Draper Richards Foundation

Draper Richards Foundation
Location: 1600 El Camino Real

Suite 155
Menlo Park, CA 94025
USA

Contact: Phone: +1 650 319 7808

Fax: +1 650 323 4060 [email protected]

Financed by: Philanthropic
Website: link
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Aim — The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation partners with entrepreneurs to build strong and capable organizations. We believe that multi-year, unrestricted grant funding is essential for an organization to plan properly, hire well, and focus on its mission. If a leader can build a strong organization from the beginning, the organization has a much better chance at scaled and sustainable impact. To that end, The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation provides $300,000 in startup funding, paid over 3 years, to organizations that show extraordinary promise.

More information — Looks for organizations that exhibit excellence in: Entrepreneurial Leadership, Model Scalability, Sustainability

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Type of organisations targeted


Specific organisations targeted — US based entrepreneurs starting new non-profit organizations

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Specific type of projects — Business models with broad social impact

Project stadia — Start up

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Criteria — We fund:

  • Organizations by providing unrestricted dollars.
  • Organizations at the beginning of their development. On average, organizations are 0-3 years old and the entrepreneur is prepared to execute an ambitious plan. Often there is a pilot operating, but not in all cases.
  • Organizations based in the United States only.
  • Organizations that are national or global in reach and social issue.

We do not fund:

  • Local community-based organizations
  • Research
  • Scholarships
  • Think tanks
  • Conferences or one-time events
  • Organizations planning to influence policy through lobbying
  • Programs promoting religious doctrine

How to apply


Application procedure — The Foundation receives proposals online throughout the year and carefully reviews them as they arrive. Based on our appraisal of the fit of the venture with our investment style, we select approximately 25% of proposals to move to a first interview. Those not invited will receive an email around 4 weeks after submission to bring the process to a close.

How to submit a proposal: link

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