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 100 social enterprises around the world, with plans to support 100 more by 2021.
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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Grantee @GlobalCitizenYr's founder @abbyfalik shares why students taking a gap year gain experience that gives them… https://t.co/k3YKftPmRw
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RT @StriveTogether: Learn more about StriveTogether's recently launched #C2CCommunityChallenge with an in-depth look from @InsidePhilanthr'…
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RT @Metropreneur: Aspire 2018 is just two weeks away! Carter Stewart of @DRKFoundation will discuss what it means to be a social enterprise…
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Amy Bach, founder + president of grantee @MforJ, was named the 2018 recipient of the Charles Bronfman Prize today.… https://t.co/3KZ31hujnB
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A community of people from all walks of life are coming together under the shared conviction that a legal system is… https://t.co/OhLu08q4ci
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Listen first. Drawing on her experiences w/ @LatinoCommFdn, DRK's Elizabeth Washburn shares why this critical com… https://t.co/gAlJAlRbZV
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RT @Living_Goods: How do we redefine health for all? Through solutions & tools based in equity. Our new case study involves work from LG, @…
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RT @lastmilehealth: #Communityhealthworkers & clinical supervisors can play a lifesaving role in achieving equitable #immunization coverage…
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RT @CaseFoundation: After supporting almost 150 social entrepreneurs across sectors, @DRKFoundation shares their takeaways on how this grou…
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