We're not so much focused on specific nonprofit organizations ("NPO") or types of NPO. Rather, we're focused primarily on education and secondarily on food security. That means we're open to engaging the Quincy Public Schools (QPS) system and federally recognized 501(c)(3) NPOs that are working on these focus areas within the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. Examples of NPOs we can partner with include, but are not limited to, the Quincy Public Schools (QPS) system; a public school's 501(c)(3) parent-teacher organization (PTO), a local 501(c)(3) food pantry provider, or a 501(c)(3) NPO that's trying to jumpstart a specific education program for their neighborhood or needs to fill a program gap. Again, our focus areas are primarily education and secondarily food security.

Like every NPO out there, we'd love to tackle every problem facing our local community. The reality is we can't and we're not even going to try. To have any shot at long-term success, we want to start by doing the smaller things first and doing them well. That said, we're only focusing on funding and supporting small-scale projects that advance students' educational experiences and outcomes. This way, we know we can make a small measurable impact without breaking our bank. It's mighty expensive to tackle food and housing security. We actually tried tackling food security when we first began. Then we learned first-hand that it's a mighty big problem facing many local communities. If we're going to be successful, we can't take on more than we can handle. If we do, we could very well fail, and no one benefits when that happens. From time to time, we have to be reminded of the top 5 reasons why non-profits fail.

Similar to how we want to start by doing the smaller things first, we also want to do them locally first. And there's no place more local than our home city of Quincy, Massachusetts. Our perspective is that we should take care of our own backyard first before expanding our reach. It's like if you were an airline passenger, you would put the oxygen mask on yourself first before helping others on the flight. Similarly, you would mow your own lawn first, and if you still have enough power in your lawnmower, cut your neighbor's grass. The way we're thinking is no different. It's also worth noting that neighboring cities and towns may already have their own local NPO's dedicated to their own community. So, we firmly believe that focusing our resources on our own city of Quincy, Massachusetts just makes a whole lot of sense.

We just got started in Q1 2024 so we're very new and small. Many people out there have this perception that private foundations are really big organizations with billions of dollars of assets. The reality is most of them are much smaller and they're founded by individuals, families, or corporations whose names nobody recognizes. Most of them are founded by just regular people who've acquired a comfortable level of financial independence, have a little bit of money left over, and want to use it to help their local community or tackle a cause they're passionate about. So, to answer your question, we're very small. In fact, we're small enough to only have to operate on a part-time basis. We do intend to grow over time, but we'll do at a pace that we're comfortable with. After all, we're not in a race with anyone. We believe philanthropy in any shape or size is a steady, long-term journey towards strengthening our community.

We only have one funding source and that's the income generated from our investments in the market. A well performing market means more funding and vice-versa. We're a federally recognized 501(c)(3) Private Nonoperating Foundation. We're also registered with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Nonprofit Corporation. We're completely self-funded, and as such, we DO NOT request or accept donations from others.

While we don't impose a firm limit on the amount of advisory and consultancy support for any project, we do limit mini-grant funding to no more than $2,500 per project. We're simply too small to exceed this amount per project. Only projects pertaining to college scholarships and secondary event sponsorships are exempt from this rule. That's why we'll only take on small-scale projects. Also, we won't fund any 501(c)(3) NPO by clicking on the "Donate" button on their website. That's just not how we operate. As we invest in our community, we want to gradually build lasting partnerships with the Quincy Public Schools (QPS) system and other local nonprofit partners. To do that, we really need to actively partner with them on specific project(s) that deliver a clearly articulated value to the local community. This really is the best way for us to deeply understand and empathize with their vision, mission, strategy, goals, and challenges. And it also allows them to benefit from our advisory and consultancy support where needed. The use of the "Donate" button, while perfect for some individual donor who doesn't truly care where their money will go or how it will be used, just feels a bit transactional to us. We're just not interested in transactional relationships because we feel they're usually short lived. Rather, we're interested in developing meaningful transformational relationships. In addition, we would typically provide mini grants of up to $2,500 per project accompanied by our advisory and consultancy support. When considering this amount of time and money with a goal of building lasting partnerships, we do want to be more substantively involved. And that's honestly the right approach for us.

If you're a federally recognized 501(c)(3) NPO, registered with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a non-profit entity, focused on serving Quincy residents, and want to partner with us on a small-scale project related to education or food security, please navigate to our Contact Us page and complete the simple form.

While we won't single-handedly sponsor a community event of any size, we could consider signing on as a secondary sponsorship if there is a primary sponsor that is already performing all operational planning and execution responsibilities including, but not limited to: sales, marketing, venue acquisition, indemnification, physical and logical security, food & beverage. We're simply too small to deal with those things. If we ever play a primary sponsorship role for an event, it would be a very small event.

No, we're not associated or affiliated with any political or religious organization. Considering the nature of what we do, there's no rational need for it. Just to be even more clear about this, we don't perform or get involved with any political or religious activities. All we want to do is fund and support small-scale projects designed to advance students' educational experiences and outcomes by sharing some of our time, our energy, our sense of care and compassion, and our funding where needed. None of that needs to be political or religious.

As a small private non-operating foundation, our core business is in mini-grantmaking accompanied by advisory and consultancy support for small-scale projects that can be completed within a short timeframe. We're completely self-funded, and as such, we DO NOT request or accept donations from others. If you want to donate to a worthy cause, there's no shortage of NPOs needing to fundraise. We normally recommend donating to smaller nonprofits because those are the ones you can make the most positive impact with every dollar of your donation. Just do your own research for NPOs that align with the cause you're passionate about so you can donate with clear intentions and a sense of purpose.