The vision of the Esler Family Foundation is to uplift lives and transform communities.

 

Why is the Esler Family Foundation Committed to Racial Equity Work?

Watch this video to hear from John about his own journey of learning a more true picture of America’s history and what motivates the Esler Family Foundation to be committed to improving racial equity in communities nationwide.

Our mission is to improve racial and gender equity in communities nationwide.

 

Our Core Areas of Focus:

  1. Providing Funding & Resources

  2. Facilitating Networking & Relationship Building

  3. Supporting Education & Training

Bankable Communities Through the Use of Modern Sustainable Energy in Nigeria.

Through its Access to Energy project for coastal communities in the Niger Delta, PIND partnered with ETIN Power Limited, a female-led organization set on a course to build 'bankable communities using modern sustainable electricity.

Equality in Action:
Equal Rights Amendment

Did you know that gender discrimination is not prohibited by the Constitution of the United States?

The Esler Family Foundation (EFF) believes our nation is long overdue for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to become the 28th Amendment to the Constitution.

 

  • The Amendment states: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

  • The Constitution does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. Gender discrimination currently receives “intermediate scrutiny” in the courts, whereas other forms of discrimination receive “strict scrutiny.” As a result, victims of gender discrimination cases only have a 47% chance of winning their case. These cases include employment situations like hiring, firing and pay gaps, sexual harassment and assaults, maternity leave, self-defense incarceration, uninvestigated rapes, and much more.

    To put this statistic in perspective, discrimination cases for race, religion, or country of origin have a 73% likelihood of winning.

  • The three most significant impacts of the ERA will be: 1) Closing the gender equality gap in the Constitution; 2) Providing a framework for the Supreme Court to interpret "gender equality of rights under law"; 3) Anchoring gender equality laws in the Constitution to prevent rollback of hard-won legislation.

 

Learn more about the ERA

Vote Equality is a nonpartisan grassroots effort promoting equality for all Americans. 

 

Pocket Constitution

Join the cause by ordering a Pocket Constitution that includes the 28th Amendment.

 

Our Family as Stewards in this Work

In a position to lend resources, time, and support to a mission of equity and access for communities, Jeanne and John are a team with passion, dedication, and humility.

  • Jeanne Esler

    PRESIDENT & COFOUNDER

    Jeanne is a licensed clinical psychologist with experience treating people facing anxiety and eating disorders. Jeanne is passionate about connecting women suffering from depression with mental health support , combating systemic racism in the US, and promoting economic development for historically excluded communities.

  • John Esler

    COFOUNDER

    John brings deep entrepreneurial and business scaling experience to the Esler Family Foundation. He is the founder and former CEO of Esler Companies, a national home improvement business with 2,200 employees in 10 states. John led the Worcester, MA and Rhode Island expansion of Entrepreneurship for All, a nationwide nonprofit helping under-represented individuals start businesses, and is now helping with EforAll’s national expansion. He also serves on Worcester State University’s Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, the United Way of Central Massachusetts Board, and is co-founder of the Esler Family Foundation.