We know philanthropy has long been associated with perpetuating racial inequities, if not enacting them. The Community Foundation shares a responsibility to examine and address how these harmful practices may persist within the sector and community, and we are committed to ensuring that inequity and racism are not left unaddressed.
CFMV is committed to dedicating resources and identifying strategies leading us toward improving our policies, practices, and relationships to become more anti-racist as a philanthropic organization. Addressing systemic racism in our community and our work, and the inequalities that stem from that racism, is the only way we will move closer to the vibrant and inclusive Mahoning Valley we hope one day we become.