Mission

Our mission is to meet basic human needs while building individual and social resiliency.

Established in 1987, the Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation has dedicated over $70 million in grants to improve the social fabric of life.

The Foundation seeks innovative solutions to intractable and persistent problems and strives to cultivate emerging talents and promising models.

The entire Rapoport family is actively involved in the Foundation’s operations, which has touched many lives in the areas of education, arts and culture, health, community building & social services, and democracy & civic participation.

This commitment is rooted in generations past and continues to mold our future.