The Foundry

Give annually to power our mission and multiply your philanthropic impact.

Founders Pledge exists to solve one problem: how to turn entrepreneurial success into maximum impact. As a non-profit organization, we provide world-class research, advisory, and community services to help members give more—and better. This is made possible with generous support we receive via our core operating fund, The Foundry.

The Foundry is powered by a growing community of entrepreneurial donors who give $5,000 or more each year to fuel our research, advice, and global community. This investment in infrastructure has already helped unlock over $11 billion in the last ten years, and over $1.5 billion donations to high-impact charities—and it’s just the beginning.

Every $1 we receive = $26 to the charitable sector.

Committing to The Foundry means your giving goes further, unlocking extraordinary impact year after year.

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What The Foundry members say:

“"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

“Founders Pledge’s exceptional research and advising have helped us identify high-impact philanthropic opportunities we would've otherwise missed. Being exposed to their expertise has sharpened our understanding and awareness. We’ve benefited tremendously from conversations with founders from the community. Given the impact on our own philanthropy, it was clear that supporting their mission would have a multiplier effect, both for fellow members and for their recommended charities.”
Pranav Gokhale
Infleqtion

Your impact, multiplied.

Imagine unlocking billions in charitable giving, saving millions of lives and fuelling systemic change, year after year. That’s what your annual commitment to The Foundry makes possible.

Lives improved annually

60M+

Total pledges secured

$11B

Donated to charities across 40+ countries

$1.4B

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The 100% model, powered by you.

Your annual investment covers all of Founders Pledge operating costs and makes our world-class research, advisory services and public funds free and accessible.

It also means that every dollar our members pledge and donate goes directly to charities because The Foundry covers our core costs. Our model is lean, high-leverage infrastructure, built to scale to enable high impact giving globally.

The Foundry fuels us to:

Scale operations to meet the rising demand from a growing global network of entrepreneurial philanthropists.
Grow our global community of change-makers determined to solve the world's largest challenges.
Advance cutting-edge research and advisory services to guide smarter, evidence-based giving.
Drive significant funds to organizations that will positively impact lives around the world.
Maximize impact to ensure every dollar goes further the most effective causes.

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Impact in Action: Curing disease with Sightsavers

More than a billion people suffer from parasitic intestinal worm infections, especially children living in severe poverty. Parasitic worms cause poor health and can prevent children from attending school, affecting their education and future.

Our community has donated $9.2M to Sightsavers’ deworming program, treating 32 million children for a year, with over 90% average effectiveness in treatment.

The funding helped millions of children like Ngo, who suffered from a parasitic disease that gave her a fever and tummy aches, making it hard for her to stay in school. She received treatment through a mass drug treatment campaign in Cameroon.

According to Sightsavers, her life has changed for the better:

“I like my school because I am with my friends. I play all I want, and I’m learning to read and to write,” Ngo said.

This is the kind of impact The Foundry makes possible. Nothing happens at Founders Pledge without our operational funding.

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Illustrative image — ▲ Ngo at school. Photo from Sightsavers

The Foundry Members

Below are just a few of our Foundry members, all supporting Founders Pledge annually, all doing immense good with their philanthropic giving. We're truly grateful for your support to continue to fuel the Founders Pledge mission.