About The Paul J. Aicher Foundation
The mission of The Paul J. Aicher Foundation is to advance deliberative democracy and improve the quality of public life in the United States.
Founded in 1982, The Paul J. Aicher Foundation is chartered as an operating foundation. This means that instead of making grants, we achieve our mission by developing ideas and programs and making them available to the widest possible audience.
The Paul J. Aicher Foundation has an endowment of approximately $6 million, the annual income from which is devoted to supporting our own operating projects. The Foundation also receives generous support from the Aicher Family Foundation.
Everyday Democracy is the primary project of The Paul J. Aicher Foundation. Additional support for the work of the Center and the Foundation derives from contracts, grants, and in-kind support from other foundations and partner organizations.
About Paul J. Aicher
The Paul J. Aicher Foundation is a product of the creative energies, vision, and commitment of Paul J. Aicher. Mr. Aicher, who died in 2002, left the legacy of a powerful vision for a democracy that is alive with the participation and voice of all its people. Learn more about Mr. Aicher.
The Paul J. Aicher Foundation Officers
The Paul J. Aicher Foundation Board of Directors
- Diana Johnson, Chair
- V. Duncan Johnson, Treasurer
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, Providence, R.I.
- Jock McClellan, Secretary
Quinebaug Valley Community-Technical College, Danielson, Conn.
- Susan Graseck, Trustee
Choices for the 21st Century Education Project, Watson Institute at Brown University, Providence, R.I.
- Harold McDougall, Trustee
Howard University, Washington, D.C.
- Bruce L. Mallory, Trustee
University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
- Miles Rapoport, Trustee
DEMOS, New York, N.Y.
- Selena Singletary, Trustee
Dept. of Human Relations, Housing and Neighborhood Services, Springfield, Ohio
- Susan Stroud, Trustee
Innovations in Civic Participation, Washington, D.C.
- Lori Villarosa, Trustee
Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity, Washington, D.C.