Who We Back

A newsletter turned movement for a Chicago built on pro-growth ideas and pragmatic solutions.

Millions of boys go through school without ever having a male teacher. MEN is treating that as a solvable problem.

Dr. Emily Fairfax is showing the world that beavers are wildfire heroes; their wetlands become wildlife safety zones when megafires come.

What began as a Friday night gym program in West Garfield Park is now a residential fellowship that has helped more than 250 young men build their futures.

Democracy starts with neighbors showing up for each other, and the Trust for Civic Life funds the local groups that make that happen across rural America.

Boys and men are falling behind in school, work, and health. AIBM turns that research into policy, and states are already acting on it.

Since 2011, this Chicago firm has shown that some of the most important ideas in impact are also strong investments.

More than 150 companies across 17 sectors have turned to Relae to do the hard work of decarbonizing.

Propeller backs early-stage companies turning breakthrough ocean science into climate solutions built to scale.

Mad Capital provides financing built around the real cash-flow challenges of switching a farm to organic and regenerative practices.

The movement behind The Anxious Generation is rolling back the phone-based childhood so kids can grow up with more play, independence, and real-world connection.