Make an Impact.
To invest in the impact opportunities of the R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund, you can make a tax-deductible contribution or make a grant from your donor advised fund (DAF) or private foundation to Realize Impact or Sprout Enterprise.
You can designate the investment theme or impact opportunities you would like to support with your contribution or grant. You can also co-invest directly in select investment opportunities. The funds you invest will be reinvested again and again, multiplying the impact of your gift and the difference you make with your contribution.
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Invest via a donor advised fund.
Collectively, individuals have placed nearly $160 billion in donor advised funds (DAFs) for future charitable giving according to the National Philanthropic Trust. Most of these funds are invested in the financial markets - but they don't have to be.
R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund makes it easy for donor advisors to become impact investors by using their donor advised fund to make impact investments. in the enterprises in our portfolio.
Invest via a private foundation.
Independent foundations in the US control over $890 billion in assets, yet only give 7% of those assets as grants according to the Foundation Center. The rest is invested in financial markets typically - but it doesn’t have to be.
R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund makes it easy for foundations to become impact investors by using their assets to make mission-aligned investments in the enterprises in our portfolio as well as provide grants.
Invest via a charitable contribution.
Individual contributions are by far the largest source of charitable funding. Most of this giving is to churches or other religious organizations, followed by giving to universities and schools according to Giving USA.
R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund makes it easy for you to become an impact investor by using your charitable contributions to support the enterprises in our portfolio. Please contact us if you would like to make a gift of appreciated securities.
Download the R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund brochure.
Download the Sprout Enterprise® 2023 Impact Report.
The R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund invests in and supports early-stage artisan enterprises that create sustainable livelihoods for rural communities with few economic alternatives. Created by Realize Impact and Sprout Enterprise®.
Sprout Enterprise® is an initiative of Friends of Tilonia, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization registered in the State of New York. A copy of our latest annual report is available by request or from the New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau, 28 Liberty Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10005.
