Our Team

CJRF operates with two full-time staff, three liaisons from Arabella Advisors, and a seven-member Review Board that recommends CJRF funding decisions to the New Venture Fund (NVF). Grant applicants may receive emails from CJRF staff and/or Arabella Advisors staff regarding proposals.

The Climate Justice Resilience Fund is a project of the New Venture Fund (NVF), a 501(c)(3) public charity registered in the United States. The New Venture Fund contracts many services from Arabella Advisors, a certified B corporation with offices in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, and San Francisco.  CJRF staff work with an account team at Arabella Advisors that supports our grantmaking and due diligence.

Climate Justice Resilience Fund Staff

Arabella Advisors Staff

Arabella Advisors staff assist CJRF in the grantmaking due diligence process. In many cases, Arabella Advisors staff will work on behalf of the CJRF to coordinate grant agreements and any potential due diligence concerns with grant applicants. 

CJRF Review Board

During the grantmaking process, CJRF staff present grant proposals to the CJRF Review Board, which accept or reject proposals on behalf of the CJRF. The CJRF Review Board recommends grant partnerships to the New Venture Fund on behalf of the CJRF. CJRF Review Board members bring years of dedicated philanthropic experience and expertise to the CJRF grantmaking process.