As a philanthropic network whose mission is to advance economic equity and opportunity, we stand in solidarity with those condemning the violence at the Capitol on January 6 and calling for the protection of our democracy. As a society, we cannot achieve economic equity and opportunity without a strong, vibrant and inclusive democracy.
See below how philanthropy is speaking out.
- Over 200 philanthropic leaders co- signed a letter condemning the violence and calling on elected officials to protect democracy.
- The California Wellness Foundation: Before It’s Too Late
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation — Philanthropies Condemn Political Violence, Call on Leaders to Protect Democracy and Get Back to the People’s Business
- The Colorado Health Foundation — Statement on Yesterday’s Events on Capitol Hill: Weaponized White Privilege is a Threat to Our Democracy, Health
- Council on Foundations — Statement Condemning Violence at the Capitol
- Ford Foundation: Democracy is a threat to white supremacy—and that is the cause of America’s crisis
- Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation — FCCP RESPONDS: Democracy Under Assault
- Grantmakers in Aging – GIA Statement Condemns Capitol Violence
- Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees — Building Forward Our Democracy
- The Heinz Endowments — Crisis-In-Action
- Heising-Simons Foundation — Letter From the President: Yesterday, Today, and the Future
- The James Irvine Foundation — Violence and leaders who incite it have no place in our democracy
- The Kresge Foundation — Restoring decency and respect for norms is essential in 2021
- Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation — Toward a New Democracy
- National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy — Two days, one America
- The New York Women’s Foundation — Our Statement Against This Week’s Act of Domestic Terrorism
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — Statement from Richard Besser, MD, on Protecting Our Democracy
- Open Society Foundations — Carnage and Triumph: American Democracy on the Spot
- The Schott Foundation — The Malice of One and the Silence of Many: January 6th is the Emblematic Expression of America’s Historic Tension
- Surdna Foundation — The Attack on the Capitol: A Call for Accountability and Action
- The United Philanthropy Forum — A Rejection of Attacks on Our Democracy; A Commitment to Strengthen Our Country for the Betterment of All People
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation — This Healing Time & Unity