Ceniarth is a single-family office, and related private foundation, focused on funding market-based solutions that benefit underserved communities. Ceniarth primarily engages in rural, marginalized regions in sectors such as agriculture, financial services, energy, and affordable housing. Ceniarth makes full use of its entire portfolio in these efforts and is active in making both mission-related and program-related investments.
The Courtney Family Foundation is dedicated to inspiring compassion for and alleviating the suffering of animals and people in our communities. We contribute to organizations who provide support to communities of people and animals who are greatly in need and those that work to create a more sustainable and humane future.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a family foundation guided by the enduring business philosophy and personal values of Lucile and David, who helped found one of the world’s leading technology companies. The Foundation works on the issues our founders cared about most, including improving the lives of children, enabling the creative pursuit of science, advancing reproductive health, and conserving and restoring the earth's natural systems.
Equivico by NCRC is a woman-owned impact investment management firm launched by the Nationall Community Reinvestment Coalition. We’re a group of people passionate about leveling the economic playing field for those with limited access to capital resources. We’re driven by a strategy of inclusion, which means leveraging capital to improve the way the economy works and produce an inclusive and equitable society, while delivering competitive returns. We seek to empower and maximize the potential of businesses, people and markets.
We seek to catalyze the growth of small businesses nationally through responsible debt financing, entrepreneur management training and support, and grant making. We have a strong network of small businesses nationally the vast majority of whom are owned by people of color and women. Our debt solution brings together the efficiency of technology with the intelligence of manual underwriting and access to underserved communities.
We are Equivico. Equality and Victory for All.
Founders First, established in 2015, aims to close racial and social equity gaps by providing alternative growth capital and advisory programs to diverse-led companies, helping underrepresented founders build value-generating, mid market businesses to boost premium-wage jobs and build intergenerational wealth, while offering reliable and liquid financial returns to mission-driven investors.
MDIF provides affordable financing and technical assistance to independent news and information businesses in challenging environments helping them to become financially sustainable. We invest in media that provide the news information and debate that people need to build free thriving societies. MDIF has invested more than $316.2 million in over 152 independent news businesses in 47 countries since 1996. Our dedicated team of highly skilled professionals help clients build financially viable businesses while providing real financial and social returns to a wide range of impact investors. MDIF is a New York registered not for profit corporation with 501(c)(3) public charity status.
The Sapphire Foundation is a family foundation seeking to enhance the quality of life in the Dallas, Texas area by supporting the arts, education, social services and other creative endeavors. In addition, Sapphire has been a key participant in the discipline of Sustainable Philanthropy, an ecosystem of tools, capital, and structures that spark and grow sustainable, scalable impact.
The W. O’Neil Foundation is a tax-exempt family foundation, which primarily funds faith-motivated programs that directly bring basic necessities, such as food, clothing, shelter, basic medical care and basic education to those living in poverty throughout the world, particularly those needing emergency relief. In the pursuit of our philanthropic goals, we are shifting our investment strategy to increase our use of mission-related and impact investing.
