Carrie Avery

Carrie Avery is a 2025 to 2027 distinguished fellow with the National Center for Family Philanthropy. She is the former president of the Los-Angeles-based Durfee Foundation, which focuses on leadership by providing fellowships, support to new organizations, and sabbaticals to long-time nonprofit leaders.

Carrie received her BA from Stanford University, her JD from the University of California at Berkeley, and was a Georgetown University women’s law and public policy fellow. She currently chairs the Executive Committee of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project. She served as board chair of the National Center for Family Philanthropy and Northern California Grantmakers, where she founded and for several years chaired the Family Philanthropy Exchange. Additional past board service includes Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Berkeley Repertory Theater, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area. She is an active volunteer at Dandelion Kitchen, which creates delicious meals for people in need from recovered produce.