The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation is thrilled to introduce two new members of our team: Vanessa Dalpiaz and Jazsmin Jackson.

 

Vanessa Dalpiaz has been hired as our Program Associate, Performing Arts. Vanessa will support the foundation’s performing arts portfolio and engagement efforts.  She believes firmly in the transformative power of the performing arts and in the importance of creating greater access to well-funded and high-quality arts and culture institutions. We are grateful to the Koya Partners for leading the recruitment for this new position.

 

Jazsmin Jackson has been hired as our Administrative & Program Associate. Jazmsin will play a pivotal role in our move into new, downtown office space this summer. She will support the PMAFF’s growing administrative and program work. Jazsmin is a young professional from the West Side of Chicago ready to begin her philanthropic journey at the foundation. We are grateful to Torkelson Consulting for leading the search for this new position.

 

We are thrilled to welcome Vanessa and Jazsmin and are excited for you to get to know them. We look forward to crossing paths with you soon. In the meantime, happy summer!

 

The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation is thrilled to introduce two new members of our team: Luis Gonzales and Juli Farley.

 

Luis Gonzales has been hired as our Director of Talent and Culture. Luis will lead the PMAFF’s human resources and will build this department over time. He will support our team as we embed DEIB policies and practices into everything we do. We are grateful to the Morten Group for leading the recruitment for this new position.

 

Juli Farley has been hired as our Office & Operations Manager. Juli will lead our move into new, downtown office space this summer. In addition to setting up and managing the foundation’s office, Juli will manage a significant portion of the PMAFF’s growing administrative work. We are grateful to Torkelson Consulting for leading the search for this new position.

 

We are thrilled to welcome Luis and Juli and are excited for you to get to know them. We look forward to crossing paths with you soon. In the meantime, happy summer!

 

The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation is thrilled to welcome Jessica Matta as the Grants Manager. Jessica will manage and execute the grantmaking processes and policies of the foundation. She will provide technical support and guidance to applicants and grantee partners. 

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The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation seeks a visionary changemaker to evaluate, lead, and guide the strategies and action of the Foundation’s Social Impact work.

The PMAFF’s Chicago grantmaking in Social Impact promotes equitable, safe, and thriving communities, particularly for ALAANA (African, Latino/a, Asian, Arab, and Native American) people living in historically disinvested communities.

Reporting to the Managing Director, the Director of Social Impact will be responsible for positioning the program for significant growth in grantmaking and staffing. To accomplish this, they will convene, facilitate, and synthesize information from a diverse range of disciplines and sources, develop and leverage collaborative relationships with partners, and supervise a team of staff to build on and expand the Social Impact portfolio. They will serve as a member of the leadership team with two direct reports and will participate in the overall change management of the Foundation.

This is a full-time, exempt, hybrid position located in Chicago, IL.

To learn more and apply, click here.

The Foundation is pleased to announce the grant cycle calendars for 2024. All LOIs and applications are due on the deadline date on or before 11:59 PM, Central Time, unless otherwise noted.

*Please note, Performing Arts (PA) and Social Impact (SI) cycle due dates are on a different schedule than the Conservation (CON) cycle.

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Thanks to all who submitted LOIs and applications for our Fall 2023 Cycle. Final award decisions will be made in mid-November 2023.

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The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation is looking to hire a Grants Manager to join our growing team! The Grants Manager creates a culture that values the importance of efficient, flexible, and technology-based grants management processes. They lead, manage, and execute the grantmaking processes and policies that lead to continual improvement. This is a full-time position. For more information, click here.

The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation is a proud supporter of the Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF). For the past three years, the PMAFF has supported CAF’s work to bolster their efforts to support more people in need of abortion care by expanding their direct abortion assistance program. Please read on to learn more about the important work of CAF.

The Chicago Abortion Fund is committed to providing support and resources to people seeking abortion care across Illinois, the Midwest, and beyond. CAF supports every single caller we reach on our hotline by offering individualized case management and complete wrap-around support for their needs, including funding for procedures, practical and logistical support, and emotional support. Our staff and volunteer case managers are experts in navigating onerous restrictions and barriers to abortion care across the Midwest, informed by conversations with thousands of CAF callers and, often, their own experiences obtaining care.

In 2022, CAF spent over $1,250,000 on abortion care and related wrap-around support services. Post-Dobbs vs Jackson Whole Women’s Health, wrap-aroundexpenses increased by over ten times. CAF has maintained our commitment to supporting every single caller in the face of rising call numbers and expenses. We
have built and sustained relationships with tens of sibling abortion funds and with over 70 clinics, hospitals, and telehealth providers across the region, and post-Dobbs, the country, and dozens of sibling abortion funds nationwide. This ensures that CAF’s callers can seek care when and where it feels right for them, regardless of where they are from. CAF has no eligibility or residential requirements to receive support.

In 2022, the organization completed the Shaping Change Study, the flagship study of our new WEsearch Department, and created a zine that synthesizes interviews with 99 of our callers on the process of funding their abortion, their feelings about it after, and their wishes for policy priorities in the reproductive health, rights, and justice fields. CAF has a robust research portfolio, unique among abortion funds. The WEsearch Department has also been critical to building our infrastructure, and this year, we upgraded our database, allowing staff and volunteers to streamline their case management processes and have access to real-time data, enabling us to make data-driven decisions to improve services.

 

CAF worked on multiple city, state, and federal efforts to expand and protect abortion access in 2022, including the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act, a federal bill that aims to provide grant assistance to those who travel to receive reproductive health care, the Bodily Autonomy Sanctuary Ordinance passed by the Chicago City Council in September ‘22, and the Patient and Provider Protection Act, signed into law by Illinois’ Governor Pritzker in January ‘23. We led thousands of abortion access supporters in two coalition-based mass mobilizations, as well as organized the Families for Abortion Access March, a collaboration with Kido to engage over 2,000 parents, children, and community members on Chicago’s South Side on July 4th.

CAF recently launched a new iteration of our monthly Post-Abortion Community Circles, providing a safe space for people who have had abortions to feel at home
and comfortable talking through their experiences with abortion care. Community Circles 2.0 is led by program participants, and features monthly topics led by guest facilitators.

To learn more about the Chicago Abortion Fund’s work, please visit their website.