You Have the Power to Transform Workplaces
At SHRM Foundation, we believe HR professionals are essential to driving workplace change, fostering inclusion, and ensuring all talent thrives. Support us in creating a world of work that works for all.
Empowering HR to Drive the Future of Work
At the SHRM Foundation, we believe that talent is America’s greatest resource. Every individual holds unique, catalytic potential if given the opportunity to succeed. By empowering employers to embrace innovative hiring, training, retention, and workplace support practices, we can unlock this potential, driving both economic growth and individual impact. Our mission is clear: to build an economy where all individuals—regardless of their background—have access to high-quality, mobility-enhancing career pathways that lead to sustaining and supportive jobs.
At the SHRM Foundation, we envision a future of opportunity where:
Skills-first talent strategies become the standard, opening new pathways to opportunity for all workers—regardless of background—and allowing employers to tap into untapped pools of talent.
Employers foster cultures of care, prioritizing mental health and holistic support to create thriving, inclusive workplaces.
HR leaders are equipped and empowered to address emerging challenges and drive the evolution of the workforce.
Join us in driving change. Transforming the workforce is imperative for securing the future of work and ensuring the economic prosperity of our nation. We invite you to join some of the country’s most dynamic businesses, foundations, and leaders in partnering with the SHRM Foundation. Together, we can achieve this bold vision and shape the future of work.
Let’s unlock the full potential of America’s workforce—together.
Our Focus
To expand access to work and help workers and workplaces thrive, SHRM Foundation focuses on three interconnected pools of work.
Supporting, celebrating, and diversifying the HR leaders of today and tomorrow.
Supporting employers to create the conditions where everyone can prosper and thrive.
By the Numbers
3 out of 4
HR professionals report work from employees hired from untapped talent pools perform the same or better than other employees.
Source: SHRM Foundation (2021), Beneath the Surface: A Unified Approach To Realizing The Value Of Untapped Talent
2.1 million
HR professionals driving change in the U.S.—a number expected to go up by twice the national average growth rate for all other occupations between now and 2032.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
76%
of people believe companies should be doing more to support the mental health of their workforce.
Source: Dan Schawbel, in partnership with Oracle (2020), Workplace Intelligence
Our Supporters
INNOVATION: Diamond Investor
INSPIRATION: Gold Investor
IMAGINATION: Silver Investor
COLLABORATION: Bronze Investor
CHAMPION: Friend Investor
Upcoming Opportunities
The SHRM Foundation supports and celebrates HR professionals by providing over $600,000 in scholarships and grants annually, and recognizing leaders through prestigious awards programs.
This scholarship allows for me to focus on that task, do high-caliber research, and know that I have the support of a prestigious society of people with the same values behind me.
University of Texas at Arlington
