Fiscal Sponsorship as Incubation

Provides fiscal sponsorship to emerging nonprofits focused on financial literacy and awareness, enabling them to operate while they develop independent capacity.

Expended $90,000 in program expenses and awarded $100,000 in grants to support financial literacy initiatives, including a grant to launch financial empowerment solutions in Philadelphia, PA in 2024.

Provides fiscal sponsorship to grassroots initiatives, particularly those based in historically marginalized communities and aligned with strengthening democracy through increased citizen participation and responsive government institutions.

Funds and sponsors educational, cultural, and charitable activities of partner organizations as part of its grantmaking function.

Incubates promising progressive initiatives to strengthen grassroots organizing efforts as part of broader democracy-building work.

Conducts policy research and engages in informal briefings and one-to-one outreach to educate allies and supporters on issues related to democratic participation and governance.

Conducts targeted advocacy to ensure state and institutional actors fulfill their obligations to protect human rights defenders.

Produces research reports on civic learning in early grades to inform policy and practice.

Runs a cohort-based program for early- to mid-career BIPOC changemakers from historically marginalized communities in the nonprofit sector, offering training, career coaching, and networking opportunities to strengthen their leadership and impact.

Implements comprehensive protection programs that support human rights defenders in building capacity to manage their own safety and security.

Manages donor-funded healthcare projects in partnership with international development organizations.

Provides financial coaching to help immigrants navigate the U.S. financial system and build long-term wealth.

Provides fiscal sponsorship and comprehensive capacity-building services—including legal, financial management, tax compliance, strategic planning, human resources support, training, coaching, peer networks, and resource access—to women and BIPOC-led organizations and movements focused on improving well-being in historically marginalized communities.

Funds and supports Lioness: Jiwa, an advocacy group working to end the incarceration and systemic devaluing of girls and women in the Texas criminal legal system through radical advocacy, education, community engagement, grassroots organizing, legislative action, and direct support for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals.

Funds and supports Connecticut Drivers United, a grassroots organization advocating for legislative improvements in compensation and working conditions for app-based rideshare drivers in Connecticut.

Provides inclusive, place-based outdoor education for children in Washington, D.C. through hands-on exploratory learning experiences, as well as pop-up hospitality experiences including a Bed & Breakfast in Nicaragua and nature immersion camping trips in the Catskills, New York, designed as gathering spaces for community communion.

Builds a professional network for philanthropy consultants with diverse expertise who support grantmakers, serving grantmaker networks, philanthropic families, and individual consultants to advance equity and impact in the philanthropic sector through shared thought leadership, resources, and best practices.

Empowers vulnerable groups by promoting social justice, gender equality, family and community harmony, children's rights, positive parenting, and environmental protection, with specific focus on improving conditions for young women in the informal sector, particularly female domestic workers, through better legal coverage and reduced exploitation.