MoFo Foundation 2019 Annual Report

2019 ANNUAL REPORT 4 The Morrison & Foerster Foundation enables the people of Morrison & Foerster to focus their charitable giving on nonprofit organizations serving the communities in which they live and work. Funds are distributed at the discretion of the Foundation’s board of directors, which consists of partners from each of the firm’s geographic regions. Much of our giving focuses on local nonprofit organizations that either serve disadvantaged youth or provide legal services to low-income people. We support these initiatives primarily following recommendations by Morrison & Foerster lawyers and staff members who personally support the organizations through their own volunteer work or individual contributions. Many of these programs work in communities of color. In addition, we support fellowship and scholarship programs that benefit children and youth, help inspire others to engage in public service, and encourage diversity in higher education and the legal profession. Furthering the Foundation’s commitment to local communities, we also make a smaller number of contributions to charitable causes involving food and shelter, health, and the arts. Many of these contributions have a racial justice component as well. We offer annual matching-gift programs to firm lawyers and staff. We also organize campaigns to raise and match funds in response to certain natural and human-made disasters. FOCUS