This is without doubt the most exciting time of opportunity and challenge any of us have experienced. Within our modest capacities we are focusing increasingly on collaborative efforts to achieve collective impact on the root causes of systemic dysfunctions and inequities. As with other foundations, we find our role in relation to our grantee partners to be evolving towards more mutual accountabilities. For over half a century we have learned from and with dozens of visionary social entrepreneurs who lead the eminently worthy organizations we are privileged to support. Our learning over time has led us to a commitment to align our grants with emergent strategies within our specific areas of interest.
—Fred Bay, President & CEO
The Bay and Paul Foundations support organizations that prepare agents of change working to strengthen our social compact and develop authentic solutions to the problems of this pivotal century.
“We must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace.”
—from the preamble to the Earth Charter
The Foundation is in transition from three to two grantmaking cycles per year. We expect to award grants in January and in June going forward. Please note: the Foundation no longer accepts unsolicited proposals; all full proposals to the Foundation will be by invitation only. You may submit an Online Funding Inquiry (OFI) related to one or more of our Program Areas.