Kristin Romens
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
Podcast
March 14, 2025Turning Surplus Food into Millions of Meals
When you see the perfect displays of produce in grocery stores, do you ever wonder whether it’s all sold before it spoils? It isn’t, and stores often pay to send unpurchased produce to landfills. In this...
Article
January 9, 2025Nonprofit Leaders Share What They've Learned From Pew's Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative
Philadelphia Youth Basketball (PYB), a 2019 Pew Fund for Health and Human Services grantee, uses basketball to help the city’s children and adolescents build the skills they need to be successful on and...
Article
December 4, 20244 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, 2024Heights 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, 2024Benefits 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...