We are committed to the values of our Founders and seek to nurture deep connections and joy through our partnerships.

We strive to be an effective partner who leads with humility and collaborates with others in planning, implementation and assessment to yield the greatest impact.

We value transparency and aim to keep our processes simple. We will clearly communicate our mission and criteria and require a process that does not place unnecessary burden on current or potential grantees.

We are committed to continuous learning and want to make a positive difference by being knowledgeable and adaptive in our approach.

We invest in leaders and creative ideas, knowing that there will always be risk in philanthropic efforts.

We believe in recurring support that demonstrates patience and steadfast commitment to the organizations and communities with which we partner.

We understand the importance of providing general operating and capacity-building support, and we seek to leverage all the foundation’s assets in support of our philanthropy.

We aspire to continually sharpen and improve our work, both in our collaboration with grantees and with our internal work as a Foundation.

We seek to be accountable to our partners and to one another. We are each committed to be fully present with each other and our work, to come prepared, and to step up and step back in balanced ways.

We care about what next generations of the Frechette family have to say, even as they push us in new ways in our philanthropic approach.