Common Counsel Foundation

"Founded in 1988, Common Counsel Foundation partners with families and individual donors to expand philanthropic resources for progressive social movements."

Common Counsel's internal grant programs include: The Grassroots Exchange Fund (GXF) and The Social and Economic Justice Fund (SEJ). In 2009, Common Counsel Foundation and its member funds made 171 grants totaling $1,132,500.


 * Elizabeth Wilcox - former Executive Director (1999-2006)
 * Ronald M. Rowell, CEO
 * Larisa Casillas, Program Officer
 * Luke Newton, Program Officer

Board of Trustees
Accessed February 2011:


 * Patricia St. Onge, Board President, Partner, Seven Generations Consulting
 * Michelle Natividad Rodriguez, Board Secretary, Staff Attorney, Public Advocates, Inc.
 * Dan Ringer Barwick, Board Treasurer, Finance & Organizational Consultant, Small Hill Partners
 * Stephen Kimball, President, Acorn Foundation
 * Linda Burnham, Founder, Women of Color Resource Center
 * Mark Kelley, Trustee, Lora L. & Martin N. Kelley Foundation
 * Rosi Reyes, Communications Specialist
 * Marcos Vargas, Executive Director, Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)
 * George Wells, Trustee, Abelard Foundation

Contact
URL: http://www.commoncounsel.org