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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This Earth Day, @CoalfieldWV reduces its carbon footprint by consolidating three of its existing social enterprises… https://t.co/nnz0NxzZRc
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Congrats to the entire @numidatech team on their $2.3M seed round! Numida is building the trusted suite of digital… https://t.co/MBZmwsz3ZA
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Learn how to collaborate across sectors to solve problems & attract non-traditional funders. Hear from DRK's Bill R… https://t.co/J3qvEJDcL6
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DRK is thrilled to welcome @brastorne_ to the portfolio; they connect the unconnected in Africa by providing intern… https://t.co/ec7IqZtfZc
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"There is an assumption when it comes to energy access that ‘anything is better than nothing’ but this is not true.… https://t.co/H5YXcm5k6n
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"The people who bear the most risk of a [project] going wrong too often have the littlest say" -Margaux Day, Policy… https://t.co/XSep4KJEAS
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RT @uniteforsight: Join us to learn about designing for impact at scale w/ Edith Elliott @NooraHealth, Ari Johnson @MusoHealth & Kiah Willi…
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Grantee @code2college launches strategic partnership with @NIglobal to support their efforts of placing 200 Black &… https://t.co/YSUEFR52LT
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Only 30 days left to apply or nominate for the 2021 @ElevatePrize! Don't wait! The Elevate Prize Foundation is sea… https://t.co/NFnLZaYA4B
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"We must support, protect and invest in health workers -- both now and in the long-term. We have a new crisis on ou… https://t.co/28aK1NOjiK
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"To eradicate a money bail paradigm would mean that we would be addressing a huge issue of economic disparity that… https://t.co/vfdoqwe8kb
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"When searching for a job, you may feel like you're not good enough or qualified enough to get it. But you are. Her… https://t.co/3nvDbdkuhW
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In Tanzania, @macroeyeshealth demonstrated that its AI can forecast vaccine consumption with 70% greater accuracy t… https://t.co/bA3hdTCwhb
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RT @SEimpact: Building & scaling social enterprise comes with challenges. Hear from Stephanie Khurana from @DRKFoundation, @Johana_Bahamon…
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"The materials we passed out advised frequent handwashing, but how do you keep your hands clean if you don’t have a… https://t.co/DTSRTIEYSz
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Grantee @DigDeepH2O partners with @Kohler to launch Water Is Life microgrant, a business innovation and training pr… https://t.co/4vAKpGwH44
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A new study from @UCBerkeley finds that grantee @WeAdvancePeace's gun violence program saves lives & taxpayers mill… https://t.co/L8MtwMaZUd
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.@boxpowersystems partners with @PGE4Me to increase energy resilience in a California fire-prone region. Rather tha… https://t.co/AUInv6GS0Q
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Congrats to @Energy_4Peace on their P-REC product being selected as one of the @climatefinlab ideas that will creat… https://t.co/XQvBBlV7Wn
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DRK is thrilled to welcome @FlyWireCameras to the portfolio; their cutting-edge, all-in-one miniature cameras and s… https://t.co/7CpNJFeALM