Community Investment
20% of our endowment goes directly to community projects, prioritizing Greater Philadelphia.
Mission Aligned Investing
Putting our money where our mission is
In addition to our grantmaking, we put our endowment to work for gender and racial equity.
100%
of our assets aligned with our mission — through community loans, women-led funds, and a portfolio that excludes companies working against equity.
Our Approach
Driving social change beyond grants
Decolonizing Wealth
Guided by Edgar Villanueva's Decolonizing Wealth, we work to repair harmful legacies of wealth through inclusive investing.
Diverse Managers
We actively seek BIPOC-owned firms to manage our assets.
Our Priorities
Impact areas and portfolio mix
Examples
Our endowment at work
These are a few examples, not a complete inventory.
Inter-Faith Housing Alliance
Our first impact investment: a $30,000 low-interest loan, made with guidance from Laura Kind McKenna and the Kind Foundation, to rehab housing for families in transition.
Reinvestment Fund
A $100,000 investment in 2018 in the PhilaImpact Fund, a CDFI promoting economic growth in Greater Philadelphia.
Kin Apparel, Inc.
A market-rate bridge loan giving this local, Black-owned, woman-led apparel brand working capital for its holiday season.
Trapezium Math
An early-stage equity investment to help close the math literacy gap for underrepresented students.
Fidelity's Women's Leadership Fund
Part of a screened, mission-aligned large-cap equity portfolio built with Parametric.
Impax Ellevate Global Women's Leadership Fund
A global large-cap strategy investing in companies that advance gender diversity and equity.
Adasina Social Justice All Cap Global ETF
A fund developed by Rachel Robasciotti with race, gender, economic and climate justice screens.
Ethic Values-Aligned Portfolio
A screened portfolio of large U.S. companies, launched in 2025, that excludes firms falling short on diversity, labor practices, data privacy and emissions. It makes up roughly 40% of our endowment.
Weavers Way
$50,000 committed toward a new Germantown food co-op store with living wages and local hiring.
Girl Concrete Inc.
A $100,000 convertible note at 7% for a union, woman- and minority-owned construction company.
Read the policy that guides how we align our endowment with our mission.
Investment Policy