About Redf
Redefine Alliance invests in businesses that reveal and reinforce the talent of people breaking through barriers to employment.
Focus Areas
Employment social enterprisesEconomic mobilityInclusive employmentWorkforce developmentCapital accessCapacity buildingRacial equityEconomic power
Funding Style
portfolio-based grantmakinggrowth-stage fundingstrategic grants
About Redf
Redf’s recent grantmaking is built around employment social enterprises: organizations that create jobs while building the support workers need to move forward. The foundation backs this field through cohort learning, growth capital, multi-year portfolio support, and strategic grants, with a clear emphasis on scaling organizations that are already operating. In 2025, one of the largest reported awards went to Just Q'in Bbq in Cincinnati for $228,000, while another substantial portfolio grant supported Weld Seattle with $200,000. Those awards sit alongside a broader pattern of funding enterprise operators in different regions and at different stages of growth. The foundation also uses its programs to combine capital with capacity building. Through the Growth Portfolio, Redf has supported organizations such as Civic Works in Baltimore, The Doe Fund in New York, and Pioneer Human Services in Seattle. The presence of both grant funding and impact lending shows a structure designed to meet employment social enterprises with multiple tools. Across the recent grants list, the recurring theme is practical support for organizations that pair business activity with workforce outcomes.
What Redf Funds
Redf’s focus areas center on employment social enterprises and the systems around them. In growth-stage support, it gave $220,000 to Civic Works for the Growth Portfolio and $200,000 to Conbody for the same program, indicating support for organizations that are already past the earliest phase. The portfolio also includes $180,000 to Neighborhood Industries in Fresno and $175,000 to Project Return in Nashville. Capacity building appears in program design as well as grantmaking. The REDF Accelerator is a six-month cohort for early-stage employment social enterprise leaders, and the Farber Fellowship places graduate students with employment social enterprises and REDf to provide skills and support. The REDF Impact Investing Fund adds flexible loan capital for employment social entrepreneurs. Strategic grants also show up in the recent list, including $180,000 to Downtown Streets Inc in San Jose.
How Redf Gives
Redf’s typical grant size is tightly centered around the mid-five figures: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. Recent awards also show larger portfolio commitments in the $150,000 to $228,000 range. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals. The pattern suggests repeated support for organizations over time rather than one-off awards. Several grantees appear across multiple years, including Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, Farming Hope, Innercity Weightlifting, and the Growth Portfolio itself. Redf’s active programs include both grants and loans, with unsolicited applications accepted across the listed programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6M
Total Assets
$37.3M
Total Revenue
$27.3M
Total Expenses
$29.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $100K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National35 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARIA KIM
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