Delegated Authority Grantmaking Policy

Amended March 12, 2020

RESOLVED, that the president and the executive vice president for programs and communications of the Fund be and they hereby are each individually authorized to approve all grants and appropriations from the Fund’s program budgets and other grantmaking lines including donor contributions, except when they decide to bring significant, large, or particularly noteworthy, potentially controversial, or unusual grants or grants that carry more risk to board or executive committee meetings; The officers shall maintain a record of all appropriations authorized pursuant to this procedure and shall prepare a report to the trustees on delegated authority grants at the subsequent board meeting.