ANNOUNCING A NEW PHILANTHROPIC POSTURE – FRAMEWORK OVERVIEW
In May 2026, the Lohengrin Foundation launched Community Compass, a dynamic, community-driven grantmaking framework rooted in deep listening, hyperlocal issue identification, and outcomes-based impact. Community Compass represents a strategic shift toward a model in which the Foundation looks to local communities to identify priority issues, define shared desired outcomes, and inform investment decisions in order to reach greater impact.
The decision to launch Community Compass grows out of a simple but powerful question:
- What would it look like if the Lohengrin Foundation’s commitment to centering community, increasing our learning, and deepening impact were driven not by us, but by the communities we seek to serve?
Community Compass is the Lohengrin Foundation’s bold attempt to try a different way of doing philanthropy. We do not yet have all the answers, but we are convinced that asking better questions, in genuine partnership with community, is where more durable change begins.
Continue reading below to learn about our current Community Compass RFP for Consultants.
FOUR PILLARS – FROM INQUIRY TO IMPACT
Our grantmaking approach and framework is rooted in deep listening, hyperlocal issue identification, and shared community-defined outcomes. It pairs our institutional capacity, grantmaking resources, and sector knowledge with the lived expertise of the people closest to the challenges we seek to address.
This initiative is not a departure from our existing work—but a deliberate expansion of it.
INQUIRY
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION
INVEST
IMPACT
ANNOUNCING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – CONSULTANTS
The Lohengrin Foundation seeks to engage a team of consultants to support the ongoing development and launch of its Community Compass Framework in the new funding focus area of Housing.
We are seeking three consultancies: one to support the ongoing development and deployment of the strategic funding approach, and two local community engagement consultants for our target geographic focus areas of Chicago and Boston, and for targeted surrounding Massachusetts Gateway Cities.
Three Consultant Tracks
Track A: Strategy Consultant
Track B: Chicago Community Engagement Consultant
Track C: Massachusetts Community Engagement Consultant
To learn more about Community Compass and the RFP for Consultants, access the guide here.
Please refer to the RFP Guide for the scope of work, proposal instructions, and the project timeline.
Deadline to submit proposals is June 10, 2026.
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