Collaborate.
Innovate.
Transform.

We are a
philanthropic
investment organization.

We work to build an equitable Greater Washington, driving systems to change in order to improve life outcomes for youth ages 0-24.

Our Approach

Our Purpose.
Our Story.

Long-standing and deeply-rooted racial inequities in our region have created stark disparities in educational, health and youth development outcomes. Together, we eliminate these disparities, creating conditions for better life outcomes for children and youth by focusing on three priority issue areas.

Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education

Career and College Readiness
Career and College Readiness

Boys and Young Men of Color
Boys and Young Men of Color

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Our Investment Partners

Together, we work with organizations across the Greater Washington region to design and build systems to drive positive change and build brighter futures for young people in our communities. (Portfolios I and II)

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Our Impact

Leading for equity and driving positive change requires rigorous, innovative thinking. Combining art and science, we follow the data to get to the core of where work must focus to inform the most effective action.

$110m

Over $100 million invested in Greater Washington’s most high performing nonprofits

18

18 nonprofit partners empowered for long-term impact

57,000

Over 57,000 youth served by just one major collaborative investment

Our Impact
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Youth Invest Partners announces it is sunsetting operations during the first quarter of 2024
19th Jan, 2024
Youth Invest Partners announces it is sunsetting operations during the first quarter of 2024

Contact: Sarah Dovere, sdovere@youthinvestpartners.org After serving Greater Washington for 23 years, Youth Invest Partners has made the decision to responsibly sunset and wind up its affairs, including, to the extent…

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Charting the Course to Economic Mobility: Lessons from StriveTogether 2023 Convening

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Charting the Course to Economic Mobility: Lessons from StriveTogether 2023 Convening

Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision on the Use of Affirmative Action in Higher Education from Carol Thompson Cole, President and CEO of Youth Invest Partners

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Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision on the Use of Affirmative Action in Higher Education from Carol Thompson Cole, President and CEO of Youth Invest Partners

Love in Action: Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month at Youth Invest Partners

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Love in Action: Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month at Youth Invest Partners
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23 May 2023

We were pleased to join our friends at @CR_School, @BriyaPCS, @LAYCCAPCS, @AoHDC this morning for a @dcpolicycenter briefing on adult public charter schools. Such important work is underway to support the workforce, foundational supports, & academic goals of adult learners in DC

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18 May 2023

At Youth Invest Partners, our vision is of an equitable Greater Washington, where all young people thrive. Together, we invest in social change that transforms young lives.

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17 May 2023

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth! Our new report with @bellwetherorg & @edforwarddc highlights local data on student well-being in D.C. Check out these insights and more in the full report here:

https://bellwether.org/publications/students-speak/

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VPP + Raise DC
is now Youth
Invest Partners

In June of 2000, Venture Philanthropy Partners opened it doors,
spurred by the efforts of three founders who asked themselves,

“Could the business world provide a different, innovative
approach to social change?”

In the years that followed, VPP quickly became a strategic hub for high-impact
investments through deep and sustained partnerships with foundations, businesses,
government agencies and school systems.

In April of 2020, VPP formed a strategic alliance with Raise DC to build an investment
organization capable of driving alignment among communities, and nonprofit, business
and regional leaders around systems change. VPP+Raise DC committed to call out and
confront policies, practices and systems that contribute to racial inequity.

Today, we recognize the need to do more, be bolder, and act faster. Youth Invest Partners
is a call to “dream big and do big” to drive change that will build better futures for
Greater Washington youth today and in the days, months and years to come. Our new
name and brand reflects energy and focus as we collaborate, innovate and transform.