Awards and Recognition
Catalyzing Change on a Global Scale
The work of DRK’s portfolio organizations and their exceptional leaders has not gone unnoticed. Our tradecraft, honed over 24 years, has created a shared belief that DRK’s unique competency is our ability to find, fund, and support extraordinary early-stage organizations and to build their capacity so that, downstream, they can absorb significant later-stage capital that can be truly transformative.
This is highlighted by the large number of Audacious Projects (19% of awardees are DRK organizations), Skoll Awards (10% of awardees are DRK organizations), and MacKenzie Scott grants (55 DRK organizations) that have come directly from our portfolio. Our portfolio’s impact speaks for itself — a full list of recognitions is available at the link below.
Impact on the World’s Stage
2025 Audacious Winners Include Braven, Imagine Worldwide, and Last Mile Health
Audacious Winner Wawira Njiru is Transforming School Meals in Africa
Google.org AI Prize for the Global Goals Awards Funding to Four DRK Portfolio Organizations
2022 Earthshot Prize Winner: Kheyti
One Acre Fund and SIRUM Win 2020 Audacious Project