The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation was founded on a belief in the power of innovation and the conviction that with bold support, passionate individuals with great ideas can change the world.
Impact
2017 was a remarkable year for the Foundation—by the numbers as well as by the sheer impact of our portfolio on people’s lives. Learn more in our 2017 Annual Report, “The Urgency of Now.”
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152
Organizations have joined the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation portfolio
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$110M
Of support will be deployed by 2021 to over 185 organizations
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40,000+
Volunteers engaged by DRK Portfolio in all 50 states in the US and across the world
Catalytic
Becca Heller, Executive Director and Co-founder of grantee International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), receives MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellowship.
News
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Nancy Lublin Wins 2019 Skoll Award for Social EntrepreneurshipWith suicide claiming nearly 50,000 lives in the U.S. alone every year — more than twice the toll of homicide — Crisis Text Line saw…Apr 2019 -
Meet The Social Entrepreneur Who Discovered A Problem Hiding In Plain SightThere are lots of people who want to change the world—people who wish to use their time and talent to “do good.” But there’s no…Mar 2019 -
How to Revive Struggling Local News RoomsCNN talks with Report for America co-founders Charles Sennott and Steven Waldman about their mission to strengthen local community newsrooms. Watch the full video here.Mar 2019 -
The Hunt for the Fish Pirates Who Exploit the SeaBBC Future covers the efforts of OceanMind and others to track and capture the notorious illegal fishing vessel STS-50. Read the full article here.Feb 2019 -
Lessons for Charity Leaders From EducationSuperHighwayEvan Marwell, founder and CEO of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit formed to bring broadband internet to every public school in America by 2020, has some advice…Feb 2019 -
TEDx: Mariana Costa Checa of LaboratoriaCo-founder and CEO of grantee Laboratoria, Mariana Costa Checa is changing the face of tech in Latin America. She has taught coding to hundreds of women…Jan 2019 -
Becca Heller Receives MacArthur 'Genius' FellowshipWe are thrilled to share that Becca Heller, Executive Director and Co-founder of the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), was named a recipient of this year’s prestigious MacArthur…Oct 2018 -
MaTontine's innovative digital solution will help to make small-scale savings workA new project that aims to reach 50,000 Senegalese women with financial services, powered by grantee MaTontine, was just launched. The project aims to conduct all the…Sep 2018 -
The nexus between illegal fishing and fisheries subsidiesIf you read the most recent update to FAO’s Status of World Fisheries & Aquaculture (and if you’re reading this, you probably did), you know…Sep 2018 -
Charles Bronfman Prize Names Amy Bach, Founder of Measures for Justice, as 2018 RecipientThe Charles Bronfman Prize announced its 2018 recipient: Amy Bach, Founder, Executive Director and President of Measures for Justice (MFJ), the first organization to publicly…Sep 2018
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With more than 100M messages exchanged with texters in crisis, grantee @CrisisTextLine is using A.I. technology to… https://t.co/dY3M1j3Sm4
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In this jarring article detailing the immigration crisis at the border, @nytimes Editorial Board provides a bluepri… https://t.co/tHmW3jjSm3
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"We need to be breathing life into the climate and not just lowering our footprint," says Bren Smith, co-founder of… https://t.co/wXr74jkb3L
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Catch @LandedHomes co-founder @alexlofton on @CNBC's @OnTheMoney discussing how Landed helps teachers & essential p… https://t.co/izOAmSME94
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Grantees @center4goodfood & @GreenWaveOrg share their innovations for climate protection in this @Forbes article fe… https://t.co/8n1hwsbRNs
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RT @BarackObama: Happy Father’s Day to Charles, one of our @ObamaFoundation Fellows, and all the dads at Fathers’ Uplift. Today, we’re cele…
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Grantee @KheytiFarmers helps smallholder farmers battle income variability through its “Greenhouse-in-a-Box” and th… https://t.co/FZYrcj3VmT
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Big news! Grantee @cfproduce just announced an exciting new partnership with @FeedingAmerica & @FeedingTexas to fig… https://t.co/QuFKsGJfZP
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By working with and supporting individuals at the center of urban gun violence, @DeVoneBoggan & @WeAdvancePeace are… https://t.co/Tx1FW7szR4
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RT @NewStoryCharity: New Story friends, we’ll be airborne all June. Keep a look out for us in Sky Mag on your next @delta flight! See ya…
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Founder of @d_rev_org, @kmd_drev inspires others to act with purpose and for this, she is being honored with her ow… https://t.co/9CQpYalssi
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The future of fecal transplants is the focus of this @nytimes piece highlighting the innovations of grantee… https://t.co/sVbW32omfz
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RT @CrisisTextLine: This week, a teen texted us that she was being held hostage. Her Crisis Counselor was able to contact emergency service…
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Excellent spotlight on @foodforwardla's mission to recover produce & provide it to hunger-relief organizations arou… https://t.co/X3xwsnCKHw
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Doniece Sandoval, founder and CEO of grantee @LavaMae, is named a 2019 Woman to Watch by @nonprofit_hr https://t.co/NL0zsdJyjE
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DRK is thrilled to welcome to the portfolio @TeachingLabHQ, an org fundamentally shifting the paradigm of teacher p… https://t.co/52dnOq9zB8
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Grantee @worldreaders added 3 million new users in 2018, bringing the total number of readers they have reached to… https://t.co/feMF24ceuz
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Great listen: @AlexieSeller, founder of grantee @PollinateEnergy, joins the @FindingImpact podcast to discuss Polli… https://t.co/UInIYp0ukw