Supporting initiatives that create pathways to economic prosperity.
We recognize that there is no single pathway to economic prosperity and have supported initiatives in multiple sectors, including early childhood development, education, workforce development, asset building, housing, and criminal justice. We also support economic mobility-focused philanthropic intermediaries as we believe they play an important role in the funding ecosystem.
While diverse, what these initiatives share is a common goal to create an equitable and thriving society.
We invite you to learn more about these organizations and initiatives by clicking on the logos below.
Accelerate is a national nonprofit organization that serves as a central hub for proliferating effective, evidence-based academic interventions. By bridging gaps between research, policy, and practice, Accelerate aims to embed proven high-dosage tutoring programs into public schools now and for the long term.
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Alder Graduate School of Education is a teacher residency program dedicated to creating opportunity and cultivating success for every student by recruiting and educating excellent teachers and leaders who reflect our schools’ communities.
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All Our Kin is a national nonprofit organization that trains, supports, and sustains home-based, licensed family child care educators through a high-touch, holistic model that results in a proven triple win: educators build high-quality, sustainable programs that increase economic security and opportunity for their families; parents can go to work, knowing their children are in safe, loving hands; and children gain an educational foundation that lays the groundwork for success in school and beyond.
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Arbor Brothers finds, funds, and deeply supports promising social entrepreneurs so they can grow their ideas into sustainable forces for change.
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Ashoka is the world's largest network of system-changing social entrepreneurs, fostering lasting and sustainable impact across the U.S. and globally.
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AVANCE is an early childhood and parent education organization that focuses on working alongside Latinx families through a locally driven, responsive, and community based two-generation learning approach that ensures parents build social and economic capital and children enter school ready.
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Baby’s First Years is a pathbreaking randomized control trial to test the connections between poverty reduction and brain development among very young children.
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Basta works to close the employment gap for first-generation college graduates of color through our direct service Fellowship program and Powered by Basta, a capacity-building initiative that supports other direct service providers in the K-12 to college to career sectors to build career support infrastructure for their students and alumni.
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Blue Meridian Partners is a pioneering philanthropic model for finding and funding scalable solutions to problems that limit economic mobility and trap America’s young people and families in poverty.
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Braven empowers promising, underrepresented young people—first-generation college students, students from low-income backgrounds, and students of color—with the skills, confidence, experiences and networks necessary to transition from college to strong first jobs, which lead to meaningful careers and lives of impact.
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Bridgespan aspires to influence a set of philanthropic norms over the next three to five years, resulting in notable shifts in practice that are designed to make a significant and sustained difference, in particular on issues and with systems that affect the most marginalized communities.
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The California Black Freedom Fund is a five-year, $100 million initiative to ensure that Black power-building and movement-based organizations have the sustained investments and resources they need to eradicate systemic and institutional racism.
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Camelback Ventures increases access to opportunity for entrepreneurs of color and women by investing in their ventures and leadership while advocating for fairness in their funding.
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Carina is a safe, easy-to-use, care-matching platform to connect people who need care with home care providers looking for good jobs and steady work. Carina helps care workers increase and stabilize their earnings and access to benefits while helping older adults and individuals with disabilities access the support they need.
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Climb Hire prepares working adults for entry-level jobs in tech by blending technical and soft-skills training, and focusing on social capital as a key lever for economic mobility. Climb Hire is a community, not a class.
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CommonLit is a comprehensive literacy program that supports students in developing advanced reading and writing skills through a cohesive curriculum, professional learning, and assessment platform.
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COOP (“ko-op”) Career's mission is to overcome underemployment for underrepresented college graduates through digital skills and peer connections.
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Echoing Green finds and supports emerging social innovators from all over the globe and invests deeply in the growth of their ideas and leadership.
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Educators for Excellence is a growing movement of more than 35,000 educators, united around a common set of values and principles for improving student learning and elevating the teaching profession by making sure that teachers have a leading voice in the policies that impact their students and classrooms.
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Family Connects International® envisions a world where all children and their families have access to a continuum of community-based care to support their health and success. The Family Connects model is an evidence-based and successfully demonstrated program that connects parents of newborns to the community resources they need through postpartum nurse home visits.
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Fast Forward mobilizes the funding, resources, and support tech nonprofits need to create positive impact at scale.
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The GreenLight Fund helps open opportunities for children, youth and families experiencing poverty by engaging deeply with the community and running a consistent annual process to: elevate priority issues not yet being addressed; invest in innovative, proven programs that have a significant, measurable social impact; and galvanize local support to accelerate the selected program’s launch and ensure growth and long-term viability.
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The Highland Project (THP) is building and sustaining a pipeline of Black women leading communities, institutions, and systems, resulting in the creation of multi-generational wealth and change in the communities where they live and serve. THP annually invests in an intergenerational cohort of Black women across sectors, with the goal of creating a coalition of leaders pursuing systems change in order to close the racial wealth gap.
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Housing Connector is a technology-powered nonprofit that increases access to housing for individuals and families most in need.
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The Ignite Fellowship accelerates learning and fosters belonging with students through small group learning experiences led by exceptional and equity-minded leaders.
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LENA — Language Environment Analysis — is a national nonprofit on a mission to transform children's futures through early talk technology and data-driven programs.
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To bring equity to marginalized communities at scale, LIFT redesigns social service systems to treat parents with dignity and trust. The program breaks the cycle of poverty by investing in families through integrated financial, educational, and employment coaching along with direct cash support.
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Mayors for a Guaranteed Income is a network of mayors advocating for a guaranteed income to ensure that all Americans have an income floor.
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Merit America is a nonprofit preparing low-wage, working adults for skilled careers. Learners engage on a schedule that fits work and home life demands, with support from professional coaches and a group of peers.
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New Leaders is redefining how schools are led. In 20 years, we have trained over 8,000 equity-focused leaders who impact more than 2 million students in our K-12 school system annually and serve as powerful and positive forces for change in their communities.
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New Profit is a venture philanthropy organization that backs breakthrough social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity in America.
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NewSchools is a nonprofit venture philanthropy focused on impact, equity and innovation. It finds, funds and supports innovators who seek to build strong schools and organizations to ensure all children have access to the learning opportunities they need.
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Since 1979, the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) has been the collective voice of affordable housing for the Bay Area.
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OaklandUndivided works to ensure every Oakland public school student has the tools necessary to support online learning in their home by providing access to a computer, internet connection and tech support.
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One Million Degrees accelerates community college students’ progress on career pathways to economic mobility.
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OnYouMark is a virtual, comprehensive literacy intervention dedicated to improving K-5 literacy through the power of human connection supported by best-in class technology.
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ParentChild+ works with communities to establish strong partnerships in under-resourced neighborhoods and with families and family child care providers to support critical adult-child attachment, school readiness, and pathways to school and life success.
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ParentCorps transforms the pre-K experience in historically disinvested neighborhoods by helping schools partner with families to build a future where all children thrive.
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Per Scholas advances economic equity through rigorous training for tech careers and connecting skilled talent to leading employers.
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Promise Venture Studio catalyzes innovation and growth in the early childhood development ecosystem by attracting, supporting, and connecting social entrepreneurs, ecosystem stakeholders, and capital to drive outcomes for families facing the greatest adversities.
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Pursuit creates transformation where it's needed most. Through its long-term intensive program, Pursuit trains adults with the most need and potential to get their first tech jobs, advance in their careers and become the next generation leaders in tech.
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Rise East is a collaborative effort guided by a 10-Year Plan that aims to make deep and lasting improvements in the well-being of Black children and families in East Oakland.
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Rivet School is college built for real life. Rivet School creates the path for students from all walks of life to earn a career-boosting college degree.
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Robin Hood helps New Yorkers permanently escape poverty by funding, supporting, and connecting community partners on the front lines of today’s most pressing issues – like housing, child care, living wages, and more.
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Together with community leaders, nonprofits, and donors, the San Francisco Foundation is committed to advancing racial equity and economic inclusion to ensure that everyone in the Bay Area has a chance to attend a good school, get a good job, live in a safe and affordable home, and have a strong political voice.
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School Board Partners is a national nonprofit that equips impact-driven, community-rooted school board members with the tools, training, research, and support needed to transform public education, spark innovation, and improve outcomes for all students. These leaders serve as bridges to progress and student success—not barriers.
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Step Up Tutoring mobilizes a national network of tutors to deliver one-on-one virtual tutoring and mentorship to elementary and middle school students in underserved communities—improving outcomes and building confidence so every child has the support they need to thrive and pursue their dreams.
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TalkingPoints is an education technology nonprofit with a mission to drive student success by unlocking the potential of families to fuel their children’s learning, especially in under-resourced communities.
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TeachStart is a groundbreaking teacher academy helping to solve America's teacher shortage.
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Terner Labs scales critical housing innovation at the intersection of affordability, equity, and sustainability.
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Tipping Point invests in the most promising poverty-fighting solutions for the 1.1 million people in the Bay Area who don’t have the resources to meet their basic needs.
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Trust Neighborhoods creates community-controlled real estate where gentrification threatens displacement. It partners with neighborhood organizations to create Mixed-Income Neighborhood Trusts (MINTs), a new affordable housing tool that owns and operates a portfolio of rental housing with community control to maintain permanent affordability.
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Upsolve is a movement to fight for a legal and financial system we can all access. Millions of families use Upsolve’s education, tools, and online community to overcome their debt, access their rights, and rebuild their financial situation.
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