OUR VISION

We envision a future where all people can shape their communities and society; where creative expression is embraced and protected; and where civic life is rooted in justice and solidarity.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Mertz Gilmore Foundation amplifies the power and creativity of communities working to build a more just, engaged, and vibrant society.

values

Throughout all our work, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation remains firmly committed to upholding the following values:

• Justice to advance, protect and defend rights;

• Community to build and strengthen relationships and belonging in communities and with partners;

• Solidarity rooted in humility and toward action; and

• Creativity and Experimentation in the arts and dance, organizing and resistance.

These values are core to who we are, what we do, and how we do it—including how we apply them across the Foundation’s various assets: through our grantmaking, capital deployment through future impact investing, our voice and leadership in the sector and with our partners, our meeting house to support social change efforts, and as we evolve our organizational culture.