Stateside Venture Philanthropy Orgs (and Opportunities?)
September 18, 2008
Been doing some hunting around for well known venture philanthropy organizations in the States, and here’s what I came up with….. 
118 Foundation
http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/8b05a13c5e80d241da131ef15a2acaea
1350 Beverly Rd., No. 115-325
McLean, Virginia 22101
Telephone: 703-338-5948
Email: grants@webmethods.org
The mission of The 118 Foundation is to support organizations that play a key role in making communities better in the areas of housing, education, and healthcare. The foundation has also expanded its outreach internationally to support organizations that also fight poverty, create jobs, and transform lives.
Acumen Fund
www.acumenfund.org
76 Ninth Avenue, Suite 315
New York, NY 10011, USA
Telephone: 212-566-8821 Fax: 212-566-8817
Acumen Fund's dedicated team works across its four global offices in New York, Hyderabad, Karachi and Nairobi to support our investees and their enterprises and improve access to markets for base-of-the-pyramid customers.
Center for Venture Philanthropy
http://www.siliconvalleycf.org/initiatives_cfvp.html
2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300
Mountain View, California 94040-1498
Telephone: 650-450-5400 Fax: 650-450-5401
Email: info@siliconvalleycf.org
The Center for Venture Philanthropy was launched in 1999 to create an environment where community donors could collaborate and drive positive change in our communities. Using a venture capital model, local investors base "social venture funding" on results-oriented business plans focused on specific causes. Investors work directly with the Center for Venture Philanthropy staff and nonprofit leaders to understand community and nonprofit issues, problem-solve and structure their investments.
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
www.emcf.org
415 Madison Avenue
Tenth Floor
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: 212-551- 9100 Fax: 212-421-9325
Email: info@emcf.org
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is experimenting with a new collaborative approach to aggregating growth capital up-front to support the dramatic expansion of three of our most successful and long-term grantees: Nurse-Family Partnership, Youth Villages, and Citizen Schools.
NewSchools Venture Fund
www.newschools.org
49 Stevenson, Suite 575
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: 415-615-6860 Fax: 415-615-6861
Email: info@newschools.org
NewSchools Venture Fund is a national nonprofit venture philanthropy firm that seeks to transform public education – particularly for underserved students – by supporting education entrepreneurs and connecting their work to systems change.
Robin Hood Foundation
www.robinhood.org
826 Broadway, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Telephone: 212-227-6601 Fax: 212-227-6698
Since 1988, Robin Hood has targeted poverty in New York City. By applying sound investment principles to philanthropy, we’ve helped the best programs save lives and change fates.
Social Venture Partners International
www.svpi.org
1601 Second Avenue, Suite 615
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: 206-728-7872 Fax: 206-728-0552
Eail: info@svpi.org
Social Venture Partners share a dual mission. They seek to catalyze significant, long-term positive social change in their communities by:
§ Educating individuals to be well informed, effective, and engaged philanthropists;
§ Investing time, expertise, and money in innovative nonprofits to strengthen these organizations.
Venture Philanthropy Partners
www.venturephilanthropypartners.org
1201 15th Street, NW
Suite 420
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: 202-955-8085
Email: info@vppartners.org
Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP) is a philanthropic investment organization that helps great leaders build strong, high-performing nonprofit institutions. It concentrates money, expertise, and personal contacts to improve the lives and boost the opportunities of children and youth of low-income families in the National Capital Region.
http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/8b05a13c5e80d241da131ef15a2acaea
1350 Beverly Rd., No. 115-325
McLean, Virginia 22101
Telephone: 703-338-5948
Email: grants@webmethods.org
The mission of The 118 Foundation is to support organizations that play a key role in making communities better in the areas of housing, education, and healthcare. The foundation has also expanded its outreach internationally to support organizations that also fight poverty, create jobs, and transform lives.
Acumen Fund
www.acumenfund.org
76 Ninth Avenue, Suite 315
New York, NY 10011, USA
Telephone: 212-566-8821 Fax: 212-566-8817
Acumen Fund's dedicated team works across its four global offices in New York, Hyderabad, Karachi and Nairobi to support our investees and their enterprises and improve access to markets for base-of-the-pyramid customers.
Center for Venture Philanthropy
http://www.siliconvalleycf.org/initiatives_cfvp.html
2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300
Mountain View, California 94040-1498
Telephone: 650-450-5400 Fax: 650-450-5401
Email: info@siliconvalleycf.org
The Center for Venture Philanthropy was launched in 1999 to create an environment where community donors could collaborate and drive positive change in our communities. Using a venture capital model, local investors base "social venture funding" on results-oriented business plans focused on specific causes. Investors work directly with the Center for Venture Philanthropy staff and nonprofit leaders to understand community and nonprofit issues, problem-solve and structure their investments.
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
www.emcf.org
415 Madison Avenue
Tenth Floor
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: 212-551- 9100 Fax: 212-421-9325
Email: info@emcf.org
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is experimenting with a new collaborative approach to aggregating growth capital up-front to support the dramatic expansion of three of our most successful and long-term grantees: Nurse-Family Partnership, Youth Villages, and Citizen Schools.
NewSchools Venture Fund
www.newschools.org
49 Stevenson, Suite 575
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: 415-615-6860 Fax: 415-615-6861
Email: info@newschools.org
NewSchools Venture Fund is a national nonprofit venture philanthropy firm that seeks to transform public education – particularly for underserved students – by supporting education entrepreneurs and connecting their work to systems change.
Robin Hood Foundation
www.robinhood.org
826 Broadway, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Telephone: 212-227-6601 Fax: 212-227-6698
Since 1988, Robin Hood has targeted poverty in New York City. By applying sound investment principles to philanthropy, we’ve helped the best programs save lives and change fates.
Social Venture Partners International
www.svpi.org
1601 Second Avenue, Suite 615
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: 206-728-7872 Fax: 206-728-0552
Eail: info@svpi.org
Social Venture Partners share a dual mission. They seek to catalyze significant, long-term positive social change in their communities by:
§ Educating individuals to be well informed, effective, and engaged philanthropists;
§ Investing time, expertise, and money in innovative nonprofits to strengthen these organizations.
Venture Philanthropy Partners
www.venturephilanthropypartners.org
1201 15th Street, NW
Suite 420
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: 202-955-8085
Email: info@vppartners.org
Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP) is a philanthropic investment organization that helps great leaders build strong, high-performing nonprofit institutions. It concentrates money, expertise, and personal contacts to improve the lives and boost the opportunities of children and youth of low-income families in the National Capital Region.