Fund For a Safer Future Retains Cooper Coleman LLC to Lead National President + CEO Search

CHICAGO, IL – Fund for a Safer Future (FSF), the nation’s leading gun violence prevention funding collaborative, has engaged Cooper Coleman LLC to lead the search for its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Founded in 2011, FSF is a donor collaborative of more than 35 members that has awarded over $27 million in direct grants and leveraged nearly $260 million in aligned giving to reduce gun violence nationwide. FSF supports a wide range of strategies, including research, community violence intervention, and firearm suicide prevention, and recently launched a bold 2025–2029 strategic plan to expand resources, strengthen the field, and advance policy change.

In 2024 alone, FSF awarded $3.6 million in grants to 54 organizations and institutions, supporting efforts that helped secure more than 100 new gun safety policies at the state level and mobilize over $520 million in community violence intervention initiatives. With recent, transformative investments in the Fund of more than $25 million, FSF is poised to double its grantmaking in the years ahead.

“FSF is at a defining moment, with momentum in the field and unprecedented resources to scale impact,” said Johnny Cooper, Founder and CEO of Cooper Coleman. “This search will identify a leader who can harness FSF’s collaborative power, strengthen its partnerships, and guide the next chapter of growth in the fight to end gun violence.” Reporting to the Executive Committee of FSF’s Advisory Board, the President + CEO will lead the collaborative’s strategy, steward and grow its national network of funders, and ensure continued alignment across its core priorities — investing in, expanding, and advancing gun violence prevention efforts nationwide.

About Fund for a Safer Future

Fund for a Safer Future (FSF), a fiscally sponsored project of Global Impact, is the nation’s leading donor collaborative dedicated to reducing gun violence in all its forms. FSF mobilizes philanthropic resources to invest in evidence-informed strategies that save lives, including research, community violence intervention, firearm suicide prevention, policy and legal reform, communications, and field-building.

Since its founding in 2011, FSF has awarded more than $27 million in grants and helped catalyze over $259 million in aligned giving, leveraging the collective strength of its funders to advance coordinated, sustainable solutions. By working across sectors and aligning with grassroots, state, and national partners, FSF fosters the collaboration and innovation needed to build safer, healthier communities across the country.

For more information, visit www.fundforasaferfuture.org.

About Cooper Coleman LLC

Cooper Coleman LLC is a full-service retained executive search firm partnering exclusively with nonprofit organizations, foundations, and research and academic institutions to drive meaningful growth. With headquarters in Chicago, IL, Washington, DC, and Cincinnati, OH, its team helps organizations move forward by placing the right leaders in the right roles at the right time and by strengthening management and fundraising capacity to amplify mission and impact.

Founded by CEO Johnny Cooper, a veteran nonprofit and executive search professional with more than 20 years of experience, the firm brings a unique blend of practitioner insight and search expertise. Recognized by Hunt Scanlon among the Top 65 Nonprofit Executive Search Firms and Top 250 Executive Search Firms nationally, Cooper Coleman is also a proud member of The Giving Institute and the NNSC (Network of Nonprofit Search Consultants) and is certified as an LGBT Business Enterprise®.