Quick Summary
Name: Arrow Impact Status: Active Grant Maker
Key Facts
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual Giving | $11,027,500 (2024) |
| Grant Range | $10,000 - $2,500,000 |
| Average Grant | $250,000 |
| Application Method | Invitation Only |
Contact Details
- Website: https://www.arrowimpact.org/
- Address: 2885 Sand Hill Road Suite 100, Menlo Park, CA 94025
- Phone: Not publicly available
- Email: Not publicly available
Geographic Focus
Arrow Impact primarily funds organizations in the United States, with a focus on:
- California (especially Bay Area)
- New York
- Illinois
- Other cities including Boston, Boulder, Bronx, Chicago, Kansas City, Long Island City, Los Angeles, New Haven, New Orleans, Oakland, Palo Alto, Richmond, San Francisco, and Washington
Funding Priorities
Arrow Impact funds scalable solutions to problems that trap young people and families in poverty, with focus on:
- Early Childhood Development - Training family child care educators and supporting childhood development programs
- Education - Evidence-based academic interventions, high-dosage tutoring, school board leadership
- Workforce Development - Job training, social entrepreneurship, care worker platforms
- Economic Mobility - Asset building, supporting entrepreneurs from underinvested communities
- Housing - Housing programs for low-income individuals
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Racial Equity and Economic Inclusion - Supporting Black power-building organizations, diversity and equity initiatives
- Philanthropic Intermediaries - Supporting economic mobility-focused foundations and networks
Programs must be exclusively offered to low-income individuals and ethnic minorities.
What They Don't Fund
- Organizations not pre-selected by the foundation
- Unsolicited proposals (invitation-only funder)
- Specific exclusions not publicly documented
Application Method
Invitation Only - Arrow Impact only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Organizations cannot apply directly; grantees are selected through the foundation's own research and relationships.
References
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