Philanthropy Southwest just wrapped up its second and final week of Foundations on the Hill #FOTH2021. We were pleased to convene virtually six philanthropolicy briefings for Southwest funders, House and Senate congressional offices and other stakeholders in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Arkansas, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.

Briefings included: the universal charitable deduction; equitable vaccine distribution; broadband access; the children’s tax credit and reducing child poverty; humanitarian needs in southern border communities; and access to capital for minority and women business owners.

A special thanks to the following foundations, organizations and congressional offices taking part in and leading the discussion:

Office of Sen. James Lankford

Office of Sen. James Inhofe

Office of Rep. Tom Cole

Office of Rep. Markwayne Mullin

Congressman Colin Allred 

Office of Rep. Vicente Gonzalez

Office of Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson

Office of Sen. Michael Bennet

Office of Rep. Lauren Boebert

Office of Rep. Ken Buck

Philanthropy Colorado

Community Resource Center

Nevada Community Foundation

Utah Community Foundation

Voices for Utah Children

Utah Foundation

Communities In Schools of Nevada

Office of Sen. Mitt Romney

Office of Sen. Mike Lee

Office of Rep. John Curtis

Office of Rep. Susie Lee  

Office of Rep. Dina Titus

New Mexico Association of Grantmakers

MacArthur Foundation 

Enchanted Life Foundation

Office of Sen. Martin Heinrich

Office of Sen. Ben Ray Luján

Office Rep. Vincente Gonzalez

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

Asset Funders Network of Arkansas

Women’s Foundation of Arkansas

Hope Enterprise Foundation

Arvest Bank

Small Business Administration

Office of Sen. John Boozman

Office of Rep. French Hill

Office of Rep. Bruce Westerman