Inter-American Foundation

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

901 North Stuart Street, Arlington, VA 22203

Phone, 703-841-3800

Board of Directors:

Chair Maria Otero

Vice Chair Neil H. Offen

Directors Nancy P. Dorn, Mark L. Schneider, Patricia Hill Williams, Frank D. Yturria, (3 vacancies)

Staff:

President George A. Evans

Senior Vice President and General Counsel Adolfo A. Franco

Director for Financial Management and Systems Winsome Wells

Vice President for Learning and Dissemination Anne Ternes

Vice President for External Affairs Linda P. Borst

Vice President for Programs David Valenzuela

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The Inter-American Foundation is an independent Federal agency that supports social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It makes grants primarily to private, indigenous organizations that carry out self-help projects benefiting poor people.

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) was created in 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f) as an experimental U.S. foreign assistance program. IAF works in Latin America and the Caribbean to promote equitable, participatory, and sustainable self-help development by awarding grants directly to local organizations throughout the region. It also enters into partnerships with public and private sector entities to scale up support and mobilize local, national, and international resources for grassroots development. From all of its innovative funding experiences, the Foundation...