Wings of Farewell: When souls take flight, we look to the skies, Where birds bear whispers, where memory lies. The cardinal bold, in crimson so bright, Carries love’s ember through day and through night.

Social Justice & Equity for Everyone

Tubbs Family Foundation
Our Focus
Funding and Grantmaking
Future Impact
Leadership and Governance
Initiatives and Focus
  • The Foundation's Social Bond Framework strives to align with the four core components of the Social Bond Principles:
  • Use of Proceeds
  • Project Evaluation / Selection
  • Management of Proceeds
  • Reporting

Our Focus

We strive to be a major player in the local and national philanthropic landscape, leveraging resources to drive:
Civic Engagement and Government:
Supporting efforts that empower marginalized communities to participate fully in civic and political life, including voting rights, policy advocacy, and community organizing.
Creativity and Free Expression:
Promoting artistic expression, cutural preservation, and access to information while supporting freedom of speech and the rights of journalist and media organizations.
Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice:
Advancing for women, girls, people of color, marginalized communities locally and nationally by tackling systimatic discrimination and promoting equal rights.
Inclusive Economics:
Fostering economic systems that reduce inequity by creating opportunities for decent work, fair wages, and inclusive growth for all people, particularly those marginalized by current economic structures.
Internet Freedom and Digital Rights:
Advocating rights for an open and equitable digital environment where privacy is protected, data is acccessible, and all voices can be heard online without discrimination or censorship.
Natural Resources and Climate Change:
Addressing climate change and protecting natural resources, especially for communities disproportionaly affected by environmental harm, such as Indigenous people and those in industrial waste areas.
Human Rights:
Supporting initiatives that protect and advance human rights locally and nationally, including initiatives that safeguard the rights of communities, refugees, and other vulnerable populations.
Our Mission is to:
  • Reduce poverty and injustice
  • Strengthen democratic values
  • Promote cooperation
  • Advance human achievement
Our Vision is to:
  • Become one of the largest and most influential foundations.
  • Value diversity, promote equality, challenge discrimination.

Projected Charitable Giving by Focus Area

17%

Civic Engagement and Government; Human Rights

16%

Creativity and Free Expression

24%

Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice

14%

Inclusive Economics and Human Rights

19%

Internet Freedom and Digital Rights

10%

Natural Resources and Climate Change
  • Charlotte's Perspective on Life
    When you've been blessed, it's important to pass it on. "I decided long ago to support those initiatives and causes which reflect my interest and passion. I’m so glad I did.”
    Charlotte Louise Tubbs

News & Updates

High School Diploma Program
01.01.2025
Local program scheduled to launch in September 2025.
New Partnership with Local Partner School
01.01.2025
Partnership with local partner school scheduled to launch in 2025.
Future Scholars 2025-26 School Year
01.01.2025
Middle School program with local partner school scheduled to launch in 2025.

In 2024, contributions to the following organization were made on behalf of the Tubbs Family Foundation

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P.O. Box 6649,Milwaukee, WI 53206
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