Philanthropiece is a private foundation in Longmont, Colorado, originally formed as the Wild Oats Community Foundation in 1997. In 2005, expanding its scope to a more global perspective and with a name change to Philanthropiece, the foundation focused the next two decades on working directly within local communities, guided by relationships and values of collaboration and collective learning, with a goal of Piecing Together A Better World.
The physical activities and teams were primarily located in the Ixil region of Guatemala, Baja California, Mexico and Boulder County, Colorado but the relationships and experiences extend way beyond those borders. The main impact areas have been fostering Social Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy and Inclusion, promotion of Community Savings Groups to improve Community Resilience, Youth Leadership Development and collaborations in Environmental stewardship.
Today that work continues through the work of these great organizations whom we continue to partner with financially and strategically:
- Filantropis ONG, Chajul, Guatemala
- Pedazo por Pedazo un Mundo Mejor Philanthropiece, A.C., Mexico
- EFAA, Emergency Family Assistance Association, Boulder Colorado
Philanthropiece supports the work of these and other organizations working to create a better world. The foundation is not currently accepting RFP’s or project requests.
We are forever grateful to the dozens of staff, international team members, advisory board members and thought partners as well as the thousands of program participants and community members we have worked with along the way. May the seeds that were sown in those years continue to spread and take root, far and wide…
Libby Cook and Joan Knudson, Co-Chairs