The Patterson Foundation Values

The Patterson Foundation achieves meaningful impact by connecting with others to create New Realities. In that spirit, we embrace the following values:

• Demonstrate integrity blended with joyful stewardship
• Focus on impact while leveraging resources
• Embrace new ideas to address the constantly changing world
• Believe that real change requires depth rather than breadth of resources
• Realize that being accessible and engaged with others is essential to our work
• Understand that resources and expertise beyond the gift provide value
• Strive to learn as we collaborate and share successes and challenges
• Undertake philanthropic work others are not, cannot or will not do