2024 was a time for DRK to roar—and roar we did. In 2025, we intend to roar even louder.
Our 2024 Annual Report highlights the transformational achievements, growth, and impact of our portfolio, showcasing DRK’s commitment to empowering communities and creating lasting change.
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) is a global venture philanthropy firm that finds, funds, and supports early-stage social impact organizations solving the world’s biggest social and environmental problems.
Action
At DRK, we believe—even in the most challenging times—that hope springs eternal. DRK entrepreneurs see problems, create solutions, and take action. They not only believe in what’s possible—they make it happen. Our video, A Time to Roar, captures this unwavering spirit and the transformative impact of our portfolio in action.
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259
Social impact organizations have joined the DRK Portfolio
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505M+
Lives have been collectively impacted by DRK portfolio organizations to date
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45M+
Total metric tons of GHGs reduced by DRK’s sustainability portfolio
Purpose
Each month, thousands of lives can be saved by ensuring people have access to necessary medications. Kiah Williams co-founded SIRUM to collect unused, surplus drugs and deliver them to families in need, turning discarded medications into lifesaving resources.
News
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2024 Audacious Project Grantees Include Two DRK Portfolio OrganizationsTwo DRK portfolio organizations were awarded catalytic grants from The Audacious Project — Food for Education and Transcend — bringing the total number of DRK…Oct 2024 -
Video: A Time to RoarAt DRK, we believe — even in the most challenging times — that hope does spring eternal. While we see the same seemingly endless challenges,…Oct 2024 -
What’s Your Start Agenda?Effective change efforts, whether activist movements or social enterprises, must focus beyond just the problem or symptom they want to eliminate. Posted in SSIR on September…Sep 2024
