment |
| Edward W. Hazen Foundation | Marguerite Casey Foundation |
| Northwest Area Foundation | Southern Partners Fund |
| W.K. Kellogg Foundation | Akonadi Foundation |
| Edwin Gould Foundation | SBC Foundation |
| Ford Foundation | The Twenty-First Century Foundation |
EMERGING LEADER IN PHILANTHROPY
This award recognizes an outstanding individual whose innovative leadership promotes philanthropy as a means of social change in Black communities and advances ABFE’s mission. Winners are from the last 15 years.
| Maisha Simmons | Karris M. Jackson |
| Nicole R. Robinson | Trista Harris |
| Timothy McIntosh, Jr. | Cedric Brown |
| Rahsaan Harris, PhD | Wendy Lewis Jackson |
| Phillip Thomas | Athan Lindsay |
| Kanyere F. Eaton | Alvin Starks |
| Nicole Jones |
ACTIVIST AWARD
This award is given annually to an exemplary individual in recognition of their activist efforts toward a more socially just and equitable world.
| Riki Wilchins | Ivan Canada |
CATALYST AWARD
This award is given annually to an exemplary EPIP member in recognition of their efforts and success in delivering the EPIP message to their local community.
| Chrissie Bonner | Mike Goorhouse |
UNITY AWARD
This award is given annually to an exemplary EPIP chapter in recognition of the outstanding growth and impact that they have had on their local community this past year.
| EPIP DC | EPIP Hawai’I |
LGBTQ PHILANTHROPOIDS ON TWITTER
Each year Funders acknowledges LBGTQ philanthropists who tweet for change. Philanthropoids include both established and emerging leaders in the field of philanthropy. Their Twitter accounts tackle many issues, including politics, HIV, feminism, foodie-musings, environmental justice, and social justice philanthropy.
| Amy Mandel | Luis Vivaldi |
| Braeden Lentz | Marin Watts |
| Catherine Pino | Miabi Chatterji |
| Chris Audain | Nakisha Lewis |
| Efrain Gutierrez | Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup |
| Gabriel Blau | Ryan Li Dahlstrom |
| Jace Woodrum | Tori YM Miyagi |
| Jessica Zimmerman | Brian Schultz |
| Karina Claudio Betancourt | Bianca Alston |
| Kate Kendell | Rebecca Wisotsky |
| Kristi Andrasik | Janet Mock |
| Mónica Enríquez | Paul Moore |
| Ethan Frey | Milap Patel |
| Samantha Giusti | Debra Joy Pérez |
| Corinne Goldenberg | Erica Pelletreau |
| Don Howard | Gautam Raghavan |
| Chris Hughes | Bryan Simmons |
| Jennifer Kates | Coya H. White Hat-Artichoker |
| Jeffrey Kim | Rye Young |
| Andrea Lynch |
| J. Bob Alotta | Roz Lee |
| Rachel Bloom | Vince Jones |
| Noris Chavarría | Surina Khan |
| Bobby Clark | Andy Marra |
| Karol Collymore | Eddy Morales |
| Jeff Cook-McCormac | Jesse Salazar |
| Courtney Cuff | Chris Tuttle |
| Sarah Gunther | Edgar Villanueva |
| Matthew “Matty” Hart | Darren Walker |
| Daniel Lee | Sara Whitman |
| Albert Ruesga | Gunner Scott |
| Alfonso Wenker | Marlon Morales |
| Kevin Jennings | Lucy Bernholz |
| Bia Vieira | Jenn Sturm |
| Cindy Rizzo | Carol Lee |
| Dan Pallotta | Terrence Meck |
| Jason Franklin | Toby Thompkins |
| Alice Hom | Tony Bowen |
| Kevin Bolduc | Urvashi Vaid |
| Luna Yasui | William Cordery |
| Mary Ellen Capek |
HIPGivers recognizes individuals that are collectively altering the landscape for our country, pushing the envelope by asking for more consideration, more awareness, more compassion, more action, and more giving. Check out this video to learn more.
2016 HIPGivers
| Alejandra Ancheita | Julio Marcial |
| Elisa Arévalo | Arabella Martinez |
| Toti Cadavid | Amalia Mesa-Bains |
| Arturo Castro | José Padilla |
| Adela Cepeda | Debra Joy Pérez |
| Oscar Chavez | Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable |
| Jennifer Clement | Catherine Pino and Ingrid Duran |
| Michael Cortés | Thomas A. Saenz |
| Paul Cuadros | Juan Salgado |
| Sandra R. Hernández | Osvaldo Sánchez |
| Irma Herrera | David Suro Piñera |
| Juan Felipe Herrera | Olga Talamante |
| Claudia Jasso-Stevens | Raymond Telles |
| Salvador G. Longoria | Maria de los Angeles ‘Nena’ Torres |
| Monica C. Lozano | Wilmer Valderrama |
| Diana Magaloni | Olga Viso |
2015 HIPGivers
| Markos Moulitsas Zúniga | Lila Downs |
| Amelia Morán Ceja | Diane Evia-Lanevi |
| Edith Calderón | Laura Esquivel |
| Leticia Peguero | Amelia Gonzalez |
| Rt. Rev. Nedi Rivera | Maria Cabildo |
| Thomas Meléndez | Dr. Angela Diaz |
| Nely Galán | Tomás A. Magaña |
| Aida Alvarez | Diana Bontá |
| Arturo Carmona | Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco |
| Aixa Beauchamp | Mario Molina |
| Christina Cuevas | Maria Bechily |
| Juan Sepúlveda | Alejandro D’Acosta and Claudia Turrent |
| Laura I. Gómez | Favianna Rodriguez |
| Arelis Rodríguez | Eduardo Padrón |
| Benjamin Torres | Bahia Ramos |
| Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker |
2014 HIPGivers
| Benny Agosto, JR | Cesar Millan |
| Isabel Allende | Lourdes Miranda |
| Manuel Arango | Ronald E. Montoya |
| Arnoldo Avalos | Sister Consuelo Morales |
| Richard Blanco | Dr. Marta Moreno Vega |
| Carmen Castellano | Sonia Nazario |
| Rufino Domínguez Santos | Mirta Ojito |
| Lorna Feijóo | Douglas X. Patiño, PHD |
| Herman Gallegos | Charles Rice-González |
| Ana Yris Guzmán Torres | Douglas Rodriguez |
| Antonia Hernández | Mario Ernesto Sánchez |
| Argentina “Tina” Hills | Father Alejandro Solalinde |
| Maria Hinojosa | Luis Antonio Ubiñas |
| Dolores Huerta | Leonila Vásquez Alvízar |
| Alberto Ibargüen | Luz Vega-Marquis |
Louis T. Delgado Distinguished Grantmaker Award
This award was established in honor of Board Member emeritus Louis T. Delgado, who currently serves as an independent consultant to foundations and nonprofit organizations. The award was established in recognition of the tenacity and power that Mr. Delgado has brought to the field of philanthropy and his commitment to bridging knowledge between philanthropy and Native communities.
| Louis T. Delgado | Lucille Echohawk |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | Susan Jenkins |
| Dagmar Thorpe | Joel Neimeyer |
| Faith Smith | Jo-Anne Stately |
| Valorie Johnson | Antone Minthorn |
| Roy Huhndorf | Lori Pourier |
| Rebecca Adamson | Richard Williams |
| Barbara Poley and Loris Taylor | Kelly Drummer |
Flying Eagle Woman Community-Based Philanthropy Award
This award recognizes a Native person who clearly demonstrates that they are guided by Native thinking and philosophy, including a holistic, community-centered approach to living and giving.
| Ali El-Issa on behalf of Ingrid Washinawatok | April Lea Go Forth |
| El-Issa | Claudia Kauffman and Iris Friday |
| Gilbert Vigil on behalf of Vigil Family | Pamala Silas |
| Pilar Gonzales | Sharon Thompson |
| Gabrielle Strong | Edgar Villanueva |
| Helen Waukazoo | Elizabeth Medicine Crow |
Tribal Philanthropy Award
Established to honor the exceptional work of Native communities through acts of philanthropy, this award recognizes Tribal giving programs that practice philanthropic giving grounded in traditional values and traditions.
| San Manuel Band of Mission Indians | Tulalip Charitable Contributions |
| CIRI Foundation |
NAP Partner & Ally Award
This award was established to honor an organization that actively partners or collaborates toward advancing the vision of healthy sustainable communities. The NAP Partner Award was established to recognize partners and allies that actively respect and exhibit NAP’s organizational values: Learning, Partnerships, Respect, Responsibility, Reciprocity, Relationships, and Quality and Effectiveness.
| Philanthropy Northwest | Joint Affinity Groups |
| Common Counsel Foundation |
NAP Member Award
This award was established to honor an individual or organizational member of Native Americans in Philanthropy, and to recognize members that actively respect and exhibit NAP’s organizational values: Learning, Partnerships, Respect, Responsibility, Reciprocity, Relationships, and Quality and Effectiveness.
| Cherokee Preservation Foundation | Casey Family Programs |
| Blandin Foundation |
Women & Philanthropy Leadership, Equity, and Diversity Award
This award is presented annually to a philanthropist recognized as an outstanding risk-taker and innovator in the philanthropic community who, through determination and leadership, has increased funding for programs that promote gender equity and diversity.
| Janet Sape | Anne Firth Murray |
| Anne E. Delaney | Sunny Fischer |
| Barbara Dobkin | Brenda Tate |
The Patiño Moore Legacy Award
Through this award, the Marguerite Casey Foundation, ABFE, and HIP intend to recognize and reward the accomplishments of organizations working to break down barriers that have traditionally existed between Latino and African-American communities, and to foster a national movement to ensure the well-being of all of America’s families.
| Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment |
| Causa Justa :: Just Cause |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance |
| South by Southwest Experiment |
| Puentes New Orleans, Inc. |
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