Supporting Solutions That Uplift & Endure

We support innovative, regenerative, and enduring solutions to global problems that uplift communities and empower individuals​.

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Standing With Our Partners

JANUARY 2026: ICE Out Now!

We are proud to support nonprofits addressing critical needs in communities impacted by ICE crimes and abuses. Urgent Response resources are providing bonds to free people from ICE detention; groceries and other necessities for families in hiding; and support for struggling families who have been unable to work during this crisis.

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countries reached

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150+

projects supported

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Pennywise priorities

  • Zambia NetWorks Project

    Giving for Financial Independence

    We view giving as investing. We support projects that help break cycles of poverty and create opportunities that further financial security. This includes direct financial programming, like micro-lending, as well as longer-term strategies such as making environmental preservation efforts profitable.

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    Giving for Waste Reduction

    We prioritize projects that reduce physical and/or economic waste. We are particularly excited about initiatives that gather products or materials that would otherwise be disposed of as garbage and recreate, refurbish or redistribute them so that they can fill an identified need.

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    Bottom Line Savings

    We believe in responses that increase efficiency and decrease costs in service provision. We support programming that meets critical needs while also generating financial savings for key stake holders.

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    Collaborative Problem Solving

    We appreciate the complexities of creating impactful programs in challenging political environments. We also understand that governments are uniquely situated to institutionalize services. We have a special interest in organizations that successfully navigate partnerships that intersect public and private sectors.

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    More With Less

    We stand for the premise that small actors and actions can make big differences. We support small, grassroots organizations that leverage limited resources to have outsized impacts in marginalized communities around the world.

The Pennywise Model

We invest in small, grassroots, predominantly BIPOC and youth led organizations. Our grantees are breaking destructive cycles, reducing waste, and reimagining how resources are used. We work with our partners to creatively generate sustainable solutions to today's most challenging issues.