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Pursuing an
equitable future,
rooted in justice.

Who We Are

We support changemakers, initiatives, and bold ideas that foster a community in which everyone thrives.

Our Vision

Featured Partners

All Featured Partners

Peace for DC

Peace for DC is building an innovative system of community-driven public safety aimed at eradicating gun violence in Washington, DC. Its Peace Academy trains the hyperlocal violence interrupter workforce on evidence-based violence intervention strategies and equips them with the tools and support needed to heal from trauma. Peace for DC's HEAL DC program (Healthy Empowered Achieving Leaders for DC) provides transformational life coaching for those at the highest risk of experiencing gun violence on either side.

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Washington Housing Conservancy

The Washington Housing Conservancy fuses commercial real estate expertise with a social impact mission to create and preserve long-term, sustainable housing affordability. The Conservancy disrupts inequities in the highly competitive housing market with an innovative model that prevents displacement and promotes opportunity and wealth building.

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New Israel Fund

The New Israel Fund seeks to safeguard human and civil rights while cultivating a robust foundation for shared society. New Israel Fund seeds Israel's most effective NGOs, building coalitions among those seeking to advance social justice, equality, and democracy in Israel.

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Diverse City Fund

The Diverse City Fund activates community-driven philanthropy to support changemakers, movement builders, and community organizers of color in their quest to explore solutions for social change. By investing financial and social capital in areas that have less access to traditional funding sources, the Diverse City Fund is shaking up philanthropy in DC.

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Our Legacy

As a close family committed to values of justice and peace, we work from the inside out, transforming respectful, active listening into thoughtful action.

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