Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) amplifies the impact of philanthropic and investment communities in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems.

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New Member Promotion—Deadline April 15
Call for Board Nominations
Host a 2024 Screening of Our Film, Digging In
Climate Change and Agriculture Resources

Featured Work

New Member Promotion—Deadline April 15
Call for Board Nominations
Host a 2024 Screening of Our Film, Digging In
Climate Change and Agriculture Resources

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Health Funders Learning Community

April 25, 2024
Last fall SAFSF connected a handful of health funders in our membership for a group call; that call led to a desire for a regular, designated space…

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Nexus of Food and Agriculture Reception in Downtown Los Angeles

May 8, 2024
SAFSF is making a stop in Los Angeles during our “On the Road” adventure this year! Clare Fox, Executive Director of SAFSF, is hosting an Impact in…

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Deadline: Apply for SAFSF Membership

July 30, 2024
SAFSF is the leading national philanthropy serving organization (PSO) for funders seeking to drive change in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems. Members include endowed and self-funded foundations and…

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Deadline: Apply for SAFSF Membership

October 15, 2024
SAFSF is the leading national philanthropy serving organization (PSO) for funders seeking to drive change in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems. Members include endowed and self-funded foundations and…

Learn More ›

Health Funders Learning Community
April 25, 2024
Last fall SAFSF connected a handful of health funders in our membership for a group call; that call led to a desire for a regular, designated space…

Learn More ›

Nexus of Food and Agriculture Reception in Downtown Los Angeles
May 8, 2024
SAFSF is making a stop in Los Angeles during our “On the Road” adventure this year! Clare Fox, Executive Director of SAFSF, is hosting an Impact in…

Learn More ›

Deadline: Apply for SAFSF Membership
July 30, 2024
SAFSF is the leading national philanthropy serving organization (PSO) for funders seeking to drive change in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems. Members include endowed and self-funded foundations and…

Learn More ›

Deadline: Apply for SAFSF Membership
October 15, 2024
SAFSF is the leading national philanthropy serving organization (PSO) for funders seeking to drive change in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems. Members include endowed and self-funded foundations and…

Learn More ›

Recent News

Job Announcement: Vice President of Impact

Position Summary SAFSF is seeking a Vice President of Impact (VPI) to join our executive leadership team. Reporting to the Executive Director, the VPI provides strategic leadership, management, and guidance for SAFSF’s external-facing work with members, prospective members, and other relevant stakeholders in philanthropy, impact investing, and sustainable food and agriculture sectors. This individual possesses a strategic framework for how to amplify the impact of philanthropy and impact investment communities to accelerate systems change in food and agriculture, and has a proven track record of leading visionary ideas into execution of initiatives and programs. The Vice President of Impact will provide guidance and accountability for SAFSF’s services and programs, and…

Funding for a Better Farm Bill Has Been Sparse and Inconsistent. Is That Changing?—Inside Philanthropy

This week, Inside Philanthropy published an article about shifts in philanthropy to support sustained grassroots organizing and advocacy on the Farm Bill, the massive piece of federal legislation that governs agricultural markets and nutrition benefits. Advocates point to the need for more sustained engagement in between reauthorization periods every 5 years. For example, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition encourages funders to give “flexibility regarding advancing policy change, and [have] a greater recognition of the fact that we’re living and working in really complicated times,” With increased flexibility from funders organizations can “be responsive to opportunities when they arise, like the IRA.”  Funders are beginning to approach Farm Bill advocacy with…

Making a SHOT for Real Agriculture Change via Federal Ag Funding

By Maria Doerr, Program Officer, Rural Climate Partnership The SAFSF Member Policy in Action highlights SAFSF members who are funding food and agriculture policy advocacy at the federal, state, tribal, and/or local levels. Please fill out this Google Form or email Maggie Mascarenhas if you are interested in your policy work being featured. There is *more federal funding available today than ever before* to advance climate and equity outcomes in our agriculture system. Yet without timely, focused investments from philanthropy, these funds are more likely to benefit practices with marginal climate benefits, go to the most established and conventional producers, and continue greenwashing status-quo efforts backed by Big Ag. Agriculture…

Call for 2024 Board Nominations

Interested in stewardship of Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders? We are accepting nominations for our Board of Directors until April 15!  We are looking to fill up to four (4) positions for three-year terms beginning on July 1, 2024. The open seats for 2024 must be filled by candidates whose organizations are members of SAFSF or have a pending membership application as of April 15, 2024. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague to bring your perspective, expertise, and energy to the work of SAFSF! The Board seeks candidates reflecting diversity across gender, race/ethnicity, culture, geography, life experience, professional skills, issue areas, and funder type and size. At this…