Family Philanthropy Advisors

read moreWhether your world is your city, state, or the globe, Family Philanthropy Advisors can help you make it a better place. We provide comprehensive management services to foundations and philanthropists of all kinds, allowing your giving to have more impact. You focus on doing what you love. We'll take care of the rest, including facilitating mission development, strategic planning, board support, program development and implementation, grants management, compliance and more. FPA works with new and long-standing foundations to develop and implement the best governance, process, policies, practices, actions and communication strategies for you.

read moreTeresa Bonner brings 30+ years of experience in philanthropy, foundation and nonprofit management to FPA clients. Before joining FPA, Teresa headed the U.S. Bancorp Foundation, the Piper Jaffray Foundation, and two nonprofit organizations, Milkweed Editions and the Library Foundation of Hennepin County. Prior to that, she was a partner in the Minneapolis law firm of Lindquist & Vennum. Ellen George has 20+ years of experience in philanthropy, foundation and wealth management. Before joining FPA in 1999, Ellen was a Client Advisor at a wealth management firm providing integrated financial and philanthropic services to families.

read moreFrom initial conversations to your first grant, FPA will work with you as you create your foundation. We can help you determine a mission and giving focus, develop policies and procedures, provide the documentation needed by your attorneys, advise on governance and help you get up and running. FPA will help your board become an effective and efficient governance team. Let our staff prepare for your board meetings. Grant summaries, evaluations and additional materials will be generated for you well before each meeting, so you can simply review, discuss and take action.