$50 million+

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2 months ago
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We launched our philanthropic investment program in February 2020 and by the end of 2023 averaged over $1 million per month in donations. Since the launch, we’ve received more than $50 million in total, accounting for more than 800 transactions.

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 through our program using ANY donor advised fund or from a family foundation (if you have one). Or, Realize Impact is a public charity, which means you can donate cash, public securities, cryptocurrency, or even existing impact investments.

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10 months ago

$1+ million per month

In Investments, News
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12 months ago

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