REGIONAL BLACKS IN PHILANTHROPY GROUPS Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) 55 Exchange Place New York, NY 10005 (646) 230-0306 www.abfe.org Southeastern Network of African Americans in Philanthropy (SNAAP) Lesley Grady Vice President Community Partnerships The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta 449 Hurt Plaza Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (404) 688-5525 lgrady@atlcf.org Birgit S. Burton Director, Foundation Relations Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. 177 North Avenue NW Atlanta, GA 30332-0220 404-894-6894 404-894-6894 birgit.burton@dev.gatech.edu Southern California African Americans In Philanthropy The California Wellness Foundation 6320 Canoga Ave., Suite 1700 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy Kelly Brown 200 Pine Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104 www.babip.org Black Philanthropic Alliance (BPA) BPA c/o Lee Christian Parker Program Officer The Community Foundation of the National Capital Region 1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005 lparker@cfncr.org Minnesota Blacks in Philanthropy Karen Kelley-Ariwoola Vice President, Community Philanthropy The Minneapolis Foundation 800 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 kkelley-ariwoola@mplsfoundation.org Texas Donald Sheppard Grant Officer Houston Endowment, Inc. 600 Travis, Suite 6400 Houston, TX 77078 dsheppard@houstonendowment.org Denver Barclay Jones United Way of Denver barclay.jones@unitedwaydenver.org Connecticut The Communities of Color Initiative Kia N. Levy The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven 70 Audubon Street New Haven, CT 06510 (203) 777-2386 klevey@cfgnh.org St. Louis Terry Plain Program Officer Missouri Foundation for Health Grand Central Building, Suite 400 1000 St. Louis Union Station St. Louis, MO 63103-2269 (314) 345-5500 vplain@mffh.org

While there is a need to increase the percentage of African Americans representing staff and board members at foundations... (more)

Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy (CAAIP) functions to: encourage philanthropy in the African American community; research and encourage the development of grantmaking programs at foundations and corporations which benefit the community; promote dialogue between philanthropic organizations and agencies serving African American communities; provide networking and mentorship opportunities; and partner with individuals and institutions who share in its commitment to promote healthy African American communities. (more)