Foundation Leadership Update

Square One Foundation is pleased to announce that Mae Hong has assumed the role of a part-time Managing Director of our foundation through her new venture, Alchemize LLC. Mae has been advising Square One for nearly ten years as the lead of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ Midwest office.  Her mindset aligns with the founders of Square One who are constantly learning, growing and adapting to new challenges.  As a result of her guidance, Square One embarked on an open grants application process, embraced the principles of Trust-Based Philanthropy, and established wellness grants to care for the staff of our grantees who are on the ground working every day to support their communities.  This new structure will allow Mae to dedicate significantly more time and energy to our organization, and we are excited to build our capacity to support the incredible partners with whom we get to work to advance our mission of social and economic justice.  Mae brings 25 years of experience in the philanthropic sector and is a creative and deep thinker. Mae’s work is an extension of her compassion and deeply held conviction of respecting and valuing our differences and acting with kindness and caring.