About Us
History
The Wilson Foundation for the Performing Arts and Sciences (WFPAS), founded by Dr. Youlanda Gibbons, one of the nation’s most influential thought-leaders in business and government, is celebrating our inaugural year! WFPAS was established to support performing arts and sciences in its commitment to shaping perspectives, shifting behaviors to enact social justice and uplift military families and communities.
Bedrock of Our Work
Our work is guided by a need for lasting solutions to social and economic challenges faced by communities worldwide. Our mission is to make a difference by supporting and impacting transformative ideas and institutions through the power of the performing arts and sciences, with and emphasis on military families.
As the non-profit arm of the Partnership for Inclusion Leadership, WFPAS has a unique role in supporting emerging and existing artists and scientists leaving a measurable and lasting impact in communities where military families resides.
Before establishing WFPAS, our effort has focused on creating innovating strategies to develop and mature inclusive leaders in the Federal government and the United States military. Our work reflects a history of advising and supporting government leaders in times of social upheaval and political turmoil.
Beyond the walls of public policy lies the power of the arts and sciences to influence, inform and prevail on democratic principles and values of the nation. An extension of the Partnership for Inclusion Leadership, WFPAS seeks to leverage relationships, expertise, and insights to engage and inspire individuals and organizations to support the full spectrum of the arts and sciences in the United States.
