Nathan Cummings Foundation

This week, NCF’s President and CEO, Rey Ramsey, joined Michelle Renee Jackson on the podcast Black Philanthropy to discuss philanthropy through the lens of investing, the importance of authentic relationships, navigating fear, and more.

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Slowly But Surely, Foundations Are Changing How They Invest Their Endowments As grantees ask hard questions about where their grant money comes from, more and more foundations are putting their endowments in the hands of asset management firms focused on investments that align...

Through our totality of assets approach to impact, our endowment — just like our grants — is fully aligned with our mission to ensure that all of our resources contribute to solutions that advance justice at every level.

Read more, via @nextcity.org: nextcity.org/features/slo...

A Case Study of the New Flyer of America, Inc. Community Benefits Agreement: Lessons Learned in the Bus Manufacturing Industry Community benefits agreements, once primarily used for real estate development projects, are increasingly used in the manufacturing space as a tool to ensure that public investments yield measurable r...

NEW STUDY: A community benefits agreement with transit bus giant New Flyer is reshaping how public investments benefit communities & challenging the old playbook of how companies do business in the South.

🔗 Read the new case study: bit.ly/CBAcasestudy

YouTube video by AiATV Exposing the Unspoken: Behind the Power 4 Southern People NOT Southern Company - the Documentary

NCF is proud to support People's Justice Council's and Arm in Arm's documentary, "Exposing the Unspoken," focused on exposing the predatory practices & abusive power behind one of the nation's largest utility platform monopolies - Southern Company. Watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyG3...

Nathan Cummings Foundation backs Fibers Fund to support textile entrepreneurs The Fibers Fund, a Washington, DC-based fund that supports small natural fiber and textile producers, has been selected for a program-related investment of ...

Their work building a more equitable and regenerative domestic economy is helping to shift capital toward community-rooted solutions that prioritize justice, sustainability, and systemic change.

Learn more, via @impactalpha.com: impactalpha.com/nathan-cummi...

Nathan Cummings Foundation backs Fibers Fund to support textile entrepreneurs The Fibers Fund, a Washington, DC-based fund that supports small natural fiber and textile producers, has been selected for a program-related investment of ...

Nathan Cummings Foundation is proud of our partnership with The Fibers Fund as part of our inaugural Program-Related Investment portfolio.

NCF Bulletin: A Justice Journey - The Nathan Cummings Foundation Justice is not Illegal, and advocacy for ideas and reforms to elevate the human condition and spirit are protected by the U.S. Constitution. We will not allow the fog of injustice to impair our sightl...

NCF’s Justice Journey is driven by our pursuit of fairness, informed by data, guided by our values, and rooted in the interdependence that fosters new pathways for opportunity and solutions.

Read more from NCF President & CEO, Rey Ramsey: nathancummings.org/a-justice-jo...

Lisa’s legacy lives on in the movement she helped build and the lives she touched. We are forever grateful for her leadership, friendship, and dedication to a more just and equitable world.

May her memory be a blessing.

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During her five years on NCF’s Investment Committee, Lisa’s wisdom, courage, and unwavering commitment to justice helped shape NCF’s mission-aligned investing journey, leaving a lasting impact on our work and philanthropy.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lisa Hall, a visionary leader and steadfast champion of impact investing.

You can learn more about our journey here: nathancummings.org/our-investme...

NCF presenting at JFN 2025 on Mission-Aligned Investing.

NCF’s Journey to Justice cuts across our work, including our Endowment. Today, we spoke about our journey to 100% Mission-Aligned Investing at #JFN2025, highlighted by our commitment to Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice.

Home – North Carolina Housing Coalition | Nonprofit Organization Leading a movement to ensure that every North Carolinian has a home in which to live with dignity and opportunity.

Learn how the North Carolina Housing Coalition strengthens the movement to ensure that every North Carolinian has a home in which to live with dignity through its efforts in convening, resourcing, and mobilizing affordable housing advocates.

Constitutional Accountability Center Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) is a think tank, law firm, and action center dedicated to fulfilling the progressive promise of our Constitution’s text and history.

Learn how Constitutional Accountability Center supports work in the courts, with elected leaders, and with legal scholars to preserve the rights and freedoms of all in America and to protect the integrity of our judiciary.

"Farmer's need equitable access to land now."

Learn how National Young Farmers Coalition shifts power and changes policy to equitably resource a new generation of working farmers through the Land, Capital, and Market Access for Young and BIPOC Farmers project. buff.ly/2ARTEeH

Learning, Collaboration, and Proximity in the U.S. South - The Nathan Cummings Foundation Nathan Cummings Foundation is diving deeper into collaborations in the U.S. South as part of our place-based initiatives.

"Southern changemakers are demonstrating resilience, innovation, and collaboration." - Rey Ramsey, CEO and President

Explore the ways in which we invite deeper collaboration in the U.S. South as part of our place-based initiatives. nathancummings.org/us-south-pla...

Pathways to Alignment of Assets with Mission: Three Foundations’ Journeys - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly A small but growing number of foundations are aligning their investment with their grantmaking. With some now at it for over a decade, results are starting to come in.

"When a foundation pursues mission alignment in its investing over time, '…your sight becomes sharpened with what you’re doing.'” - Rey Ramsey, President and CEO

Explore our path to embed mission-related investments within our organization.
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Oikos Institute | Helps congregations harness the power of their assets in order to be a catalyst for communal transformation Donate

Discover how the Oikos Institute fosters collaborative partnership to support faith communities and other BIPOC anchor institutions to engage in social impact and transformational work in the under-resourced communities they serve.

"Building a more just and equitable medicine system for all."

Explore how @imakglobal finds solutions to address structural inequity in the medicines system through research, education, and policy. https://buff.ly/3WkwdVQ

“The people who would benefit most are those..deciding whether to put food on the table or buy their medicines.”

Learn from @imakglobal.bsky.social @iccr.bsky.social + partners to find solutions that address the root cause of high prescription drug prices. https://buff.ly/4hOAglI

Learn how CoThinkk brings together community leaders advancing the economic and social well-being of communities of color in North Carolina to create supportive networks, accelerate systemic change + seed new initiatives through a shared leadership model.
https://cothinkk.org

“Organizing to win.”

Learn how Jobs Move America strengthens a growing worker rights movement in the South with marginalized communities, including women, people of color, and people who face barriers to re-entering the workforce. https://buff.ly/4htpy3P

Apply for a grant or program-related investment! We are accepting funding proposals to support efforts that advance racial, economic, and/or environmental justice. The deadline is June 30, 2025.

To apply and learn more, visit nathancummings.org/apply

Introduction - NCF Mission-aligned investing presents a compelling opportunity for philanthropic organizations to reimagine how they use their financial resources to affect change.

"This can be done."

We co-authored a report to share what happened after we made the decision to align 100% of our investments with our mission.

As we enter a new year, we revisit the five values — justice and equity, interdependence, learning and listening, courageous transformation, and integrity — that guide our work. https://buff.ly/3aBuVNc