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About Us
The $100 million Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund was established in June 2020, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the killings of countless other Black and marginalized individuals at the hands of people in positions of privilege and power.
Our Mission
The Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund invests in organizations around the globe that build more just and equitable communities and create real change in the lives of historically underserved and marginalized people. We focus our investments on organizations that are led by and work to benefit affected populations, principally Black populations, in their intersectional dimensions.Our sustained, long term investments focus on our three key strategic pillars: education, arts and culture, and criminal justice reform, with the belief that work in these areas will aid in dismantling structural racism and advancing equity and justice for all people.
Annual Impact Reports
Executive Director

Lorelei Williams currently serves as Executive Director of the Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund (WMG/BFF SJF). The WMG/BFF SJF drives racial justice at the intersection of culture and systemic change. Previously, Lorelei served as SVP of Grant Programs at Comic Relief U.S., a nonprofit that leverages the power of entertainment to help address child poverty. Prior to this, Lorelei spent 15+ years advising non-profit and philanthropic clients in the U.S., Brazil, and South Africa. She is a graduate of Yale and Harvard universities.
Board of DirectorS

Temi Adeniji
Managing Director, WM South Africa / SVP, Sub-Saharan Africa Strategy and SVP, Special Projects at WMG

Mark Baker
SVP, Public Policy & Government Relations at WMG

Val Blavatnik
Blavatnik Family Foundation

Tanya Coke
Director of Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice at the Ford Foundation

Austin Daboh
EVP at Atlantic Records UK

Shawn Gee
President of Live Nation Urban / Principal and Partner at Live Nation’s Maverick Management

Camille Hackney
Chief Partnerships Officer at Atlantic Records / Head of Global Brand Partnerships at WMG

Paul Henderson
Executive Director at the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability (DPA)

Alencia Johnson
Advocate & Political Strategist / Chief Impact Officer & Founder of 1063 West Broad

Michael Lynton
Chairman at Snap Inc.

Riggs Morales
SVP, Urban A&R at Atlantic Records

Ryan Press
President, A&R, U.S. at Warner Chappell Music

Maurice Stinnett
Global Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at WMG

Mona Sutphen
Senior Advisor at The Vistria Group LLC

Peter L. Thoren
Executive Vice President, Access Industries, Inc.

Eric Wong
President & Chief Marketing Officer, Warner Recorded Music at WMG
Applying for a Grant
We are currently not accepting new grant applications as we focus on building a thoughtful strategic plan to make effective, lasting change through The Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund.