VP of Programs and OperationsGrantmakers for Girls of Color
Maheen Kaleem, Esq. is a human rights lawyer who has dedicated her life to creating a world where girls and gender-expansive youth of color are safe and free. She is the Vice President of Programs and Operations at Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC), a philanthropic organization dedicated to amplifying and mobilizing resource to support transformative organizing work led by girls and gender-expansive youth of Color. At G4GC, she has co-stewarded the regranting of more than $25 million in just 3 years. Maheen has over twenty years of experience supporting youth and families impacted by interpersonal and state violence to lead efforts to advance racial and gender justice. She grounds her work in the wisdom of women and girls of Color who have survived the carceral system, sexual exploitation, trafficking, and abuse. Maheen has a bachelors degree in International Politics and a law degree from Georgetown University. In 2023, she was named one of Unboxed Philanthropy's P100.