The HEFN-California Chapter supports learning and collaboration among funders doing grantmaking on environmental health and environmental justice in California.

HEFN-CA objectives include reducing and eliminating environmental health hazards for California’s people and ecosystems – especially in low-income communities and communities of color – as well as building philanthropic and community capacity to address these challenges.

HEFN-CA Funder Strategies:

California CHANGE Strategy

AB32 & Climate Change

California Cumulative Exposure

California Diesel and AQ

HEFN-CA Leadership: 

Danielle Deane (The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation)

Tina Eshaghpour (The Women's Foundation of California)

Carla Jackson-Tucker (Fresno Regional Foundation)

Earl Lui (The California Wellness Foundation) *Co-Chair

Stacie Ma'a (The Gerbode Foundation)

Sharyle Patton (The Barbara Smith Fund)

Michele Prichard (The Liberty Hill Foundation)

Arlene Rodriguez (The San Francisco Foundation) *Co-Chair

Paula Stigler (The San Diego Foundation)

HEFN-CA Coordinator:

We are delighted to announce the addition of Eleni Sotos to the HEFN team as the new coordinator of HEFN-CA. Eleni is based in San Francisco and can be reached at esotos@hefn.org or (415) 346-1599.

Groups HEFN-CA members support:

HEFN-CA members support organizations ranging from grassroots to state wide policy groups. Funders interested in learning more may search this site or contact esotos@hefn.org.

If you would like to subscribe to the HEFN-CA listserv, join HEFN-CA, or get more information please contact esotos@hefn.org.