The Literacy Funders Network increased the philanthropic community's knowledge and understanding of literacy as a systemic issue and a tool for community change and is a venue for collaboration and collective impact.
Many foundations supporting literacy are highly engaged in community literacy, coalition development and in strategies for community change. Literacy Funders Network, an affinity group of the Council on Foundations, was founded in 2009 in response to an identified interest from the funding community to develop a formal collaboration to advance the literacy funding field and in turn build stronger, more resilient individuals, families and communities.