Builders Initiative invests in and collaborates with non-profits, businesses, and others working towards sustainable solutions to societal and environmental challenges. We engage with our partners in these primary impact areas:
We believe that those closest to the problem are the ones best equipped to solve it. They are the thinkers and doers. Their work is at the center of our vision because they have the history, relationships, know-how, perspectives, and experience to make change possible.
Urban Juncture: Investing in the Creative Economy to Revitalize Black Chicago
Urban Juncture is renovating The Forum as an artistic and creative hub in south Chicago.
Coastal Enterprises: Using Maine’s Natural Resources to Generate a Thriving Economy
In the face of sea change, Coastal Enterprises Inc. is determined to make Maine's coastal communities thrive.
Go Green Community Fresh Market: A Neighborhood Hub of Health, Wellness, and Fresh Food
The Go Green Community Fresh Market: A Hub of Health, Wellness, and Fresh Food aims to help transform a neighborhood.
We use a variety of tools, including grantmaking and impact investing, to unlock and scale long-term positive change. That means we work with entrepreneurs building impact-driven companies and those financing social innovation. But we know capitalism is imperfect and not always able to deliver every solution, so we work just as closely with advocates and non-profit organizations seeking to change thinking and provide sustainable, more equitable services in our communities.
“We might have reason to be driven! We live for a short stretch of time in a world we share with others.”
- Amartya Sen, Philosopher and Economist