Foundation Investors in Community Development
29 Funders
Blue Meridian Partners
FoundationBlue Meridian Partners is a pioneering philanthropic model that brings together values-aligned philanthropists to find, fund, and scale solutions that increase economic and social mobility for young people and families in America. With an investor mindset, they provide transformative capital to social sector leaders expanding strategies that create opportunity and help break cycles of poverty.
The organization employs a rigorous, performance-based approach, treating grants as investments and measuring success through outcomes for people. They make long-term investments in strategies that help individuals reach key success markers from cradle to career, while also investing in organizations that influence public policies and build sustainable infrastructure for mobility over time.
Community DevelopmentUnited States
Kresge Foundation
FoundationThe Kresge Foundation is a strategic philanthropy located in metro Detroit that has been promoting human progress since 1924. The foundation works to expand opportunity in America's cities through grantmaking and social investing, with a central focus on advancing equity and dismantling barriers while building pathways to justice. Operating with six core values, Kresge centers diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of their work and funding approach. The foundation deploys over $160 million annually through grants, loans, and innovative financial tools to strengthen communities across the United States, with particular attention to effective and inclusive community development in urban areas.
Community DevelopmentUnited States
Mott Foundation
FoundationThe Mott Foundation is a century-old philanthropic organization that promotes a just, equitable and sustainable society through strategic grantmaking worldwide. Founded by automotive pioneer Charles Stewart Mott, the foundation operates from four offices across the U.S., England and South Africa to support nonprofits on a global scale. The foundation focuses on empowering communities through four core program areas: Civil Society, Youth Engagement, Environment, and Flint Area initiatives. Their approach emphasizes strengthening what founder Charles Stewart Mott called 'the capacity for accomplishment' by supporting individuals and institutions working together to create positive change in their communities.
Community DevelopmentUnited States
Pharo Foundation
FoundationPharo Foundation is a mission-driven, impact-oriented organization that designs, funds, and operates economic development programmes toward a vibrant, productive, and self-reliant Africa. The foundation focuses on three core missions: education, water, and productivity, operating primarily in the Horn of Africa including Ethiopia, Somaliland, Rwanda, and Kenya. Distinguished as a privately funded organization, Pharo Foundation combines sustainable ventures with non-profit projects, prioritizing problem-solving, research, and economic empowerment. In 2019, the foundation expanded its approach by adding a commercial arm called Pharo Ventures, which operates for-profit social enterprises to complement its non-profit activities and create sustainable impact across the continent.
Community DevelopmentEthiopia
Sobrato Family Foundation
FoundationThe Sobrato Family Foundation is the philanthropic arm of The Sobrato Organization, a multi-generational, family-owned firm based in Silicon Valley that has been operating for over 65 years. The foundation advances the Sobrato family's collective philanthropic interests by promoting access to high-quality education, career pathways, and essential human services to make Silicon Valley a place of opportunity for all its residents.
The foundation partners with communities to ensure long-term economic, social, and environmental resilience. They operate programs like the Impact Lab, which provides nonprofit organizations with peer-to-peer and expert-led learning opportunities over 18-month periods. The Sobrato Family is committed to building a strong and vibrant Silicon Valley community through both business and philanthropic leadership, leveraging their extensive real estate and investment expertise to support their charitable goals.
Community DevelopmentCalifornia, United States