Phillips Foundation
Overview
Phillips Foundation is a private family foundation that catalyzes innovation and accelerates change through grants, impact investments, original programs, and field-building initiatives. The foundation focuses on leveraging its assets to maximize social, environmental, and financial value, aiming to address gaps and opportunities in the social impact ecosystem. Through its Invest, Incubate, and Activate pillars, Phillips Foundation supports promising initiatives and scales proven solutions. The foundation's approach includes field-building, which involves assessing the landscape of specific issues and identifying effective ways to strengthen a field to support systems-level change. By offering creative financing to fund proof-of-concept work, Phillips Foundation helps promising ideas prove themselves, attract additional resources, and scale their impact. This strategy enables the foundation to support a diverse range of sectors and stages, from early-stage concepts to growth initiatives. Phillips Foundation was endowed by the late Kermit G. Phillips II, an entrepreneur from Greensboro, North Carolina, who brought creativity and long-term thinking to both business and philanthropy. Established in 2002, the foundation has since driven innovation and scaled solutions through its strategic initiatives, reflecting its commitment to creating lasting social impact across various sectors and communities.
Investment Focus
- Organizations with a clear social impact mission
- Innovative solutions addressing systemic issues
- Projects with potential for scalability and sustainability
- Initiatives aligned with the foundation's focus areas
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Phillips Foundation invest in?
Phillips Foundation invests in Healthcare, Education, Public Policy, Community Development, Social Services and Other, and is based in Greensboro, United States. Phillips Foundation is listed as a charitable foundation in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Phillips Foundation invest at?
Phillips Foundation backs companies at Seed, Early Stage and Growth, writing cheques of 100K - 5M.
Which regions does Phillips Foundation invest in?
Phillips Foundation invests across United States.
Who are the partners at Phillips Foundation?
Team members listed for Phillips Foundation include Kate Knight (Senior Director, Impact Investing Programs) and Todd Latiolais (Director of Child Safeguarding Programs).
What companies has Phillips Foundation invested in?
Phillips Foundation's portfolio includes Child Safeguarding Lab.
How do I contact Phillips Foundation?
Phillips Foundation's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
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