
We invite you to learn more about what we fund, our selection process, and to share your idea with us through our online application. For for-profit organizations, we typically make program-related investments with an initial investment of $150,000 and we’ll do a subsequent investment of another $150,000 depending on the achievement of certain organizational metrics and milestones. Borrowed from our venture capital legacy we find exceptional entrepreneurs, provide them with 3 years of unrestricted capital (totaling $300,000) and provide rigorous on-going support by joining their board of directors for the 3 years and partnering with the leader to help them to build capacity in their organization and scale their impact. We have an open application process and accept applications year round.

We concentrate our selection on the capabilities of the founder/leader, the scalability of the model, and the potential impact of the organization on the world. Prospects for our portfolio of social enterprises come from a vast field of compelling ideas and dedicated leaders. Our goal is to find social entrepreneurs with dynamic ideas and nurture them at the early stages with maximum leverage and total commitment. Leyva, Senate District 20, presented the resolution on the Senate Floor on behalf of Carter's recognition as a 2015 Top 10 CNN Hero. The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation seeks to dramatically improve the lives of people and the world around us through innovative strategies, systems changing approaches, and disrupting technologies. Sacramento, CA JanuLocal nonprofit leader, Kim Carter, was presented with a Senate Resolution at the State Capitol on Monday, January 25, 2016.
