Nonprofits Making an Impact

Nonprofits Making an Impact

In this Toolkit, we profile 12 nonprofits, each providing an example of how philanthropy can achieve greater social impact. Our institutional partners provided our team their due diligence on a selected set of organizations. Our team then independently analyzed each for evidence of impact and cost-effectiveness.

Collectively, the featured organizations work in the United States and around the world on a range of issues, including child and maternal health, education, workforce readiness, housing stability, and community safety.  We selected an intentionally diverse set of organizations. They include both small and large, well-established and pilot programs, in varied communities and geographies.

icon that says "pilot"We’ve identified several of the featured programs as pilots, which means they are newer programs or organizations intending to expand beyond their initial site.

A math tutor works with a group of students on a whiteboard

Blueprint Schools Network

Close the achievement gap with frequent, small group math tutoring

A young man uses a drill on the frame of a house

BuildUp Community School

Prepare students for lucrative careers in the trades while addressing blight

A group of people speaking with Cure Violence staff in a circle outside

Cure Violence Global

Prevent violence through a public health approach

A group of children and their teacher smile with a recycling bin

EcoRise

Equip students to tackle real-world environmental challenges

A group of children smiling and holding their lunches

Food 4 Education

Address chronic malnutrition through a smarter school meal program

A housing development

Housing Connector

Reduce homelessness by connecting individuals with affordable vacant rentals

A group of smiling people gathered over a meal

Impact Justice: The Homecoming Project

Prevent recidivism and homelessness by connecting those formerly incarcerated with stable housing

Three women wearing health worker uniforms smile

Mali Health Organizing Project

Prevent maternal and child deaths by improving local healthcare and women’s financial status

A group of children stand against a fence watching a home being built

Rural Homes Project

Strengthen communities by building affordable housing for essential workers

A group of young people giving a presentation on mangrove conservation

Seacology

Safeguard the livelihoods and food sources of residents by protecting island ecosystems

An aid worker presses a child's finger to a fingerprint scanner while the child sits on their mother's lap.

Simprints

Ensure aid reaches those who need it most through secure, practical biometric tools

A group of people holding up photos of flooding damage and a banner that says ``Northeast Action Collective``

West Street Recovery

Accelerate communities’ recovery from natural disasters and improve disaster resilience