The Hellman Foundation is deeply committed to community centered approaches grounded in the values and practices of trust-based philanthropy and participatory grantmaking. In 2022, with a goal to advance community leadership and cede grantmaking power to local Bay Area leaders, the Hellman Foundation team created a Community Panel to collaboratively review proposals and determine funding recommendations. We continue to learn from, evolve, and apply our Community Panel model, which has already strengthened the impact of our collective work. ​

Community Panel

Agnes Ubalde (she/her/siya)
PNC Bank ​
Agnes Ubalde (she/her/siya) is the Senior Vice President at PNC Bank for Community Development Banking in California.  She is a highly accomplished and seasoned cross-sector leader with over 30 years of experience spanning corporate, community philanthropy, government, and social innovation to advance economic inclusion, racial equity, and social justice through data-driven systems change and public policy.  Before PNC, she held positions with BBVA, Wells Fargo, City and County of San Francisco’s Mayor’s Office serving with the Brown & Newsom administrations, Alameda County General Services Agency, and Deloitte Consulting. She serves on the Board of Directors of East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC). 

Agnes joined the Community Panel in 2024.