The Declaration Initiative
Each year, the nation celebrates the signing of The Declaration of Independence. This document states the nation’s values, our responsibility for them, and to one another. Currently, 85% of America’s people experience the well-being that comes from access to equality, and life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as set forth in the Declaration of Independence.
The goal of The Declaration Initiative (TDI) is to raise a national sense of urgency to assist communities across the U.S. to enable the remaining 15% to arrive at parity for personal well-being with the American middle income population by July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the signing of our founding document.
To achieve this goal, TDI began in October 2010, with the launch of a twenty-month planning period. Supported by the wisdom and experience of a National Leadership Council and a Strategic Action Council, TDI is establishing a working strategy to identify and engage leaders from across the philanthropic sector, the lowest income communities, the non-profit sector, technology, and media. Together we will work to collect and deploy the most successful approaches to enabling people to permanently end multi-generational poverty in the US. TDI recruits interested people from conservative, centrist and liberal-progressive beliefs, and a wide range of ages, races and ethnic groups who share the goal.