May 18, 2025
San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area nonprofits face funding cuts as DEI programs come under fire
Nonprofit organizations across the Bay Area and nation are facing existential threats amid mounting challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion programs under President Trump’s second administration. Many fear they could lose federal, corporate or foundation funding — and some already have.
“While some foundations and donors are pulling back from DEI, many have posted statements supporting it, including Richard Tate, CEO of the California Wellness Foundation, Richard Besser, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Bob Friedman, chairman of the San Francisco Foundation.”
