Donor Partners
The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation has the privilege of working with a diverse group of donor partners, including individuals, family foundations, private foundations and corporations, who have joined with us to support innovative entrepreneurs addressing some of the most vexing challenges facing our nation and our world.
Since 2002, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation has raised nearly $100 million from a wide variety of donor partners and supported more than 170 social enterprises around the world, with plans to support 100 more by 2024.
Our first two funds supported 86 exemplary organizations that are making critical inroads on a diverse set of social issues. Fund III launched in 2016 with $65 million to support 100 new social entrepreneurs through 2020 who aspire to make the world a better place.
Fund I: Vintage year 2002
$14 million contributed, 30 organizations funded
Fund II: Vintage year 2011
$32 million contributed by > 20 donor partners; 56 organizations funded
Fund III: Vintage year 2016
$65 million contributed by >50 donor partners; 100 organizations to be funded
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.@UnitedWayDallas is giving away a total of $225,000 to the competing #InnovateUnited Fellows & @treyathletes has a… https://t.co/DwijVnVXDG
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DRK Foundation co-founder Bill Draper will accept the Lifetime Achievement Award from the @SirArthurClarke during t… https://t.co/dYqIyhDh2E
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RT @HagueInnovators: 🥳EXCITED: FIRST SESSIONS OPEN FOR #IMPACTFEST2020! Sign up for your first choices as seats are limited per session. Yo…
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#ImpactFest2020 is happening, online! October 27-29, impact makers from around the world will connect to accelerate… https://t.co/uXyAQXv7e3
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Today is #WorldFoodDay and we are excited to share that grantee @Food4Education has now served over 5 million meals… https://t.co/osjDpCyAa3
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For the first time in DRK history, our portfolio organizations have collectively impacted more than 150 million liv… https://t.co/2ZW2s4D3rk
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Great coverage of grantee @weareMORTAR's work to revive communities through entrepreneurship, including inspiring s… https://t.co/Upxv1vaZBf
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An honest & thoughtful piece from Anne Eidelman, CEO of grantee @theBlueEngine, on the challenges leaders who succe… https://t.co/4y4FerviQi
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RT @OceanMindGlobal: By joining forces, @FishOceansCAN and @OceanMindGlobal, are helping the Costa Rican Coastguard @seguridadcrc to succes…
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RT @KatherineHLucey: Inspiring design innovations! Congrats to @newstorycharity! (fellow @DRKFoundation Entrepreneur) https://t.co/rPDth91l…
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Retailer @potterybarn announces partnership with grantee @renewalworkshop to breathe new life into returned home fu… https://t.co/tDV48KDE3c
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Cooperatives like @DriversSeatCoop are a powerful alternative to the gig economy model - building value together wi… https://t.co/wouZHIbTVl
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Watch grantee @sirum talk about making life-saving medications affordable & accessible to everyone… https://t.co/vr7dATG3LV
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"Universal access to legal help is simple: Anyone with a real legal need who cannot afford an attorney will get one… https://t.co/lgB7LBZP2j
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We are excited to share that grantee @ReachoutToPhool, the pioneer of flowercycling technology, has raised $1.4M in… https://t.co/XnZdUw9sTp
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"As we navigate how to move forward during this #pandemic, the #artisan community worldwide has some valuable lesso… https://t.co/OML1vFq592
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"While we collectively work toward transformative change, our contribution is to fight hand-in-hand with those curr… https://t.co/YWuQEV5NxG
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"Biometric digital identity is a powerful way to ensure vaccines reach the most vulnerable populations, but only if… https://t.co/bCPYAl5cm8
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Grantee @InfluenceMap empowers investors, media and NGOs with data-driven and clearly communicated analysis on crit… https://t.co/7VLo8gpbA4
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RT @nickoceanmind: Learn how @OceanMindGlobal is adapting it's #AI from detecting illegal fishing to tracking the #GreenHouse #emissions f…