Programs
Proteus Fund is best known in the philanthropic community for grantmaking collaboratives comprised of foundations and individual donors that gather to identify grantmaking strategies and make joint funding decisions. All of Proteus' programs prioritize a learning function for donors - through research and analysis, strategic discussions, docket preparation, donor meetings and briefings, and site visits with key organizations and leaders - enabling funders to support the most effective work in the field.
Current Proteus Fund programs include:
Civil Marriage Collaborative (CMC)
National Security and Human Rights Pooled Fund (NSHR)
Proteus Fund also manages two family foundations:
Proteus Fund works in tandem with the PROTEUS ACTION LEAGUE, an affiliated §501(c)(4) grantmaking organization whose strategy is designed to build progressive power in the states.
