About New Venture Fund
New Venture Fund is a force for social good — maximizing the impact of charitable dollars by centering race, equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI); increasing and diversifying opportunity and access to funding; promoting respect, cooperation, and collaboration; simplifying and helping partners navigate complexity; and encouraging bold efforts to create necessary, transformative change.
Focus Areas
EnvironmentGlobal healthPublic policy and advocacyInternational developmentEducation and youth developmentCivil rights and social actionCapacity buildingClimate
Who They Fund
marginalized and civil-rights-impacted communitiesyouth and studentsinternational communities and partners (global South/partner countries)
About New Venture Fund
New Venture Fund channels very large grants through a broad portfolio of public-interest intermediaries, with one of the clearest signs of its scale being a $206,163,272 grant to Co Impact Philanthropic Funds Inc in 2024 for international development and foreign affairs. The funder also shows a strong pattern of backing advocacy infrastructure: it gave $58,932,923 to Sixteen Thirty Fund in 2025 and $36,527,910 to Clean Slate Initiative Inc in 2024, both in civil rights, social action, and advocacy. Across the recent-grants list, that mix of high-dollar transfers and issue-based support suggests a grantmaker that often works through organizations already organizing policy, coalition, and field activity. The New Venture Fund’s program areas include environment, global health, public policy and advocacy, international development, education and youth development, civil rights and social action, capacity building, and climate. Recent entries also show support for youth-facing work through Cambiar Education, environmental work through Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, and international development through Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The foundation is a public charity and also makes program-related investments, which fits a structure built for large-scale charitable deployment.
What New Venture Fund Funds
Civil rights and social action is a major part of the portfolio. New Venture Fund gave $19,910,098 to Clean Slate Initiative Inc in 2025, $11,018,005 to America Votes in 2025, and $8,889,158 to Fines and Fees Justice Center Inc in 2025, all tied to advocacy and justice-related work. In environmental grantmaking, it awarded $17,996,330 to Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund in 2025 and $7,718,955 to Manresa Island Corp in 2025. International development and foreign affairs also appears in large awards, including $4,800,000 to Id Insight Inc in 2023. Youth development and education shows up in a $12,229,335 grant to Cambiar Education in 2025. The active Young Futures challenges extend that youth focus into teen belonging, student phone policy, and digital wellbeing.
How New Venture Fund Gives
Typical grant size sits at $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $120,000 at the median, and $250,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent-grants list also includes much larger transfers through intermediary vehicles. The funder is a public charity, classed as a regular DAF funder, and it makes program-related investments. Recipients recur across years: Sixteen Thirty Fund, America Votes, North Fund, and United Nations Foundation Inc each appear in multiple grant years, pointing to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The grantmaking is national in scope, and several active programs accept unsolicited proposals, including Young Futures challenges and C3 Grantmaking workstreams.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$359.6M
Total Assets
$624.9M
Total Revenue
$662.4M
Total Expenses
$723M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $250K, with a median of $120K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$120K
75th Percentile
$250K
Geographic Reach
National53 states funded
About 13% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Unlock Deep Analysis
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeSee Similar Funders
Free Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeExplore related grant guides
Want a Personalized Pitch for New Venture Fund?
Sign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Free plan available
No contracts
Cancel anytime