New Profit, Inc: Build Investments Grant
Build Investments are multi-year, unrestricted grants (around $1.5 million) paired with deep strategic advisory support from a dedicated New Profit Deal Partner. This support is designed to strengthen leadership, organizational capacity, and long-term impact for nonprofit organizations led by social entrepreneurs.
Key features:
Unrestricted funding and strategic advising
Focused on systems-level change within education, economic mobility, and democracy
Includes ongoing collaboration with New Profit through a dedicated Deal Partner and participation in their community of social innovators
Who it’s for (eligibility highlights):
501(c)(3) in the U.S. or territories
Minimum $2M annual operating budget (most recent year)
Led by at least one full-time social entrepreneur
Willing to engage actively with New Profit’s support model (including board participation and community events)
How to start:
The first step is to submit a Discovery Form to express interest and provide baseline info. Submitting the form does not mean you’re submitting a full application but helps New Profit assess alignment to their investment priorities.
Apply or Learn More:
👉 Discovery Form: https://newprofit.tfaforms.net/18 newprofit.tfaforms.net
👉 Build Investments overview: https://newprofit.org/build-investments/ New Profit
New Profit is a philanthropic organization committed to catalyzing the impact of social entrepreneurs who are expanding access and opportunity across America. They partner with social innovators, philanthropists, and impact leaders to support organizations transforming education, economic, and democratic systems. New Profit centers leaders who are most proximate to the communities they serve, recognizing that these leaders are best positioned to develop effective and sustainable solutions.
New Profit seeks scalable solutions that match the size of today’s challenges and invests in leaders with expansive visions for an inclusive and prosperous America. Their work is grounded in collaboration and collective action. Through their M.I.C.™ (Multiracial, Intergenerational, Cross-Sector) approach, New Profit builds cross-sector communities that co-design and pursue systems-level change together. New Profit envisions a future where access to opportunity and self-determination is available to everyone—whether holding capital or advancing innovation—because meaningful progress requires moving forward together.
At its core, New Profit serves as a bridge between innovative leaders and committed funders, learning and practice, and the present moment and a more equitable future.
Submitting a Discovery Form communicates you are interested in seeking funding from New Profit and gives us baseline information about your organization. It does not mean you are submitting an application.
There are two types of Discovery Form submissions:
General Submission: For organizations that want to be considered for New Profit’s pipeline in general (i.e. not necessarily for a specific grantmaking cycle). These organizations may or may not meet New Profit’s current portfolio eligibility criteria.
On a rolling basis, New Profit uses this information to assess strategic alignment to our current investment strategies and priorities. Organizations can expect to hear from New Profit’s Investment Selection team via email (selection@newprofit.org). New Profit also uses this information to be responsive to the field by tracking trends as input for how investment strategies and priorities may need to evolve.
Cycle-specific Submission: For organizations interested in being considered for an upcoming or active grantmaking cycle.
During an active grantmaking cycle, New Profit uses this information to help assess strategic alignment to the cycle before inviting organizations to invest the time in applying. A subset of organizations are invited to complete a full application.
