DOING WELL AND
Doing Good
We are committing all our capital for impact given the urgency of challenges faced by kids and families in Colorado.
Our Capital Strategies:
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I would like to see business people try to solve social problems with the same imagination and energy they use to finance a factory or make a deal. Don’t call it philanthropy; call it corporate social investment. Make it integral to business.”
Sam GaryFounder
Leveraging the Power of Our Entire Balance Sheet
Since our founding, we’ve been committed to ensure that all our assets, whether philanthropic, below-market, or market-rate, are managed in pursuit of our mission and values. We also recognize that systems of racial oppression have made it more challenging for communities of color to access capital and benefit from wealth creation. By committing 100% of our endowment to impact, we can replace barriers with breakthrough solutions designed to propel communities toward their highest potential faster.
To achieve this, we use a range of investment tools and our entire balance sheet to catalyze market-driven solutions. To us, it has never been enough to give away 5% of our capital while the remaining 95% is invested elsewhere with no potential for impact. As a result, we deploy the capital on our balance sheet through impact investments in mission driven organizations.
Impact Investments
By tapping into the power of markets and market actors, nationally and locally, we can advance breakthrough solutions that improve School Readiness, Youth Success, and Family Economic Mobility. To do this we make impact investments in mission-based organizations dedicated to both social and financial impact. As a result, we invest in:
- For-profit companies, investment funds, and other organizations adopting market-based solutions across the country;
- National, market-based solutions to scale their impact in the areas of School Readiness, Youth Success, and Family Economic Mobility in Colorado; and
- Place-based investments that directly benefit Colorado kids and families.
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Our Impact Investments Portfolio
Private Equity Fund
Invests in business solutions that align education with the future of work.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility – Workforce Development
Fund-of-Funds
Drives economic growth through place-based investing in high-potential businesses within Colorado.
Outcome Area: Place – Colorado
Venture Capital Fund
Helps founders of mental health startups build innovative solutions.
Outcome Area: Youth Success – Youth Mental Health
Venture Capital Fund
Invests in seed to early-stage companies within the education, e-learning, and EdTech sectors
Outcome Area: School Readiness / Youth Success
Venture Capital Fund
Denver-based partnership accelerating Colorado’s tech ecosystem by investing in bold entrepreneurs.
Outcome Area: Place – Colorado
Venture Capital Fund
Investing in BIPOC and women founders building companies across education, the future of work, and access innovations.
Outcome Area: Youth Success
Private Equity Fund
Empowers workers to build wealth through employee-ownership models.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility – Ownership – Employee
Real Assets
Builds generational wealth in Black communities through innovative down payment assistance for first-time homeowners.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility – Housing
Venture Capital Fund
Closes the housing gap by investing in early stage founders & technology in the construction & housing industry.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility – Housing
Private Equity Fund
Investing in employee ownership buyout strategies.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility – Ownership – Employee
Venture Capital Fund
Invests in business, properties and social organizations to improve health and wellbeing, education and skills, sustainable living and under-served markets.
Outcome Area: Youth Success
Private Equity Fund
Private equity and growth opportunities for small businesses, providing equitable access to the American Dream.
Outcome Area: Youth Success
Private Debt Fund
GP Runway Fund – Offers flexible working capital loans to bridge the financing gap for underrepresented GPs.
Outcome Area: Place – Industry
Real Assets
Provides renters with financial pathways to savings and wealth-building opportunities.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility – Housing
Venture Capital Fund
An investment fund that is catalyzing the economic liberation of underserved communities in America.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility / Youth Success
Venture Capital Fund
Impact-focused investing focused on improving outcomes at critical loss points within the education-to-workforce system.
Outcome Area: Youth Success
Venture Capital Fund
Venture firm investing in seed-stage embedded fintech startups that build financial resilience for users.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility
Venture Capital Fund
Inclusive investing in entrepreneurs in the fintech, employment pathways, and health equity verticals.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility
Real Assets / Real Assets
Creates affordable housing opportunities by preserving and expanding access to high-quality homes across Colorado.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility – Housing
Private Equity Fund
Invests in middle market, essential industry companies and utilizes employee ownership as a tool to create economic stability.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility – Ownership – Employee
Venture Capital Fund
A venture capital firm focused exclusively on funding entrepreneurs with a vision for better and smarter learning.
Outcome Area: Youth Success
Private Debt Fund
Minority-owned alternatives investment firm providing growth capital to companies led by and serving underrepresented entrepreneurs and communities.
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility
Venture Capital Fund
Reshaping the future of learning by supporting companies that make education more accessible, affordable, and effective.
Outcome Area: Youth Success
Breakthrough Solutions in Impact Investing
ASSEMBLE100
This inaugural convening assembled national leaders around a central purpose: to advance innovations and investments in housing affordability.
Dearfield Fund
In two years, Dearfield has invested more than $9 million in first-time Black homebuyers, leading to the purchase of 175 homes.
Apis & Heritage
A&H is attacking the racial wealth gap with an employee-led buyout approach at companies with large workforces of color
Financial Records
Discover New Possibilities
Together, we will create the change our community wants to see. Whether you want to discover more about our ventures, or connect with a member of our team, we want to hear from you.