Jumana Vasi

Jumana Vasi joined the Minneapolis Foundation as the Region 5 Thriving Communities Grantmaker Program Director in 2024. She coordinates this program in collaboration with the Midwest EJ Network, NDN Collective, and the RE-AMP network.

Jumana was formerly the Principal of JVasi Consulting, LLC. Her projects included managing the Small Grants program for the Midwest EJ Network, providing drinking water policy support to We the People of Detroit, and conducting strategic research for philanthropic clients. Prior to consulting, Jumana managed the $5 million Great Lakes grantmaking portfolio at the C.S. Mott Foundation. Jumana is currently the Treasurer of the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, a board member of the National Center for Healthy Housing, and on the Steering Committee for the Fund to Build Grassroots Power. She lives on Anishinaabe land in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband, two teenagers, two cats, and stacks of books.