The F. R. Bigelow Foundation seeks to enhance the quality of life for all in the greater Saint Paul area, fostering a vibrant East Metro region.
The Foundation will partner, collaborate and invest in opportunities that seek to achieve racially and economically equitable outcomes in the areas of arts & culture, community & economic development, education & youth development, health, housing, and human services.
F. R. Bigelow Foundation manages a $22M place-based impact investing portfolio focused on market rate returns within the Twin Cities Metro with an emphasis on Saint Paul. Every investment furthers the Foundation's mission and reflects its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Created with gifts and bequests by Edsel and Henry Ford, the foundation is an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, with its own board, and is entirely separate from the Ford Motor Company. The trustees of the foundation set policy and delegate authority to the president and senior staff for the foundation’s grant making and operations. Program officers in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America explore opportunities to pursue the foundation’s goals, formulate strategies and recommend proposals for funding.
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation supports grassroots organizations and movements in the United States working to change environmental, social, economic and political conditions to bring about a more just, equitable and sustainable world.
J.S. Johnson Investments is an investment management firm dedicated to socially and ecologically responsible investing in the areas of emerging technology, wellness, hospitality and real estate. Based in Brooklyn, NY, the firm is primarily focused on projects in the U.S. and Costa Rica. J.S. Johnson Investments supports a broad range of innovative, creative and philanthropic endeavors, and has been a successful early-stage technology investor in companies including Huffington Post and Buzzfeed. It is the parent company of the Harmony Hotel and Harmony Projects Nosara, a sustainable hospitality project on Costa Rica's Pacific coast.
Lili'uokalani Trust provides opportunities for Hawaiian children to realize their greatest potential - living healthy, joyful, and prosperous lives while contributing positively to their families, communities, and the world. We believe in the resiliency of our Hawaiian children. We advocate and work towards systemic change for their wellbeing and build them pathways to thriving lives. OUR MISSION SPENDING IS SET TO DOUBLE IN THE NEXT DECADE. WE PLAN TO EXPAND UPON OUR CURRENT SERVICE (DIRECT SERVICE AND SMALL PROGRAMS) TO ALSO INCLUDE BROADER SYSTEMS LEVEL CHANGE, PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. TO THIS END, WE HOPE TO NETWORK WITH OTHER FOUNDATIONS WITH WHOM WE CAN LEARN AND/OR PARTNER WITH ON OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS ENDING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN FAMILIES
The Rockefeller Foundation envisions a world with Smart Globalization – a world in which globalization’s benefits are more widely shared and social, economic, health, and environmental challenges are more easily weathered. We support work that enables individuals, communities, and institutions to access new tools, practices, resources, services, and products. And we support work that enhances their resilience in the face of acute crises and chronic stresses, whether manmade, ecological, or both. This is our 21st century interpretation of the Foundation’s pioneering and enduring philanthropic mission to “promote the well-being” of humanity.
SEDF uses investment capital to support the rights and opportunities of marginalized people and communities, often in ways and places that entail significant financial risk. We look to catalyze positive social and economic change, by acting in alignment with allies and partners, reinforced by the strengths and capacities of the Open Society Foundations.
Unleashing capital and kindness to nurture ideas and build healthy, sustainable communities. The Untours Foundation works to alleviate poverty by providing low-interest loans to social entrepreneurs and businesses here, across the United States, and around the world. Our capital creates employment and valuable goods and services in economically impoverished communities. We seek to fuel projects that are leading-edge, replicable, and green. By investing rather than giving grants, the Foundation recycles its resources, making capital available again and again to visionary investees. We also advocate for mission-aligned investing in order to more broadly build a just and environmentally sustainable global economy.
