2024 was a time for DRK to roar—and roar we did. In 2025, we intend to roar even louder.
Our 2024 Annual Report highlights the transformational achievements, growth, and impact of our portfolio, showcasing DRK’s commitment to empowering communities and creating lasting change.
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) is a global venture philanthropy firm that finds, funds, and supports early-stage social impact organizations solving the world’s biggest social and environmental problems.
Action
At DRK, we believe—even in the most challenging times—that hope springs eternal. DRK entrepreneurs see problems, create solutions, and take action. They not only believe in what’s possible—they make it happen. Our video, A Time to Roar, captures this unwavering spirit and the transformative impact of our portfolio in action.
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260+
Social impact organizations have joined the DRK Portfolio
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505M+
Lives have been collectively impacted by DRK portfolio organizations to date
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$1.8B
of downstream funding catalyzed in the last four years alone
Purpose
Each month, thousands of lives can be saved by ensuring people have access to necessary medications. Kiah Williams co-founded SIRUM to collect unused, surplus drugs and deliver them to families in need, turning discarded medications into lifesaving resources.
News
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2024 Audacious Project Grantees Include Two DRK Portfolio OrganizationsTwo DRK portfolio organizations were awarded catalytic grants from The Audacious Project — Food for Education and Transcend — bringing the total number of DRK…Oct 2024 -
Video: A Time to RoarAt DRK, we believe — even in the most challenging times — that hope does spring eternal. While we see the same seemingly endless challenges,…Oct 2024 -
What’s Your Start Agenda?Effective change efforts, whether activist movements or social enterprises, must focus beyond just the problem or symptom they want to eliminate. Posted in SSIR on September…Sep 2024 -
Food for Education Included in TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2024 ListPosted in TIME on May 30, 2024 By Varsha Bansal What started out 12 years ago as an ad hoc way to feed 25 schoolchildren…May 2024 -
Three DRK Portfolio Orgs Receive Google.org AI Prize for the Global GoalsOver the next three years, Jacaranda Health will develop, deploy, and scale a first-of-its-kind generative AI model capable of offering context-sensitive information and referral support…Mar 2024 -
Three DRK Portfolio Orgs Receive Google.org AI Prize for the Global GoalsOver the next three years, Jacaranda Health will develop, deploy, and scale a first-of-its-kind generative AI model capable of offering context-sensitive information and referral support…Mar 2024
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These Social Ventures are Scaling Impact by Improving Systems, Not Disrupting ThemPosted in ImpactAlpha on January 18, 2024 By David Blank To learn more about DRK Foundation, contact kshehade@drkfoundation.org. Disrupters have long held the edge in Silicon…Jan 2024 -
Cheap, Effective Treatments for Cancer Already Exist, So Why Don’t You Know About Them?Reboot Rx envisions a future where cancer patients worldwide have access to effective, low-cost treatment options that help them live longer and better lives. Reboot…Dec 2023 -
911 is a Literal Lifeline in Our Worst Moments. Why Does the System Favor Voice Over Text?In half of emergency call centers, you can’t send a text to 911 if you need help. A few years ago, what happened to my…Nov 2023 -
Impact Investing Can’t Deliver by Chasing Market ReturnsTo be successful, impact investors need more realistic expectations and to be part of a larger and community-based pool of capital, including philanthropic investments that…May 2023