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

Bonnie Kwon, JD (she/her)
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Bonnie Kwon, JD (she/her) serves as Policy Officer at the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Previously, Bonnie was Co-Founder and Partner of reimagine collective, a consulting firm for mission-driven organizations. In addition, she held senior roles at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. She has a JD from the University of California at Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. ​

Bonnie joined the Community Panel in 2024.