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 workforce development, early childhood development, education, cash transfers, 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.


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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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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Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) launched the California Immigrant Resilience Fund (CIRF) to provide emergency relief to undocumented immigrants who were experiencing extreme economic hardship as a result of the pandemic but who were ineligible for federal Covid-19 relief and state safety-net programs.
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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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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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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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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 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. We find, fund and support 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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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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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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Together with community leaders, nonprofits, and donors, we are 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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Hosted by Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the COVID-19 Regional Response Fund works with trusted lead partner organizations in the 10-county Bay Area region to support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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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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