Aaron Zimmerman

Executive Director

PFund Foundation

Aaron Zimmerman, CFRE, M.A. (He/Him) is the Executive Director of PFund Foundation, the upper Midwest LGBTQ+ community foundation. He is a career fundraiser and non-profit executive who has supported social justice nonprofits in the Upper Midwest through comprehensive communications, strategic planning, and development. As a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), he utilizes best practices to support missions important to him and the community.

Previously, Aaron served as PFund Foundation’s Interim Executive Director and as Director of Development; as a Major and Planned Giving Officer at Twin Cities PBS (TPT); and as the Director of Development and Communications at Domestic Abuse Project, a Minneapolis-based domestic violence therapy and advocacy program. Aaron has also worked at Family Tree Clinic, OutFront Minnesota, and the Red Ribbon Ride.

Aaron has his Master of Arts degree in Philanthropy and Development from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.  He grew up in Western Wisconsin with his parents and five sisters. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian Language and Political Science. Aaron volunteers on the boards of Social Venture Partners MN, Minnesota Council on Foundations, and on the finance committee of Healthcare Reparations Cooperative.