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.

Featured Work

Funding Policy Advocacy Skillbuilding Series
SAFSF On The Road: Detroit Nov. 14
Host a 2024 Screening of Our Film, Digging In
SAFSF On the Road Recap: Minnesota

Featured Work

Funding Policy Advocacy Skillbuilding Series
SAFSF On The Road: Detroit Nov. 14
Host a 2024 Screening of Our Film, Digging In
SAFSF On the Road Recap: Minnesota

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September Health Funders Learning Community Call

September 26, 2024
Food is medicine is an emerging and complex area of practice for many health and food funders. Join us for an interactive, peer-led discussion where health funders…

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Digging Deeper: Climate Change

October 2, 2024
Dig Deeper with Digging In! Digging In is SAFSF’s first documentary film, produced by Nathan.works and underwritten by the Vatheuer Family Foundation, and was designed as a…

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What Happens Next: How Election 2024 Could Impact Climate, Health, and Environmental Justice

October 7, 2024
Hosted by Health & Environmental Funders Network (HEFN)Co-sponsored by Neighborhood Funders Network (NFG), The Funders Network (TFN), and the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Network (SAFSF)…

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Deadline: Apply for SAFSF Membership

October 15, 2024
For over 20 years, SAFSF has been the leading national membership organization for philanthropy and impact investors committed to creating an equitable and sustainable food and agriculture…

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September Health Funders Learning Community Call
September 26, 2024
Food is medicine is an emerging and complex area of practice for many health and food funders. Join us for an interactive, peer-led discussion where health funders…

Learn More ›

Digging Deeper: Climate Change
October 2, 2024
Dig Deeper with Digging In! Digging In is SAFSF’s first documentary film, produced by Nathan.works and underwritten by the Vatheuer Family Foundation, and was designed as a…

Learn More ›

What Happens Next: How Election 2024 Could Impact Climate, Health, and Environmental Justice
October 7, 2024
Hosted by Health & Environmental Funders Network (HEFN)Co-sponsored by Neighborhood Funders Network (NFG), The Funders Network (TFN), and the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Network (SAFSF)…

Learn More ›

Deadline: Apply for SAFSF Membership
October 15, 2024
For over 20 years, SAFSF has been the leading national membership organization for philanthropy and impact investors committed to creating an equitable and sustainable food and agriculture…

Learn More ›

Recent News

Reflections of #ForumCon24 From Emerging Leaders Scholarship Recipients: Maggie Mascarenhas

This year, the United Philanthropy Forum offered eight scholarships to allow emerging leaders in the Forum network to attend their 2024 Annual Conference. This piece was originally published as part of UPF’s blog series featuring the eight emerging leaders who received scholarships to attend the conference. Below, Maggie Mascarenhas, SAFSF Public Policy Manager shares her reflections and key takeaways from attending the conference. Last month, I was lucky enough to attend United Philanthropy Forum’s Annual Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. It was my first time attending an in-person Forum event apart from Foundation On the Hill, and my first time seeing the famous Gateway Arch (though I cannot say I braved…

Philanthropy’s Role in Creating Thriving Rural Communities

Holly Enowski, SAFSF Senior Membership Associate, shares her reflections after attending two rural-forward convenings: 2024 Rural Philanthropy Summit: Creating Thriving Communities, presented by Philanthropy Missouri and Community Foundation of the Ozarks, and Building an Intersectional Philanthropic Approach: Climate Change, Agriculture, and Healthy Rural Communities presented by SAFSF. Growing up in rural Missouri and now living in a town of 250, I have a keen awareness of the issues impacting rural communities and a deep desire to create a stronger, thriving rural Midwest. My summer has been full of travel – joining fellow PSO, Philanthropy Missouri, for their recent rural-focused summit, and meeting with over 80 climate, energy, and agriculture funders,…

SAFSF On the Road Recap: Minnesota

Key Takeaways | Voices from the Field | Acknowledgements | Recordings | Connecting Further | Resources Last month, as part of our SAFSF On The Road series, we gathered over 80 climate, energy, and agriculture funders, and community leaders in Minneapolis for “Building an Intersectional Philanthropic Approach: Climate Change, Agriculture, and Healthy Rural Communities.” This event underscored the urgent need for investing in rural communities and agriculture as essential strategies for climate mitigation and resilience. It highlighted the importance of implementing comprehensive, systemic interventions to address the challenges effectively. These investments are crucial for promoting sustainable agriculture and enhancing the resilience of rural areas to climate impacts. Over the two days,…

Being a Good Relative: Engaging with Native Communities

Angie Boone, SAFSF Membership and Development Associate, shares her reflections after attending the 2024 Native Americans in Philanthropy Conference. Sophie Ackoff, Program Manager, Food & Agriculture at the 11th Hour Project, reflects on the launch of the Indigenous Food Systems Community of Practice second cohort. Angie Boone, SAFSF As a Citizen of Cherokee Nation and formerly serving in a role with Pinoleville Pomo Nation, it meant a lot to me to be among the over 600 funders, tribal members, Native non-profits, Indigenous artists, and vendors from around the world who gathered at the 2024 Native Americans in Philanthropy Conference in Minneapolis, MN last month. I especially appreciated the conversations around…