- Marguerite Casey Foundation
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Marguerite Casey Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking foundation located in Seattle, Washington. Created in 2001 by Casey Family Programs, the foundation "exists to help low income families strengthen their voice and mobilize their communities in order to achieve a more just and equitable society for all."[1] In 2007, Marguerite Casey Foundation was 20th on the Foundation Center's list of the "Top 50 U.S. Foundations Awarding Grants for Civil Rights and Social Action."[2] The foundation ranked 9th among foundations in the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy "Criteria for Philanthropy at its Best" in terms of Support for Marginalized Communities; 6th among Funders of Economically Disadvantaged Communities (as a proportion of total giving); 2nd among Funders of Ethnic and Racial Minority Communities (as a proportion of total giving); and 3rd among foundations for its Social Justice Grantmaking (as a proportion of total giving).[3]
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History
Casey Family Programs created Casey Family Grants Program in 2001 as a grantmaking complement to its work as an operating foundation. Casey Family Programs provides direct services to foster youth and families to "provide and improve--and ultimately prevent the need for--foster care."[4] By contrast, Casey Family Grants Program was intended to target the macroscopic social and economic factors that contribute to the dissolution of American families, through strategic grantmaking.[5] Today the foundations are independent entities. Casey Family Grants Program was renamed Marguerite Casey Foundation in 2003 to honor the sister of Jim Casey, founder of UPS and benefactor of several philanthropic foundations, including Annie E. Casey Foundation and Casey Family Programs.
Grantmaking
For the year ended December 31, 2009, Marguerite Casey Foundation reported $549,375,881 in total assets and dispersed $22,796,320 in grants.[6] The foundation makes both national and regional grants (in: AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MS, NM, TN, TX and WA) in the broad categories of Activism, Advocacy and Education.[7] From the foundation's 2004 annual report:
"Experience has shown that systemic inequality knows no issue parameters, and the multi-faceted effects of poverty do not reside in any single issue; in order for the Foundation to respond comprehensively, it has chosen not to box itself into the traditional practice of categorical funding and making grants within issue silos."[8]
Equal Voice for America's Families
Equal Voice Newspaper
Created in 2009, Equal Voice Newspaper "breaks news, follows issues, investigates and sheds light on the lives of families living in poverty in the United States."[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Who We Are," Marguerite Casey Foundation
- ^ "Top 50 U.S. Foundations Awarding Grants for Civil Rights and Social Action," The Foundation Center's Statistical Information Service
- ^ "Criteria for Philanthropy at its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaker Impact," National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
- ^ Casey Family Programs
- ^ 2003 Marguerite Casey Foundation Annual Report
- ^ "Marguerite Casey Foundation," Foundation Center Foundation Finder
- ^ "About Our Grants," Marguerite Casey Foundation
- ^ 2004 Marguerite Casey Foundation Annual Report
- ^ "About," Equal Voice Newspaper
External links
(1) Marguerite Casey Foundation Official Website
(2) Equal Voice Newspaper Official Website
(3) Equal Voice for America's Families National Family Platform
(4) "Advocacy, the Media and You: Change in a Time of Uncertainty," Marguerite Casey Foundation
(5) "Equal Voice for America's Families," Marguerite Casey Foundation
(6) "Lift Every Voice: Movement Building as a 21st-Century Philanthropic Strategy," Marguerite Casey Foundation
Categories:- Foundations based in the United States
- Organizations based in Seattle, Washington
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