We invest with purpose

We invest with purpose

Catalyzing 100% of our balance sheet for impact

Our Investments
We advance economic opportunities for women

We advance economic opportunities for women

Believing that gender equality and women's empowerment are key to transforming communities

Our Philanthropy
We accelerate social entrepreneurs

We accelerate social entrepreneurs

Supporting enterprising leadership, ideas and initiatives

Opportunity Collaboration Our Fellowship

About The Cordes Foundation

The Cordes Foundation was founded in 2006 by Ron and Marty Cordes. Following the sale of Ron’s investment management business, the couple blended Ron’s experience in financial services with Marty’s work on issues that affect women and girls to create a family foundation focused on social entrepreneurship, impact investing and the economic advancement of women. In 2014 when their daughter Steph Cordes joined as Vice Chair and Eric Stephenson as Portfolio Director, the Foundation expanded its strategic focus to include ethical fashion brands, sustainable supply chains and engaging millennials in impact investing. The same year, the Foundation committed to catalyzing 100% of its balance sheet for impact.

Our 3Cs Approach

CONNECT

We connect social entrepreneurs to investors, advisors and potential stakeholders to help their ideas take flight.

CONVENE

We convene events, salons and summits that foster knowledge sharing, collaboration and field building for impact investing and social entrepreneurship.

CATALYZE

We catalyze mission-aligned social enterprises with philanthropic and investment capital to advance innovative, scalable and sustainable market-based solutions.

Mission

We connect social entrepreneurs with the resources they need, convene events to strengthen the ecosystems of impact investing and social entrepreneurship, and catalyze 100% of our balance sheet for impact.

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