$1+ million per month

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3 months ago
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Realize Impact launched the philanthropic investment grants service in February 2020 and by the end of 2023 averaged over $1 million per month in donations, more than $37 million in total since launch, processing more than 400 individual donations.

Please help us continue this growth. Make a philanthropic investment today. In what? Check our our blog for our investments and check out The Liist for a monthly list of impact funds. Then tell your friends to do the same.

You can invest from ANY donor advised fund, from a family foundation (if you have one), or Realize Impact is a public charity, which means you can donate cash, public equities, or even existing impact investments.

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