NCF Bulletin: Our 2024 Impact Report
Dear partners and friends,
I am excited to share with you Nathan Cummings Foundation’s 2024 Impact Report. This report is not just a retrospective; it reflects our ongoing commitment to sharing what we’re learning, how we’re investing, and where we’re going. We believe that in order to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice, we must lean into transparent collaboration and data sharing.
Click here to View the 2024 Impact Report
We have an opportunity — and a responsibility — to make our strategies, challenges, and course corrections visible as we seek to make innovative investments in our pursuit of solutions.
That’s why our team put deep thought, time, and care into producing our 2024 Impact Report which includes:
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A look at how we’re operationalizing our Totality of Assets approach — activating our people, capital, relationships, knowledge, and voice to contribute to systemic change.
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Details on our new organization-wide Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that begin to measure our contributions to narrative change, just policies, resource flows, and innovative models.
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Our strategy to commit 40% of our assets — financial and non-financial — to racial, economic, and environmental justice work in the U.S. South.
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A snapshot of our mission-aligned investing work, including how we’re working with values-aligned investment partners to reduce bias and surface under-recognized talent.
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A highlight of our shareholder activism, including a campaign that influenced Walmart’s decision to offer bonuses to 700,000 hourly workers.
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Our place-based strategy for Israel-Palestine, focusing on civic and economic outcomes, just sustainability, and democratic infrastructure.
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Case studies and partner spotlights that show what it looks like when we leverage the full weight of our foundation’s assets into alignment for impact.
We will continue publishing impact reports every year and encourage your feedback. Your input helps NCF to continuously improve the reports and the work they detail.
Yours in partnership,
Rey Ramsey
President & CEO
Nathan Cummings Foundation
