ImpactAssets

IA 50 and ImpactAssets Platform Fund Manager Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC [Currently Fundraising]: “We support organic and regenerative farmers who have been negatively impacted by loss of restaurant and institution sales and disruptions in the supply chain. A small amount of relief can go a long way in keeping the farms who are creating environmental sustainability and climate solutions afloat.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Iroquois Valley Farmland finances small and medium sized organic farm operations through long-term leases, mortgages and operating lines of credit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photos provided by Iroquois Valley Farmland (@iroquoisvalleyfarms ) courtesy of Claire Mesesan #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19 #IA50 #sustainableag #farming

ImpactAssets Donor Recommended Investment Roots Studio [Currently Fundraising]: “Roots Studio’s Heritage PPE Collections seek to unify a world delving further into fear, anxiety, and xenophobia. We feature endangered and diverse heritage designs using masks as the medium for storytelling. Starting with 5 regions, our heritage mask collections come from tribal communities in India, Jordan, Ethiopia, China, and Panama, amongst others. We also create critical financial support for tribal communities who have been hit especially hard during COVID-19 from income loss and higher caseloads.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Roots Studio works with indigenous artists globally to digitize their unique and endangered heritage arts onto new mediums, through a model that can financially support their livelihoods, community, and traditions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo provided by Roots Studio (@rootsstudio ) #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19

ImpactAssets Donor Recommended Investment Stingray Therapeutics [Currently Fundraising]: “Stingray Therapeutics has oral tableted therapeutics in development for Covid-19 infected patients and Covid-19 high risk front line workers and first responders. These agents work by enhancing the immune response to the virus to clear it more quickly and with early infection.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Covid 19 can be cured with a direct anti-viral or by enhancing the body's immune response to the virus. Stingray's oral small molecules can enhance immune response to clear the virus. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photos provided by Stingray Therapeutics #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19

Bright Path Laboratories, Inc. (“Bright Path Labs”) [Currently Fundraising]: “Our advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing platform provides solutions to critical drug shortages, and we're domestically producing key ingredients for life-saving medications as part of the COVID-19 response. We offer localizable solutions intended to be implemented quickly and scaled as necessary for increased access to medications and therapeutic treatment options.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Bright Path Laboratories provides advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing for medicinal equity inclusive of rural, marginalized, and vulnerable populations; medications and treatment options for infectious, rare, and orphan diseases. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo provided by Bright Path Labs #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19

PowerUp Fund, powered by ImpactAssets Client Hispanics in Philanthropy [Currently Fundraising]: “With PowerUP COVID Resiliency Fund, Hispanics in Philanthropy will deploy $1 million in grant capital as interest-free small business loans to Latinx entrepreneurs. These will serve as bridge financing before, during, after (or as an alternative) to COVID-related SBA programs which may take too long, be too small, or too cumbersome and unwieldy for the most vulnerable businesses in the most distressed communities.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hispanics in Philanthropy is building a $60 million investment and impact fund — $1 for every Latino person in the United States — that will provide Latino social impact entrepreneurs, advocates, and organizations access to much-needed capital, focused on increasing Latino equity, influence, and leadership. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo provided by PowerUp Fund (Hispanics in Philanthropy) (@BeHIPGive ) via Shutterstock #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19 #latinx #smallbusiness

Roswell Park Alliance Foundation: “We are working on the Western New York Immunogenomic COVID-19 study that will sequence T & B cell receptors to better understand biomarkers of the immune system’s response to COVID-19 and identify patients who are likely to progress to severe infection. The goal is to develop a blood test to predict who will develop severe COVID-19.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We secure donations for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s lifesaving research, treatment, prevention and training programs, while supporting the needs of cancer patients. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo provided by Roswell Park Alliance Foundation (@roswellpark ) courtesy of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19

Blyncsy: “Our tech can turn WiFi routers on university campuses or government buildings into contact tracing without the need to download anything. This allows us to identify who an infected person came into contact with and narrowly focus testing.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We own the patent for electronic device contact tracing and we want to license the tech to other companies, but more importantly we can roll out 'no app needed' contact tracing in universities, government buildings and other areas to bring confidence to the public to resume economic activities and reduce the spread of this pandemic and the next. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo provided by Blyncsy (@blyncsy ) #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19 #contacttracing

TO THE MARKET [Currently Fundraising]: “TO THE MARKET has sourced and manufactured millions of units of PPE from our supply chain of ethical and sustainable makers, including union factories in the United States that would otherwise not have an income.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our vision is to harness your purchasing power for good. We support vulnerable communities to enable their economic independence and provide our clients with quantifiable information on that impact. We do so without sacrificing speed, innovation or digitization. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo provided by TO THE MARKET (@LetsGoTTM ) courtesy of Ikwetta Kenya #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19 #PPE #supplychain #sustainable

ImpactAssets Donor Recommended Investment Coastal Enterprises Inc. [Currently Fundraising]: “Since March 15, in addition to coaching and providing technical assistance to business owners, CEI has provided short term debt relief to over half of its loan portfolio, including targeted support made possible by grants, revised terms from investors and assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration. CEI also recently launched a new loan product: three year ‘Wicked Reboot’ microloans.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ CEI integrates financing, business and industry expertise, and policy solutions to help grow good jobs, environmentally sustainable enterprises, and shared prosperity in Maine and other rural regions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo provided by Coastal Enterprises Inc. (@CEIMaine ) #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19 #CDFI #EconomicInclusion #Maine

IA 50 and ImpactAssets Platform Impact Fund Manager Advance Global Capital [Currently Fundraising]: “Advance Global Capital provides essential working capital to SMEs worldwide, allowing them to survive, maintain jobs and strengthen their local communities at this time of crisis.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Advance Global Capital (AGC) is a global impact investment manager that supports responsible and inclusive economic growth in underserved communities worldwide. We specialize in financing invoices for small and medium businesses (SMEs) – the engine of economic growth and job creation and the foundation of resilient local communities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo provided by Advance Global Capital #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19 #IA50 #PPE #SMEs

ImpactAssets Donor Recommended Investment Uncommon Cacao [Currently Fundraising]: “We have launched initiatives across the market side of our supply chain and the farming side. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “On the market side, we started the #StayHomeWithChocolate Festival on Instagram live, driving 5,000+ consumer views to 120+ chocolate makers to increase e-commerce sales. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “On the farming side, we developed protocols for cacao producers to use for farmer and worker safety and distributed those across the industry. We have raised over $3,500 in donations to support farmers and associations in the purchase of PPE. We have committed to respect our purchase commitments for 2020 even though there is market uncertainty, so farmers do not end up holding the bag at the end of the year and miss critical income.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We are a radically transparent supply chain company connecting smallholder cacao farmers around the world with craft and premium chocolate makers globally. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo provided by Uncommon Cacao (@uncommoncacao ) courtesy of Nixon Lima #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19 #interdependence #passionforchocolate #beantobar #craftchocolate #chocolatelover #chocoholic #uncommonquality #transparenttrade

ImpactAssets Donor Recommended Investment Our Table Cooperative [Currently Fundraising]: “Our focus is on supporting the historically ignored but “essential” workers in the food system as well as the most vulnerable members of our community who might not be able to access grocery retail despite social distancing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “We have shifted our wholesale business from restaurants/food-service to independent grocers and direct-to-consumer channels. Our co-op grocery store has pivoted to 100% online ordering with no-touch pickup or home delivery.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Unique multi-stakeholder model community scale farm and grocery store that brings workers, producers, and consumers into a single vertically integrated cooperative. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ----- ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo provided by Our Table Cooperative (@ourtablecooperative ) courtesy of Shawn Linehan #impinvresponds #impinv #COVID19