Purpose: Nurture and protect a strong and inclusive democracy in the U.S.
Goals:
- Protect voting rights.
- Strengthen civic engagement, participation and culture.
- Ensure open and inclusive media and information ecosystems.
- Build bridges and alliances.

The Levis Strauss Foundation’s work is grounded in the values of our company — originality, empathy, integrity, courage and performance — and supports four core program areas: democracy, immigrant rights, reproductive justice, and worker rights and well-being.
Read more about our program areas and the goals we seek to advance:
Nurture and protect a strong and inclusive democracy in the U.S. by protecting voting rights, strengthening civic engagement and ensuring open and inclusive media.
Learn MoreAdvance immigration reform that creates systems that are fair, humane and just, and engage marginalized communities as leaders in the movement.
Learn MoreAdvance the rights and power of those who face the greatest barriers to reproductive freedom and justice.
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Advance the rights of apparel workers and lift up systemic approaches and models for improving the well-being of workers in the garment industry.
Learn MorePurpose: Nurture and protect a strong and inclusive democracy in the U.S.
Goals:
Purpose: Advance immigration reform that creates systems that are fair, humane and just, and engage the most marginalized communities of immigrants as active leaders in the movement.
Goals:
Purpose: Advance the rights and power of those who face the greatest barriers to reproductive freedom and justice.
Goals:
Purpose: Advance the rights of apparel workers and lift systemic approaches for improving the well-being of workers in the garment industry.
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The Levi Strauss Foundation was founded in 1952 by leaders of the company: Walter Haas, Sr., Walter Haas, Jr., Peter Haas, Sr. and Daniel Koshland.
Today, our board consists of Levi Strauss family descendants and current LS&Co. company leaders. This group provides the foundation with a combination of strategic business expertise and deep philanthropic experience.
We believe business should be a force for good and that philanthropy can be a powerful vehicle for change. Since 1952, the Levi Strauss Foundation has been a driving force behind Levi Strauss & Co.’s 'profits through principles' approach to business. Today, we put the company’s values — originality, empathy, integrity, courage and performance — into action to advance the human rights and well-being of underserved people where LS&Co. does business.
Over the years, the Levi Strauss Foundation has invested $387 million in trailblazing organizations and leaders working on the frontlines of change on the issues and events of our time.
Today, the foundation invests in the areas of democracy, immigrant rights, reproductive justice, and apparel worker rights and well-being. Woven through our work is a longstanding commitment to racial and gender justice. Last year, nearly all of our funds supported efforts around the globe that advanced women’s rights.
We are proud to work alongside our grantee partners and look forward to learning from them as we push forward together towards justice.
We believe business should be a force for good and that philanthropy can be a powerful vehicle for change. Since 1952, the Levi Strauss Foundation has been a driving force behind Levi Strauss & Co.’s 'profits through principles' approach to business. Today, we put the company’s values — originality, empathy, integrity, courage and performance — into action to advance the human rights and well-being of underserved people where LS&Co. does business.
Over the years, the Levi Strauss Foundation has invested $387 million in trailblazing organizations and leaders working on the frontlines of change on the issues and events of our time.
Today, the foundation invests in the areas of democracy, immigrant rights, reproductive justice, and apparel worker rights and well-being. Woven through our work is a longstanding commitment to racial and gender justice. Last year, nearly all of our funds supported efforts around the globe that advanced women’s rights.
We are proud to work alongside our grantee partners and look forward to learning from them as we push forward together towards justice.
Fatima Angeles is the executive director of the Levi Strauss Foundation, which advances pioneering social change in the areas of worker rights and well-being, democracy, reproductive justice and immigrant rights in communities touched by Levi Strauss & Co.’s business. Before joining LSF, Fatima was vice president of programs at The California Wellness Foundation, where she provided executive leadership and strategic vision for the foundation’s programs in grantmaking and program-related investments. Fatima held other positions at Cal Wellness, including director of evaluation and learning, program director and program officer. Before joining Cal Wellness, she was a program associate at the Hasbro Children’s Foundation in New York City.
Fatima’s other philanthropic experience includes work with The Commonwealth Fund and the corporate philanthropy program of Pfizer Inc. Fatima has experience working with youth in San Francisco, where she served as director of the South of Market Teen Center and project coordinator for Asian American Communities Against AIDS. Fatima currently serves on the boards of directors for John Muir Health, CARESTAR Foundation, Confluence Philanthropy and the Sisters of St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation. Previously, Fatima served on the boards of Grantmakers In Health and Northern California Grantmakers. Fatima served as chair of the board of the Asian and Pacific Islander Health Forum and as a board member of the Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center and of Funders Concerned About AIDS. Fatima earned her master’s degree in public health from Columbia University and her bachelor’s degree in integrative biology, with a minor in Asian American Studies, from the University of California, Berkeley.
As a small team, we strive to use our resources, and that of grantseekers, effectively.
Hence, we proactively research and invite organizations that best align with LSF’s priorities to apply for funding. Our grant applications are by invitation only, and we do not consider unsolicited proposals or letters of inquiry.
To tell us about your work, please email: mbxlsfoundation@levi.com.