When Julian joined the Meyer Foundation in January 2016, we’d just begun our journey to center racial equity in our work. At the time, I don’t know that we fully realized how much the organization and we as Meyer staff would be transformed by this process. …

Meet Janice Thomas (she/her), our interim chief executive officer at the Meyer Foundation! As our interim CEO, Janice works with the board and staff in setting and leading the strategic direction of the Foundation. Prior to stepping into the role of interim CEO, Janice served as the Foundation’s vice president…

By Karen FitzGerald, Vice President for Community Partnerships & Learning As many in our region cautiously welcome back the simple things we missed before social distancing — hugging family we haven’t seen in months or walking mask-free in the park with friends — the joys of returning to pre-pandemic life…

The Fund for Black-led Change at the Meyer Foundation Following our November announcement of the Fund for Black-led Change, a multi-million-dollar, multi-year commitment of core support to Black-led and Black-centered organizations in the Greater Washington region, we’re thrilled to formally share the announcement of the Fund’s director, Stephanie Sneed, and the inaugural cohort of partners who will receive resources…

The Meyer Foundation board and staff are thrilled to announce our newest addition to the team: Stephanie Sneed will join Meyer in the newly created role of Director for the Fund for Black-led Change, effective June 1. Announced in 2020, the Fund for Black-led Change is a $20-million commitment over…

Since 2018, the team at the Meyer Foundation and I have had the pleasure of learning from and with Virginia Partnerships and Strategy Director Sonia Quiñónez. To say it has been a pleasure to work with Sonia doesn’t quite capture what a wonderful colleague she has been over the past…

I am writing to share the news that in January, I initiated conversations with the Executive Committee of the Meyer board about stepping back from my role as President & CEO of the Foundation. As a result of those conversations, my last day as President of Meyer will be May…

We’re excited to share news about recent staff promotions at the Meyer Foundation. These team members have exhibited leadership and agility in a very challenging time. Please join us in congratulating them on their new roles. Ciara Myers has been promoted to the position of Director for Strategic Communications, effective…

The Meyer Foundation is proud to be a member of Resourcing Radical Justice, a funders collective centering Black liberation as the path to a thriving Greater Washington region, co-chaired by our Vice President for Strategy and Equity Aisha Alexander-Young and Consumer Health Foundation Director of Policy and Communication Temi Bennett…