Madeline Porter

Madeline joined the James. B McClatchy Foundation in 2020 and serves as the Director of Grantmaking Practice.

Madeline grew up in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California and moved to the Central Valley to attend the University of California, Davis. Her degree in Community Development grew her interest in providing resources to local, community-driven organizations to encourage equitable and sustainable development.

She began her career working for the nonprofit, San Francisco Parks Alliance, managing grants for publicly funded beautification projects. But her love for the Sacramento region’s vibrancy, culture, and weather pulled her back to the valley.

Madeline leads grantmaking and partner engagement at JBMF to support the strategic development of the Foundation’s spend down.