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Unlocking impact at scale

The world’s most pressing challenges—climate change, global health crises, and emerging existential risks—demand solutions that are bold, strategic, and scalable. We believe philanthropy – at every level – can and must rise to meet these challenges.

As a nonprofit organization committed to building the next generation of strategic philanthropists, we offer objective thought partnership to help our members maximize their impact - without charging membership fees or taking a percentage of donations directed to charities.

Our work is made possible by the generous support of individuals, corporate partners, foundations, and in-kind contributors. Thanks to this funding, we’ve built a community of 2,000+ members who have pledged over $11 billion, with $1.5 billion already deployed to high-impact charities and causes around the world.

For every $1 invested in our mission in 2024, $26 was donated to the charitable sector and $16 was granted to our high-impact giving recommendations.

By supporting Founders Pledge, you become part of an impact multiplier—joining a global movement of donors and entrepreneurs who believe in our mission and understand the catalytic power of their support.

How we put your support to work

Our lean and highly skilled team brings diverse expertise from nonprofit and commercial backgrounds to deliver truly unique giving solutions. We support high-impact charities that save lives, enhance educational outcomes, increase earnings, avert emissions, and improve our ability to prevent catastrophic risks.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2024 we:

  • Advised 130 members and their families on their giving
  • Facilitated $249M in contributions and $208M in grants
  • Welcomed 139 new members and celebrated $502M in pledges
  • Helped our members move $238M to the charitable sector, and $143M to our high-impact recommendations
  • Curated and hosted 27 events exploring the most promising solutions to the world’s biggest problems

With your support, we can do even more good.

Calculate your return on impact

Based on our ROI in 2023, your gift can result in:

pledged to charity
donated to the charitable sector
in funding to our recommended high-impact charities

What our supporters say

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“Supporting Founders Pledge’s operating costs isn’t just a donation—it’s an investment in their research, advisory, and community engagement that unlocks incredibly high-impact philanthropy. As an entrepreneur and investor I'm intrigued by exponential impact and growth - in this respect I strongly believe in Founders Pledge operational model and can see its powering transformative change on a global scale.”

Andreas Haug
Trustee and Founders Pledge member

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“We made the decision to support Founders Pledge because of the incredible effect that our gift would have on making world-changing good possible. By donating to Founders Pledge, our gift has 11x the impact than it would have elsewhere, an impressive philanthropic return. We are proud to be Foundry members and to help steer the future of philanthropy by investing in this community of founders and entrepreneurs who want to make the world a better place for current and future generations.”

Moaffak Ahmed & Anne Badan
Founders Pledge members

Our impact so far

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Our funding model

There is no cost to join Founders Pledge. We don’t charge membership fees or take a cut of our members’ pledges.

Not charging fees means we can be an objective thought partner. It allows us to remain singularly focused on empowering more people to give to the most effective charities, so that we can make high-impact giving the norm and create a better world.

Every donation directly funds our team's efforts to support the highest-impact charitable causes.

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Donors & Partners

The Foundry

A community of philanthropists, family foundations and pledging members who have made six-figure multi-year commitments in support of our work, paving the way for the founders of tomorrow to do immense good.

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Alex Gerko

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Andrew White & Nicola Kelly

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David Helgason

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Eric & Wendy Schmidt

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Guy & Gal Podjarny

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Iza Sia Login

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Jaan Tallinn

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Joachim Ante

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John Hering

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Luke Ding

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Neil Hutchinson & Jessica Stroup

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Shirley & Curtis Chambers

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Taavet Hinrikus & Silvia Fantauzzi

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Vikrant Bhargava & Dr Surbhi Virmani

Sustaining Partners

Supporters of Founders Pledge who ensure we can continue to empower our members through gifts of $5,000 to $100,000 towards our operating costs.

  • Adam & Dana Katz
  • Alexander Asseily & Family
  • Andrew Vilcsak
  • Aron Gelbard & Caroline Harding-Gelbard
  • Ben & Zoe Medlock
  • Blaine Vess
  • Brian Crain
  • Calvin French-Owen
  • Carly Stockdale & Tom Griffiths
  • David & Eli Gardner
  • Emily & Rob Chapman
  • Eric Neuner
  • Eric Ross & Nicole MacNeel
  • Erik Bergman
  • Erik Byrenius
  • Ferry & Jennie Heilemann
  • FJ Labs
  • Greenbridge Family Foundation
  • Gregorio Zanon
  • Ignaz Forstmeier
  • Isobel & Chris Morton
  • Jack Smith & Dawoon Kang
  • James Chappell
  • James Crowley
  • James Herbert
  • Jascha Hoffman
  • Jeremy Yap
  • John & Susan Baird
  • Joseph McCarthy
  • Justin Hilton
  • Kathrin & Andreas Haug
  • Nick Popovici & Charley Gloerfelt
  • Pranav Gokhale
  • Rand Hindi
  • The Read Family Foundation
  • Silvia & Kristian Segerstrale
  • Steve & Rosita Newman

Corporates, Foundations & In-Kind

Our corporate, foundation and in-kind partners provide unique value to Founders Pledge and our community.

Beluga
Better Nature
BMH Brautigam
Cooley
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Founders Forum Group
Front
Google
Hangarter Legal
HSBC Innovation Banking
Miro
Notion
Open Philanthropy
Personio
Pictet
Pledge Ventures
Squire Patton Boggs
UBS Optimus Foundation