Karen Fulbright-Anderson

The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation established in 1918 with the mission to promote a high-performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for vulnerable populations such as low-income people, the uninsured, and people of color. The Commonwealth Fund is based in New York, NY. The fund supports independent research on health care issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. The organization's 2020 survey focused on the views and experiences of the general population age 18 and older, including oversampling all three Canadian territories for the first time.

Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1936, the Foundation provides grants, projects and loans to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement. The foundation funds derive from an investment portfolio that began with gifts and bequests of Ford Motor Company stock by Henry and Edsel Ford.

Vera Institute of Justice, Inc. is committed to dismantling the unjust system of mass incarceration. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities. Vera is committed to drastically reducing the use of jails and prisons and eliminating racial disparities in our criminal legal system.

The Aspen Institute operates an institution that fosters leadership skills and open-minded dialogue. It conducts seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

YouthBuild USA, Inc. provides supports for the YouthBuild networks and programs. It provides those pathways by unleashing the positive energy of low-income young people to rebuild communities and lives. The company was founded by Dorothy Stoneman in 1990 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.