Barack Obama:Leaders for tomorrow need support today

 

It is easy to look around right now and feel like the challenges we face are simply too big. But hope isn’t about ignoring what’s hard. It’s the belief inside us that insists something better is possible if we are willing to work for it. The truth is, we need you right now. We need your commitment to building a better future. It is in that spirit that I’m so proud to open the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicago — the place where I learned that change only happens when ordinary people get involved and get engaged, and come together to work for it. Today, I am personally asking you to join me and thousands of others in our shared mission to inspire change, by becoming a Founding Member of The Obama Foundation. Founding Membership is rooted in recurring giving — whether through monthly donations of any amount or annual contributions of $75 or more — that helps sustain our work and helps build a brighter future.   Become a member     When you become a Founding Member today, you’ll become a part of the world-changing impact that we’re creating at The Obama Foundation, and support the leaders of tomorrow as they make a better future for our communities, our country, and our world. Become a member   The Obama Presidential Center will actively bring our Obama Foundation programs to life through leadership training, cultural events, and opportunities for people to discover their own role in strengthening democracy. And it will support our community of changemakers and advocates rooted in the knowledge that none of us are alone — that you are not alone. We want visitors to not only learn about the changemakers of the past, but also to begin asking themselves how they can bring change home. And in return, we’ll give them the tools they need to get involved in their communities around the issues that they care about. That kind of exercise — reinvigorating our civic muscles, reminding people of their own agency and the power to make a difference — that’s the impact we believe the Obama Presidential Center will have. And that’s why I’m so grateful to you for helping to bring it to life. Your membership helps power it all. I hope you’ll be a part of it. – Barack Become a member Contact Us   The Obama Presidential Center | 6001 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL © 2026 Obama Foundation