Venture Philanthropy

As venture philanthropists we engage with our partners and invest our human, financial and intellectual capital to achieve unparalleled results. The Merage Foundation's operational platform is modeled on the successful business ventures of our founding family. Their entrepreneurial spirit and management expertise provides a clear road-map for our social investment strategy.

To leverage our organizational assets and further our mission, we utilize the following grant making approaches in each of our investment portfolios:

Program Development: Venture resources early to stimulate innovative and creative solutions.   Investment process is highly interactive to ensure our grantee partners have programs with measurable outcomes with significant impact. We use our expertise to introduce best business and program practices, and coach towards more efficient performance.

Collaborative Partnerships: Leverage our resources with key public and private funders to create sustainable service delivery.

Public Policy Development: Utilize our expertise to inform and inspire innovative policies.

SystemBuilding: Increase the connectedness of supports and services to optimize delivery and access.

Urgent Response: An immediate opportunity to further our mission requiring a swift investment.