ABOUT THE AILEEN GETTY FOUNDATION

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AILEEN GETTY Founder & President

Aileen has been an active philanthropist throughout her adult life. With a focus on improving the quality of life of individuals and communities in the US and around the world, she has supported a number of causes including homelessness, HIV/AIDS research and treatment, the greening of urban spaces, the arts, community building in Africa, meditation in schools, and peacebuilding in the Middle East. Over the past decade, she has dedicated the bulk of her time and philanthropic resources to addressing the climate emergency.

In 2005, Aileen also founded Gettlove, a nonprofit organization created to acknowledge, house and sustain housing for numerous homeless individuals who are part of the Los Angeles community. In 2021, Gettlove joined forces with The Center in Hollywood. Aileen has served on several nonprofit boards: she was the Founding Donor of the Climate Emergency Fund; a Trustee for amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research; an Ambassador to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation; and an Advisory Board Member of The Center in Hollywood.

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SARAH EZZY Vice President

Sarah has a deep background in philanthropy, previously serving as a Director at Global Philanthropy Group, a strategic philanthropic consulting firm. In that capacity, she advised dozens of high-net-worth individuals and corporations on their philanthropic strategies across a variety of issues including climate change, global poverty alleviation, global health, girls’ education, conflict resolution, education, and sustainable agriculture.

She previously worked as a strategy consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton and consulted to companies, governments and international institutions around the world including in Africa, Asia, the Balkans, and the Middle East. She has served on several boards including the Climate Emergency Fund, Gettlove, the Careyes Foundation and SADIQ, a non-profit organization created to support Iraqi refugees in the Middle East. Sarah holds a master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.

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Kindness

We seek to infuse all we do with love, acceptance, and compassion. We use kindness to inform all of our interactions with each other and the earth.

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Collective Action

We are all interconnected. We find solutions to challenges when we focus on developing a sense of belonging in every one of us.

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Sustainability

We focus on solutions that provide viable, long-term solutions for people and the planet.