BrightEdge is the innovation, impact investment and venture capital arm of the American Cancer Society. Today, our ACS Impact Venture Fund (AIVF) invests in for-profit, early-stage companies developing cutting-edge, cancer-focused therapeutics, diagnostics, devices, and technologies to fuel and accelerate ACS’s mission of ending cancer as we know it, for everyone.
FJC –A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds (FJC) is a boutique public charity that offers a diverse menu of philanthropic services to a range of stakeholders. FJC is primarily a platform for Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). In addition to DAF accounts, its over 1,000 accounts include fiscal sponsorships, collective giving accounts, and many other philanthropic vehicles that enable nonprofit organizations and their supporters to achieve their missions. FJC acts as a scaled platform that allows its account holders to focus on mission, rather than be burdened with the details of operations and compliance. Our roles as sponsors of DAFs and fiscal sponsorship organizations situates us as an intermediary between the financial services sector and the nonprofit sector.
We are a nonprofit organization that aims to attack the wealth gaps in the United States while also ensuring the retiring small business owners can leave a legacy behind with the jobs they have created in their communities.
The Spencer Foundation has a long-standing commitment to support research on the improvement of education and on the well-being of children and families. We seek to further our mission impact by aligning our investment objectives with the Foundation’s commitments and values. To this end, we use reasonable efforts to reduce or avoid holdings in sectors or investments that harm children. Additionally, our investment portfolio considers our responsibility to contribute to greater equity and diversity in our society, and the overall health and well-being of the planet, our institutions, families, and communities. We seek to work with organizations who reflect and demonstrate our values.
SeaChange—through its affiliated funds—makes flexible, impact-first loans to support the real estate, working capital, and expansion capital needs of nonprofits working in Greater New York City. Our funds provide a level of flexibility and risk tolerance unavailable from conventional lenders. We seek to support groups whose financing needs cannot be met by traditional sources of financing including commercial banks and CDFIs.
