Dennis Berry

We believe, regardless of economic, social class, or race, life for all can and should be filled with equitable opportunities. We believe a stronger community begins with our youth. We believe in putting students first. For 30 years, the "I Have A Dream" Foundation has provided individualized social, emotional, and academic support to young people from underserved communities in Boulder County, from 1st grade through college, along with a post-secondary tuition assistance scholarship. Thank you Boulder County for your continued support!

We seek out and collaborate with community leaders, other values-aligned social change organizations, foundations, individual philanthropists, and regional SVPs to co-create an ecosystem where magic happens — the magic of increased experimentation, rapid learning, and local-regional-national-global connections. In cultivating and expanding this network together: We catalyze more resources We catalyze and mobilize financial resources — both our own and from others — applying them toward cross-sector and multi-community solutions and innovations. We shift these resources away from traditional systems that only benefit a few, and we move them to collective and collaborative approaches that benefit many. We disrupt traditional philanthropy We demonstrate ways to disrupt and shift traditional philanthropy, moving it from being individualistic and disconnected to being community-centered in addressing root causes of injustice. We are embedded in the communities we serve, co-creating with them for the long-haul, not just in single touch points. We influence change We inspire individual philanthropists to understand the priorities that communities have — and how to strategically partner, fund, and give agency to community leaders in advancing change.