Kristin Romens

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Kristin Romens
Kristin Romens
Kristin Romens
Director
Pew Fund for Health and Human Services
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Philadelphia

PROFILE

Kristin Romens directs the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services, overseeing Pew’s grantmaking and support for Philadelphia-area nonprofits that serve individuals and families facing complex challenges rooted in poverty.

Romens began her career as a human rights attorney. Before joining Pew, she was president of The Learning Agenda, a consulting firm that helps philanthropies, nonprofits, and educators across the country expand opportunities for youth in under-resourced communities. She has also served as vice president of research, innovation, and growth for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and as a consultant with the Bridgespan Group, where she developed sustainability and growth plans, performance management frameworks, and replication strategies for nonprofits.

Romens holds a bachelor’s degree in social science from Biola University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

OUR WORK

Article

December 4, 2024

4 Strategies That Nonprofits Can Use to Build Evidence-Based Programs

When nonprofit organizations use data and evidence effectively, their work can have a stronger and more meaningful impact on their communities, partners, and clients. Since 2018, more than 50 Pew Fund for...

Article

November 14, 2024

Heights Philadelphia’s Programs Help Students Prepare for College and Career

Heights Philadelphia, a Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia growth grant recipient and participant in Pew’s Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative, works with low-income students, with...

Opinion

August 6, 2024

Benefits Data Trust’s Closure Should Prompt Us to Rebuild The Flawed Public Benefits System

When Benefits Data Trust answered the last call at its center in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 25, we lost an important player in the effort to make public benefits more accessible to the Philadelphians...

Podcast

February 24, 2023

Valuing Dignity: Restoring Community

In this episode, part of our season on “Restoring Community,” we travel to Philadelphia, Pew’s hometown, to learn how Project HOME has created a supportive gathering place for people experiencing...

Article

April 1, 2021

Pew Grantee The Bridgespan Group Seeks to Bolster Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits

Nonprofit leaders in the Philadelphia area are now able to benefit from a pair of initiatives run by The Bridgespan Group, a global philanthropic advisory firm, to help them build their leadership skills...

Article

February 4, 2021

How Pew Is Helping to Address Philadelphia's Pandemic-Intensified Opioid Crisis

Even before the pandemic, Philadelphia was among the cities hardest hit by the nation’s opioid problem. In 2019, the city recorded 1,150 deaths from drug overdoses, with 80% of them attributed to opioids...