MISSION: To strengthen and grow community philanthropy in the US-Mexico border region VISION:  To measurably improve the quality of life for residents in the U.S.-Mexico border region by 2020 through: Collaboration and leadership on cross-border issues Mobilization of effective philanthropic resources to address border issues Strengthened philanthropic capacity to further the long-term development of border communities

As a membership organization dedicated to increasing community philanthropy in the binational region, the BPP aims to grow a strong vibrant community of organizations and individuals serving the needs of this dynamic region through greater and more effective philanthropic investment.   The BPP was launched in 2002 under the auspice of an incubating organization, the Synergos Institute.  In late 2008, the vision and hard work of six years paid off as the BPP spun off and incorporated as an independent 501(c)(3).  In just over a year of operating independently, the BPP has:  Grown its membership from 18 founding institutional members to over 50 organizations from the border region and across the US and Mexico Welcomed and integrated the Frontera Asset Building Network as part of the BPP's Family Economic Success Program Launched robust capacity building programs and research to increase the institutional strength and sustainability of member organizations and to generate the data necessary for effective advocacy of the region's needs.