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SK2 Fund

SK2 Fund

Creative Capital for People and Planet

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Grants

SK2’s grants program is primarily focused on supporting women’s entrepreneurship initiatives, with a secondary emphasis on sustainable agriculture.

Women’s Entrepreneurship: Increasing the number, skills, rights, and resources of grassroots women entrepreneurs including but not limited to:

  • Grassroots recruitment of & training for women in basic entrepreneurship
  • Mentorship and technical assistance for women who are already small business entrepreneurs
  • Nonprofit finance funds increasing flows of affordable investment capital to women entrepreneurs
  • Community-driven, women-led initiatives enhancing the status, rights, and resources of women
  • Community-driven, women-led initiatives enhancing environmental sustainability

Inequality related to gender is pervasive worldwide, and reducing it is a core objective of our ThriiveCapital and impact investments.  Our grants program complements these existing efforts by moving beyond only providing investment capital to supporting a wider range of efforts enhancing the skills, rights, and resources of women entrepreneurs at the grassroots level.

Sustainable Agriculture: Increasing sustainable/regenerative agricultural practices and improving food security for vulnerable populations including, but not limited to:

  • Regenerative agriculture initiatives with a focus on improving soil health and carbon sequestration
  • Sustainable farming education and promotion initiatives and programs
  • Food security initiatives with a regenerative agricultural focus
  • Mentorship of small-holder farmers for reduction/elimination of harmful pesticide, herbicide, and fertilizer use

Industrial agriculture and chemical use is creating a host of problems including soil degradation, water and air pollution, reduced nutrition, and massive carbon emissions. Through regenerative agriculture, carbon is removed from the atmosphere and stored in the soil. This process also helps crops become more resilient to drought and disease.

Currently we are unable to accept unsolicited grant proposals, although this could change in the future as our grant program develops. Other criteria for our grants program includes:

  • Geographic focus is on our international ThriiveCapital communities, but we also consider domestic initiatives here in the U.S.
  • Focus is on the grassroots / micro / small business levels.
  • We also consider community-driven and women-led initiatives that foster a more conducive environment for women’s entrepreneurship.
  • Whenever possible, we focus on direct support of in-country groups rather than working through iNGO intermediaries.
  • We do not accept unsolicited requests, instead seeking out highly effective groups and providing them with unrestricted support. 
  • We avoid traditional foundation red tape and require only one very simple proposal and an equally simple annual impact report.

PO Box 45334
Boise, ID 83711 USA
+1.208.602.8923
[email protected]

IN SYNC WITH THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2030 (SDG’S)

Sustainable Development Goal 2 — Zero Hunger Sustainable Development Goal 5 — Gender Equality Sustainable Development Goal 7 — Affordable and Clean Energy Sustainable Development Goal 5 — Decent Work and Economic Growth Sustainable Development Goal 10 — Reduced Inequalities Sustainable Development Goal 12 — Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal 12 — Life on Land

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Arthur B. Schultz Foundation
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SK2 Fund
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    • 100% Impact Endowment
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    • Inspiration
    • Team
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