Coordinated Action. Rapid Impact.
Money moves fast, but meaningful impact takes intention. We're redefining venture philanthropy with a model that doesn’t just fund change but actively drives it. Through strategic funding, political advocacy, and thoughtful partnerships, we accelerate ideas and scale impact with purpose and precision.
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Going Further, Faster
Traditional philanthropy limits how and where money moves. We take a different approach — an integrated system that channels funding, policy efforts, and partnerships simultaneously. To scale solutions faster and create impact that lasts longer.
Strategic Deployment
We identify high-potential solutions through data-driven analysis and deep community insight. Our engaged approach removes barriers between resources and results, focusing on impact over process.
Network Activation
When we learn what works, we activate our entire ecosystem of partners, policymakers, and business leaders to amplify impact. This coordinated response creates momentum and infuses energy into more traditional philanthropic spaces.
Systematic Change
We balance immediate action with long-term strategy to create meaningful change. By working across sectors, we build solutions designed to grow and last.
The Family Behind the Mission
We take a thoughtful, active approach to creating change. By moving quickly while keeping the big picture intact, we scale innovative, promising solutions. Our no-ego philosophy means backing the best ideas wherever they come from, and lifting up the role of our partners in achieving progress.
Four Synchronized Channels of Change
Complex challenges demand a coordinated response. Our framework deploys resources across philanthropy, policy, business, and community ventures, creating momentum through strategic alignment. Each channel amplifies the others, turning isolated efforts into unified action.
Understand Our Unique Approach
Philanthropy
Data-driven, strategic funding puts resources in the hands of those closest to solutions. We move quickly, cut bureaucracy, and focus on scaling what works through coordinated activation and strategic partnerships.
Political Advocacy
We aim to support and strengthen governance that reflects the strength, resilience, and diversity of our nation, upholding its highest ideals — protecting freedom, fostering opportunity, and inspiring progress for generations to come.
Social Impact Investments
We back local efforts that create both impact and strong returns for the community.
Community Ventures
We work on the ground with local organizations, turning neighborhood-level solutions into citywide change. Our hands-on approach blends collaboration, direct support, and smart scaling to transform communities from within.
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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Flight of the Butterflies is a citywide public art exhibit celebrating imagination, community, and the creative spirit of Chicago.
In partnership with CNL Projects, Ignite Glass Studios, and ChiLabs, this exhibit uplifts diverse artistic voices and invites Chicagoans to experience the beauty of art in everyday spaces.
Lwala Community Alliance
Lwala Community Alliance is a grassroots-driven organization in Kenya that is transforming health outcomes by putting communities in the lead. Their approach combines maternal and child health, education, and economic development — creating lasting change from the inside out.
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