Tag: Foundation
Reimagining Donations, Charity, and the Giving Market using Blockchain
Alice, PromiseGiving and Little Phil coin are just three examples of small teams who using blockchain technology to reimagine donations, charity and the giving market.
Impact Investing Can Close Education Gaps, Report Says
The report, commissioned by the Kresge Foundation identifies capital hurdles and opportunity roadmaps to utilize various forms of capital – including mission-related and program-related investments (PRIs)– to support America’s need for talent.
Calvert Announces Capital Aggregation
The new line of business, announced on Wednesday, pools funds from institutional and accredited investors in the form of syndications, enabling impact investment at-scale. Transactions will target deals in the range of $10 million to $50 million.
New Tiny Homes for Homeless in Seattle
Tiny homes are being seen as one solution to the homeless problem in cities like Seattle, Portland and Denver. In Seattle, the initiative is being led by The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), a nonprofit affordable housing developer in the U.S. Northwest. The tiny home site, called Othello Village, now serves 300 homeless people.
Surdna Commits $100 Million to Impact Investing
Surdna, one of the oldest operating foundations in the US and among who funnels impacting investments to CDFI's, and PRI's recently announced it will contribute $100 million share of its endowment to impact investing to advance its social justice mission.
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Oregon-based Climate Trust Seeds a $5.5M Carbon Investment Fund
The $5.5 million fund, packaged through the Packard Foundation, is expected to help catalyze the development of forestry projects and conservation initiatives.
Catalyzing Private Foundation Impact Investing
The US Treasury Department and IRS finalized regulations that will make it easier for private foundations to make Program-Related Investments (or PRIs). Foundations may make investments now that provide both a charitable and a financial return without fear of facing a tax penalty.










