On April 21st, nearly 30 philanthropic, business and nonprofit leaders joined WRAG in a public statement calling for fair and equitable treatment of the District of Columbia as part of federal stimulus legislation related to the COVID-19 crisis. Signers included the Greater Washington Board of Trade, Federal City Council, Maryland Philanthropy Network, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers, and a host of philanthropic organizations across the Greater Washington region.
The statement outlined the gravity of losing $750 million needed to address racial and economic inequities and to support thousands of small businesses, nonprofits, and over 700,000 residents. It noted the District’s important role in the operation of national sites and museums, and the federal government, its contribution to the nation’s tax base, and the established precedent of having treated DC as a state in other legislation.
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Dr. Madye Henson, President and CEO
Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers
(WRAG)
Glen O'Gilvie, CEO
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
Anthony A. Williams, CEO and Executive Director
Federal City Council
Jack McDougle, President & CEO
Greater Washington Board of Trade
Heather M. Raspberry, Executive Director
Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND)
Celeste Amato, President
Maryland Philanthropy Network (MPN)
Chuck Bean, Executive Director
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG)
Carol Thompson Cole, President & CEO
Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP)
Eric Kessler, Owner
Arabella Advisors
David Daniels, President & CEO
Bainum Family Foundation
Amy Owen, President
Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties
Yanique Redwood, PhD, MPH, President and CEO
Consumer Health Foundation
Julia Baer-Cooper, Philanthropic Advisor
England Family Foundation
Sarah Alex, Executive Director/COO
The Herb Block Foundation
Nat Chioke Williams, Executive Director
Hill-Snowdon Foundation
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Dara Johnson, Executive Director
Horning Family Fund
Richard Marker, Founder/Co-Principal
Institute for Wise Philanthropy
Richard England, President
The Lois and Richard England Family Foundation
Jonathan J. Halperin, Trustee
The Marcus Foundation
Jennifer Mizrahi, Co-Founder
Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund
Susie and Michael Gelman, President/Managing Director
The Morningstar Foundation
Angel Braestrup, Executive Director
The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation
Lisa Cohen, Co-Founder
Open Horizon
Ruth Schimel, Leader
The Schimel Lode, Choose Courage Publishing
Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat, President & CEO
Washington Area Women's Foundation
Melissa Adams, AVP & Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer
Washington Gas
Hanh Le, Executive Director
Weissberg Foundation
Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President
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>Read the full statement.
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