Anne Mosle

August 31, 2009
Ms. Anne Mosle is vice president for programs at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan.

In this role, Anne serves on the executive team that provides overall direction and leadership for the Foundation and provides leadership for Civic and Philanthropic Engagement, Family Economic Security programming as well as place-based programming in New Mexico. In addition, she manages the implementation of mission-driven investing programs utilizing a small portion of the Foundation’s endowment to achieve both financial and social returns. Anne is responsible for leadership, capacity building and fostering collaboration and teamwork in the development and implementation of programming, organizational policy and philosophies, human and financial resource allocation management, and internal and external communications.

Anne has more than 19 years of experience in philanthropy, community advocacy and collaboration-building. She is an exceptional program planner, partnership creator, and media spokeswoman, and recently has conducted leading research on giving patterns and motivations of women of color.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Anne was president of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation in Washington, D.C. During six-and-a-half years there she developed the organization into a leading women’s foundation with accomplishments that include the creation of the Portrait Project, a comprehensive community organizing and research study on the status of women and girls in the Washington area, and Stepping Stones, a nationally recognized initiative to build the financial independence of low-income women and their families. Anne was honored in 2006 by
The Washingtonian as Washingtonian of the Year for her efforts to successfully improve the lives of the people who live there. Previously, Anne was with the Center for Policy Alternatives where she held the positions of senior president, leadership initiatives; vice president, policies and program; and director, women’s program. Earlier, she gained experience at the Women’s Foundation of Colorado, Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT), and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University.

Throughout the years Anne has served on various nonprofit boards, including Women & Philanthropy, Washington Grantmakers, and the National Conference of State Legislatures Foundation. She presently serves on the boards of the Chasdrew Family Foundation, Washington Area Women’s Foundation, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, and Women’s Funding Network.

Anne holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Richmond in Virginia, and has completed graduate coursework in international public policy and economics in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C.

Established in 1930, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children, families and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. Grants are concentrated in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and southern Africa.