Blue Meridian maintains four diverse portfolios of investments dedicated to scaling solutions that drive economic and social mobility in the US for young people and families.
Our investment approach addresses the complex, interconnected barriers that limit opportunity and perpetuate poverty for millions of people across the US. To propel economic and social mobility, we make performance-based investments in strategies that help individuals reach key success markers from cradle to career. or. Though their domains and approaches vary, all of our investments are addressing barriers to opportunity, opening pathways to mobility, or both. We also invest in organizations that influence public policies and build infrastructure that will help sustain mobility over time.
Our strategy is based on a driving belief that enduring change comes from scaling solutions nationwide as well as comprehensively addressing community challenges. That’s why we invest in national and local solutions that reinforce one another.
Blue Meridian continues to explore solutions that can improve economic and social mobility at scale, build strategic collaborations that invest philanthropic capital for greater impact, and advance the work of a wider range of visionary social sector leaders and organizations.
Blue Meridian maintains four portfolios of philanthropic investments in promising solutions that seek to increase economic and social mobility in the US.
The Nationwide Solutions portfolio invests in scaling evidence-based, market-leading strategies that propel economic and social mobility across the country. By leveraging both right-sized funding and tailored support, investee leaders realize their visions and accelerate their solutions to a national scale.
The Place Matters portfolio aims to improve economic and social mobility in communities across the US through investments in place-based partnerships and the catalytic supports that sustain them. This approach compounds the positive impact of separate interventions so that residents can access services from cradle to career and communities can shape their own destinies, ultimately creating opportunity for all.
The Studio @ Blue Meridian invests in social sector organizations to accelerate their readiness to significantly scale their impact, reach, and influence. These investments support visionary leaders who are ready to think big and prepare for transformative growth by providing them with the flexible resources—both coaching and capital—required to test and enhance their approaches to solving social challenges.
The Justice and Mobility Fund is a philanthropic collaboration that invests in boosting the economic and social mobility of people impacted by the criminal justice system. The Fund invests in solutions that reduce convictions and incarcerations and mitigate the negative downstream effects on individuals, families, and communities.
Since its founding in 2016, Blue Meridian has invested in a range of promising strategies that address key drivers of poverty and boost economic and social mobility for young people and families across America. Our past investments received support to develop and execute comprehensive scaling plans, accelerate readiness for significant growth, or increase immediate impact. Learn more about Past Investments.
Additionally, Blue Meridian worked to deploy capital to organizations focused on supporting vulnerable communities and the children and families disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about our COVID-19 Response Investments.